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Hans Gutbrod @hansgutbrod.bsky.social · 1d

new Geopolitics issue is out -- given the disarray across how civil society can continue to work, Vano Chkhikvadze urges a Donors' Conference, saying realism abt new circumstances is needed all around. #Georgia

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Rowing Nowhere Will Surely Sink Georgian Democracy - GEOpolitics

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Democracy Index, 39% of the global population lives under authoritarian regimes. Sixty countries are now classified as authoritarian, up from 52 in ...

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 1d

Fully deserved. Let's hope it will shorten her detention. #FreeMzia

Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 1d

1/ The founder of Batumelebi/Netgazeti, Mzia Amaglobeli, has been named the recipient of the World Press Freedom Hero Award. The award is established by the International Press Institute (IPI-IMS). A total of seven journalists have been named as recipients of the 2025 award.

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Maria Corina Machado! Try harder next time, DJT. #Nobel

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Voxeurop – Independent European journalism @voxeurop.bsky.social · 1d

“ #Poland first”, Ukrainians “treated better than the Czechs”, Viktor Orbán ”polling” on 🇺🇦 EU accession, flipping sympathy in #Romania…In CEE, #Farright populist parties use Ukrainian refugees as a political football.
@francesca-b.bsky.social looks at it. #Pulseeurope voxeurop.eu/en/ukrainian...

Anti-immigration rhetoric is hurting Ukrainians too

In Romania, Poland, Hungary and Czechia, far-right and populist parties are cynically using Ukrainian refugees as a political football. It mirrors what is happening in the west of the continent with n...

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Hans Gutbrod @hansgutbrod.bsky.social · 1d

As several pointed out (and yes, you can always quibble with details) the per Capita number of political prisoners in #Georgia now is higher than in #Russia.

(As in Russia, some of detentions are rooted in legal cases/ causes that ultimately are a result of oppression.)

Civil.ge @civil.ge · 1d

Number of those arrested in connection with October 4 election-day unrest has reached 44, with 9 more detained on October 9. Authorities say they are working to identify additional individuals.

Number of Detainees Over October 4 Unrest Up to 44 - Civil Georgia

The number of those arrested in connection with the October 4 election-day unrest has reached 44, af

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 2d

🇬🇪 'This window will close and the international community will lose some of its leverage. This is the moment to apply maximal pressure', says Dave Elseroad. Via @neweasterneurope.eu #Georgia neweasterneurope.eu/2025/10/02/t...

There is still time to pressure Georgian authorities - New Eastern Europe

The Georgian Dream government is still sensitive to international pressure. It is still acting as though international legitimacy is important and responding to international monitoring and reporting....

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 2d

We had a pretty good conversation with Annalisa and Stavros on the way farright narratives make their way into mainstream news, then discourses, and how independent media can possibly counter them:

Voxeurop – Independent European journalism @voxeurop.bsky.social · 2d

📺 How can journalist counter #farright narratives and disinformation campaigns? We've discussed the collaborative #RightWatch project with @annalisacamilli.bsky.social and @malichudis.bsky.social in a special online Live event. Check out the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5_R...

Voxeurop Live | How to debunk far-right talking points

YouTube video by Voxeurop

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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @efjeurope.bsky.social · 2d

⏰ JOB ALERT: We are looking for a full-time Project Assistant to join our team of 8 staff based in the EU district in Brussels!

Read more about the position 👇 europeanjournalists.org/about-efj/jo... #Job #emploi

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: 12 more people have been arrested in connection with the October 4 mass demonstration, bringing the total to 35.

Georgia now has 103 political prisoners! #GeorgiaProtests

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 3d

It's an art form that has allowed Belgium to hold the world record for not having a government. But hasn't the same thing happened to France since the July 2024 snap polls?

Voxeurop – Independent European journalism @voxeurop.bsky.social · 3d

🇧🇪❤️🇫🇷As #France sinks into a new government crisis, it is worth looking to #Belgium, where political parties are masters of the art of negotiation – for better or worse. By @gpaccardo.bsky.social & Adrian Burtin. voxeurop.eu/en/belgium-c...

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 3d

Un art qui a permis à la Belgique de détenir le record mondial de l'absence de gouvernement. Mais n'est-ce pas ce qui est arrivé à la France depuis la dissolution de juillet 2024 ?

