‘Misha, we’re here!’: How Saakashvili’s return and arrest divided Georgians

Since early October, there have been ongoing protests in Tbilisi by political oppositionists demanding the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who was arrested after secretly crossing the border into Georgia and returning to the country for the first time in eight years. He now faces at least six years in prison. Meduza asked Georgian journalist Diana Shanava to recount how the former president's homecoming has divided Georgian society. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/10/28/misha-we-re-here