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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

October 4 is going to be a big political watershed one way or another, and it’s disturbingly full of uncertainty in both how it might unfold as well as its potential outcomes. #GeorgiaProtests

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

UNM politician and Tbilisi City Council member Zviad Kuprava has just been arrested over "calls to overthrow the state authorities." He’s been vocal regarding the October 4 grand rally, and in particular, he called for the disruption of the sham local elections process.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

JUST IN: the regime has trumped-up an even heavier charge against Gela Khasaia: group violence leading to light damage to health, implying 4-6 years in jail.

Anyone who has seen or spoken to Gela knows how ridiculous this is.

Apparently, he’s been a big trouble for the regime.

Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 8d

New political prisoner in Georgia: activist Gela Khasaiya of Girchi – More Freedom. On Sept 1, 3 strangers asked him to buy beer, then fought each other. Weeks later, one had a broken arm. Gela never argued, but now faces up to 3 yrs. Another case of pre-Oct 4 repression.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

There are mounting rumours / half-evidences that the Georgian Dream regime is preparing for something uniquely brutal for the grand October 4 rally.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

Important.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 8d

Ivanishvili’s former business partner, Giorgi Bachiashvili’s elderly parents have been sentenced to prison. Prosecutors accuse them of laundering money together with their son — the case is tied to Bachiashvili’s financial dispute with Ivanishvili. 1/2

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7d

Gela, my friend and my coalition member ❤️

Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 8d

Gela Khasaia’s letter from prison:
“I’m fine. If the aim was to scare me, the only thing I’m afraid of is losing our country.”

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 7d

“More people may end up behind bars than in the previous case,” Kobakhidze threatened Georgians ahead of the October 4 mass protest. “This is our friendly warning,” he added. #GeorgiaProtests

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 8d

“As long as Moldova’s in CIS, it would be hard to congratulate them - we’ll wait until they leave the CIS, and then we’ll review the issue of congratulating them [on the elections].”

- GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 9d

Can you just imagine how desperate the Georgian Dream is to suffocate the #GeorgiaProtests?

#terrorinGeorgia 3/3.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 9d

Shushana’s family lives in Khobi, Western Georgia. Shushana lives in Tbilisi. She owns no property whatsoever and all her accounts are already frozen.

Shushana refuses to yield to the terror and pay anything despite a one-month warrant to do so. 2/

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 9d

The regime in Georgia continues their new tactic of family property seizure threats.

After Droa party member Natia Letodiani’s case, another Droa member Shushana Matsaberidze’s family is targeted. 1/

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

Friends, please let me know if you know of a remote job available for someone who speaks Turkish and Russian fluently, as well as quite reasonable English.

You’d be doing a great kindness 🙏🏻

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

Mzia, the conscience of Georgia.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

Thea Tsulukiani states that in accordance with the “Parliamentary Commission,” the Constitutional Court will soon be addressed to ban the UNM and bar its politicians from political life.

Unsure if she actually means the UNM proper or all of us parties, but whatever.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

‪AND THE SO-CALLED SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT SHALVA PAPUASHVILI TOO!!! 🤣🤣🤣‬

‪“If your President isn’t Mikheil Saakashvili, you aren’t a child of this country!” 🤣🤣🤣‬

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

‪AND THE SO-CALLED SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT SHALVA PAPUASHVILI TOO!!! 🤣🤣🤣‬

‪“If your President isn’t Mikheil Saakashvili, you aren’t a child of this country!” 🤣🤣🤣‬

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

Believe it or not, this morning, even so-called Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Mikheil Saakashvili instead of Mikheil Kavelashvili. And didn't even notice it before a journalist.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

And this is despite torture, extortionate fines, financial terror, imprisonment, sweeping crackdowns on communities, etc.

Once we crown it with victory, it will be a new global playbook of democratic resilience. 2/2.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

For almost a year, Georgians are protesting every single day.

Just two years ago, people would laugh at you if you suggested that Georgians can be enduring in discipline.

Yet, this is the most enduring daily protest in the world history, from what I know. 1/2

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

I feel like if we just win, we’ll still be going to the Rustaveli Avenue through inertia for a few days.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11d

So grateful to all of you throughout these months, and especially those who trust me enough to commit regularly. It’s an honor & responsibility.

I promise to: 1. Help others in similar conditions, both now & especially after we win; 2. Throw you all a grand Georgian feast once we meet in a free 🇬🇪🎉

Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 12d

Friends, fellas, it’s not too urgent, but if possible, I'd like to request some donations for my team because I hijacked most of their resources for my two upcoming international business visits that I couldn't miss, and it’s hard not to feel guilty 😬😁

Please DM me for instructions 😊🙏🏻

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 12d

Friends, fellas, it’s not too urgent, but if possible, I'd like to request some donations for my team because I hijacked most of their resources for my two upcoming international business visits that I couldn't miss, and it’s hard not to feel guilty 😬😁

Please DM me for instructions 😊🙏🏻

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 12d

Suddenly many cartel-croby businesses speak to media that Ivanishvili or any pillar must not be sanctioned, because it's harmful to Georgia. At the same time, they say sanctions don't work...

Why now, why so many.

If you wanna know who's who, you must be a part of 2025 Georgia.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 12d

gave a room to Coalition for Change members to “plan radicalism” on October 4 (the “peaceful revolution” as announced by some groups).

As a Coalition for Change member, this “info” is outright absurd, and everyone knows the Coalition is not involved in the planning & organization of the date. 2/2.

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