Voxeurop – Independent European journalism @voxeurop.bsky.social · 3d

🇧🇪❤️🇫🇷Alors que la #France s'enfonce dans une nouvelle crise de gouvernement, cela vaut la peine de regarder du côté de la #Belgique, dont les partis sont, eux, des artisans de l'art de la négociation – pour le meilleur et le pire. Par @gpaccardo.bsky.social, Adrian Burtin : voxeurop.eu/fr/belgique-...

En Belgique, la coalition est un art et une nécessité

En Belgique, le système proportionnel oblige les partis à s’entendre sur la base de compromis longuement négociés entre les partis. Analyse.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 4d

OTD in 2006 journalist & activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead. Whoever is responsible for having her killed is still at large. And turns 73 today.

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Journalismfund Europe @journalismfund.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 2021–2023 data from France, Italy and Romania, reveals a consistent pattern: Cars that receive subsidies for “cleaner” performance emit far more CO₂ in real life than lab tests show.
Work by Lorenzo di Stasi, Adrian Burtin, Adrian Mihălțianu, Stefano Valentino, @voxeurop.bsky.social
🔗 t.ly/5kePy

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 5d

People get subsidies from governments to buy less-polluting cars. The eligibility criteria are based on lab emission measurements, wich do not correspond to the real-life ones. So subsidies end up funding the wrong cars. Check out our latest investigation:

Voxeurop – Independent European journalism @voxeurop.bsky.social · 5d

🚗💨 Billions in “green” car subsidies, but dirty emissions on the road. Check out a new cross-border investigation into #France #Italy and #Romania's automotive industry. #lobbying @transportenvironment.org : voxeurop.eu/en/europes-car-lobby-emissions/

Clean on paper, dirty on the road: Europe’s car-subsidy paradox

Italy, France and Romania have dispensed billions in subsidies to promote cleaner cars. The subsidised cars’ emissions were measured by lab tests, but in practice many of the vehicles emit far more CO...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 6d

'Our worst enemy is There Is No Alternative, and the idea that people have no agency on what happen to them and on politics. The latest spontaneous demonstrations on #Palestine or against #deportations show that people have agency.' – Luciana Castellina.

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 6d

Tech bros having in common is that they gave up on this world and live in an apocalyptic mindset where they want to save themselves is helping creating the conditions for a broad coalition of anti-fascist movements of people willing to save this planet from around the world – @astra.bsky.social

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 6d

✊'We should not resist – we should fight back! Resisting is not enough to win!' against right-wing forces and influence. Former Left Italian senator and MEP Luciana #Castellina (96), speaking at @internazionale.it festival in #Ferrara. W/ @astra.bsky.social

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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 7d

🔴 Join our Georgia 2025 local elections live coverage on OC media website.

🔻 Today Georgia is witnessing two historic events: a partial boycott and a ‘peaceful revolution’ announced by some opposition members.

Live updates | Polls open in Georgia as protesters prepare for ‘peaceful revolution’

Georgia is witnessing two historic events: a partial boycott and a ‘peaceful revolution’ announced by some opposition members.

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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 7d

Amnesty International has published a statement ahead of the Georgian elections, emphasising that they were taking place ‘amid severe political reprisals against opposition figures and civil society’.

Live updates | Polls open in Georgia as protesters prepare for ‘peaceful revolution’

Georgia is witnessing two historic events: a partial boycott and a ‘peaceful revolution’ announced by some opposition members.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 7d

1️⃣ Here’s what you need to know about the pre-election environment in Georgia ahead of October 4.

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 7d

A fascinating conversation on 🇷🇺 #Russia's authoritarian spiralling, the risks of being a Russian journalist in exile and opposing #Putin's regime and the invasion of 🇺🇦 #Ukraine, by my friends @andreisoldatov.bsky.social , Irina Borogan and Andrea Pipino, at @internazionale.it in Ferrara.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 8d

Interested in issues such as migration, climate change or the rise of the far right covered from a broad and multilingual European perspective? Support @voxeurop.bsky.social with a donation or by buying shares.

Full disclosure: I write for them and have some shares.

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 8d

Grazie mille, Cas!

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Gian-Paolo Accardo @gpaccardo.bsky.social · 8d

Ready, steady etc. #intfe

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