Georgia
Russia's Growing Grip on European Neighbor Faces pro-NATO Fightback
Georgia's ruling party has been moving closer to Russia and has threatened to shut down the opposition if it wins the October 26 election.
Tina Bokuchava's predecessor as chair of Georgia's largest opposition party ended up with a black eye, a bloody nose and cuts on his face after being beaten by police at a protest against what critics call a Russian-style "foreign agent" law.
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