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

1/ Irakli Kobakhidze Threatens Participants of the Daily Protest Outside Parliament Speaking on the pro-government channel Rustavi 2, Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said there would be “zero compassion.”

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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 3d

Despite the authorities promise to regard any further protests as a ‘continuation of yesterday’s attempt’, insinuating further arrests, protesters in Tbilisi have blocked the road near the Georgian Parliament, the traditional site of the ongoing daily anti-government protests.

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 3d

Day 312 … and counting.

Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 3d

Protests continue in Tbilisi.

Day 312

#GeorgiaProtests

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Tamta Natchkebia @tamtanatch.bsky.social · 3d

Summary of the events of October 4, for those interested.

open.substack.com/pub/statesof...

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 3d

Good read about what happened in 🇬🇪 in the last 24h …

Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been hard 24h for Georgians. Grave mistakes were made. Yesterday, Georgia lost a battle against Russian takeover - but the fight for freedom &democracy continues. If there’s one thing yst proved, it’s that resistance hasnt disappeared. They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. 1/12

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 3d

"They have, they reassure themselves, democratic traditions that go way back and institutions in place to guard against encroachments on their freedoms. “We will,” they might say, “never be a Georgia.” They would be wrong."

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 3d

"In my circle of friends and colleagues, we joke about the books we will read in prison or about the Ubers we might soon be driving in Berlin or New York.
Maybe people in those cities, even now, look at Georgia and say “that could never happen to us.”

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 3d

Giorgi Lomsadze, @codastory.bsky.social Perspective:

www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...

A Message from a Budding Autocracy - Coda Story

A closer look at Georgia's spiral into autocracy under Bidzina Ivanishvili serves as a warning for countries who think they are safe.

www.codastory.com

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 3d

🗳️ The lowest voter turnout in Georgia’s municipal election history. The regime wanted a referendum on its legitimacy?
The people have spoken - with silence.

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Hans Gutbrod @hansgutbrod.bsky.social · 4d

What to make of the day? Overall a show of strength -- but not one of direction.

That strength after months of repression remains impressive, but it won't be enough to get the country back on track, without a clearer, concerted strategy.

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Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social · 3d

Some photos from tonight's protest.
Check more here: www.instagram.com/p/DPZ82HqjAR...

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Markus Reuter @markus.reuter.netzpolitik.org · 4d

Wer die wiederaufgeflammten Proteste in Georgien verfolgen möchte, hier ist ein Feed. #GeorgiaProtests bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 4d

⭕️While Georgian Dream is holding local elections boycotted by several opposition parties, groups of citizens from the regions are heading to #Tbilisi to join tonight’s protest.

Videos from the highway are being shared on social media.
#GeorgiaProtests
#GEOLocalElections2025

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Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social · 4d

Its 4pm, Rustaveli is already blocked. There is student demo to start moving from TSU soon.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 4d

Follow Publika English on Instagram 👉 www.instagram.com/publikaengli...

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 6d

Some background info on Oct 4th …

Civil.ge @civil.ge · 6d

Georgia's municipal elections will be taking place on October 4 amid repression, jailings of opposition leaders, partial boycott, and a parallel mass protest rally. As uncertainty lingers on what to expect on Saturday, read our backgrounder here:

Backgrounder: Georgia’s October 4 Half-Elections - Civil Georgia

Georgia prepares for what may be the most extraordinary local elections in decades, with part of the

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 7d

Letters from the prisoners ... in a story by @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social

Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social · 7d

I spent the whole summer traveling across Georgia with families of jailed protesters, delivering newspapers with prisoners’ letters to bazaars and stations. We visited over 20 locations. I've put together a photo story from those trips.
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‘Letters to the citizens of Georgia’: the newspapers delivered by the mothers of the jailed

The mothers of Georgians arrested during the protests have been travelling across the country to share letters from their imprisoned children.

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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 7d

Swiss photojournalist Gregor Sommer has been denied entry to Georgia after refusing to pay a ₾10,000 ($3,700) fine for allegedly ‘blocking the road’ during protests.

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Swiss journalist denied entry to Georgia ahead of local elections

Separately, a journalist from Germany was forced to pay a hefty fine for ‘blocking a road’ during a protest before being let into Georgia.

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 7d

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Animal Eden, ein Paradies für Tiere

Bericht und Fotos vom Tierschutzhof Animal Eden in Frankreich, wo behinderte Tiere ein Zuhause finden.

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 7d

Mal was anderes: schöne Geschichte über einen besonderen Ort in 🇫🇷, von @angelikaok.bsky.social
(Link im Kommentar)

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 9d

Good to see you here 👍🏻

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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 9d

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the case of 19 Georgian journalists who accuse the Georgian police of assaulting them while covering the 2023 foreign agent law protests.

ECHR accepts case of 19 Georgian journalists assaulted by police

The 19 journalists were injured by police officers during the 2023 foreign agent law protests.

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 9d

🇬🇪 Webtalk um 18 Uhr heute, Naumann Stiftung: "Kampf um die Freiheit: Georgien und der Lange Arm des Kreml"
Buchvorstellung mit @dornblueth.bsky.social und @thomasfranke.bsky.social

shop.freiheit.org#!/Veranstalt...

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Jelger Groeneveld @jelgerg.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a good morning for Moldova. The ruling party PAS of Maia Sandu got 50.1% of the vote, while the communist/socialist bloc received 24.5%.

PAS maintains a majority of 55 seats in the 101 seat parliament..

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Andreas Oetker-Kast @andreasok.bsky.social · 11d

Mzia Amaglobeli in @theguardian.com: „Our struggle is part of Europe’s struggle, as Ukraine’s struggle is part of Europe’s struggle. And I ask you, our European friends: do not let go of our hand.“

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#GeorgiaProtests

From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli

My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

www.theguardian.com

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