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In Georgia, the government extended the Christmas holiday period in the hope people would go skiing instead of protesting.

So people have decided to go skiing as well as protesting.

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Skiers on a mountain in Georgia holding huge EU and Georgia flags
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In Georgia, tonight is Christmas Eve which this year coincides with the 40th consecutive night of protests against the illegitimate Russia backed government.

The streets of Tbilisi are every bit as crowded as they have been, but tonight there are beautiful carols. This one is called 'Alilo'.

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OSCE President Pia Kauma has postponed her visit to Georgia to discuss the recommendations in the OSCE report on the recent elections in Georgia.

This follows criticism from the opposition in Georgia who regarded the visit as legitimising the regime.

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https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/136663-pia-kauma-ive-decided-to-postpone-visiting-georgia/

Pia Kauma: I've decided to postpone visiting Georgia

Following discussions and after close consideration, I've decided to postpone visiting Georgia, - OSCE PA President Pia Kauma said.
www.interpressnews.ge
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In Georgia, January 2nd is the holiday of Bedoba. It's believed the way you spend the day on Bedoba will determine your whole year ahead.

So of course the Georgians are out protesting against their illegitimate Russia backed government today.

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Protestors outside parliament in Tbilisi Georgia.
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"What is happening now in Georgia is not just a local dispute on the periphery of Europe.

It is one of the episodes in Russia’s centuries-long imperial actions and Putin’s hybrid war against democracies.

It is worth looking at the broader picture of recent decades to understand the essence of these events."

Rasa Juknevičienė,
Permanent Rapporteur on Georgian Affairs at the European Parliament.

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https://elpnariai.lt/en/r-jukneviciene-about-georgia-and-beyond/

R. Juknevičienė. About Georgia and Beyond - elpnariai.lt

Georgia has risen up against the anti-European regime of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Rasa Juknevičienė, Permanent Rapporteur on Georgian Affairs at the European Parliament, writes. What is...
elpnariai (elpnariai.lt)
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This is a mesmerising traditional Georgian dance from the magical new year's eve celebration demonstration in Tbilisi last night, attended by the only legitimate president of Georgia Salome Zourabchivili. You can spot her watching in the crowd with the rest of the people.

It's beautiful, but is it art or is it protest, and why can't it be both?

This is Georgia, the 2025 version.

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New Year's Eve in Tbilisi, Georgia was also the 34th consecutive night of protests against the government outside parliament.

There were around 200,000 people and in the middle of all of them they had set up a 1 Kilometre long supra feast table where people brought food to share.

In Georgia, they are rebuilding civic society, in spite of and because of their Russia backed illegitimate government, from the bottom up.

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Protestors gather round a supra feast table set up outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo by Ezz Gaber.
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This is New Year in Tbilisi. It's a protest outside parliament but it's also a celebration with a supra feast table being laid out. It's full of food now, and the supposedly banned fireworks are all going off.

What a way to see in the new year.

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Supra feast table outside parliament in Tbilisi Georgia.
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In Georgia, New Year's Eve will be marked with a magical mash up celebration/protest outside parliament in Tbilisi with guest of honour President Zurabishvili. It sounds like a lot of fun. They've been advertising it for weeks.

Meanwhile, the official city New Year celebration is going ahead. While it's past 5 p.m. in Tbilisi, the mayor has yet to disclose the start time, the venue or the line up as he's scared the protestors might turn up.

Who's really in charge of Georgia?

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Poster advertising Magical New Year's Eve Protest in Tbilisi Georgia.
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🔥"Fire To Oligarchy!"🔥

This massive protest banner was unveiled earlier this morning on Narikala Fortress Wall in Tbilisi, Georgia. It says 'Fire to Oligarchy' in Georgian. It's yet another example of how the protestors in Georgia are dominating the civic space.

The message is being interpreted as a powerful mix of threat, curse and prophecy.

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Huge vertical protest banner on Narkala Fortress wall in Tbilisi, Georgia. It says Fire to Oligarchy in Georgian with flames at the bottom.
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In Georgia, a whole series of repressive laws come into effect today, including the banning of the use of fireworks at protests.

Protestors in Zugdidi protested against them immediately.

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Red flare fireworks held up by protestors in Zugdidi, Georgia
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To understand why the president of Georgia just left the presidential palace of her own accord when she is still the legitimate president is not difficult.

If she had stayed, the illigitimate regime would have come to arrest her and the people would have defended the building and their president to the end.

She could have chosen to do that, but she didn't. Putting people in harms way is not a real presidents style.

Also, now she's President of Georgia, and she's at large.

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Photo of Georgian President Salome Zourabchivili in a crowd.
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"In Georgia, there are two different images here.

There are those who are locked up in the Parliament, afraid, sold out, illegitimate, not recognized by anyone, sanctioned and angry.

We are open, free, joyful, very calm. The truth is with us because we have love for the country, and with us, perhaps more importantly, we have love for each other, and that is why we will win."

Salome Zourabchivili,
President of Georgia.

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https://civil.ge/archives/648760

President Zurabishvili: I Am Taking Legitimacy With Me

On December 29, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the people near the Orbeliani presidential palace, just as the inauguration of the GD president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, was taking place
Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)
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In Georgia, President Salome Zourabichvili has decided to leave her official residence before the contested inauguration of the new president.

“I will be with you. This building was a symbol only as long as a legitimate president was sitting here. I take legitimacy with me. I am taking the flag with me. I am taking the people’s trust with me.”

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Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili giving a speech outside the presidential palace in Tbilisi Georgia
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In Georgia today there is a human chain of unity in protest of the illegitimate government. There are hundreds of thousands of people joining hands across Georgia, but it's not just Georgia.
There are dozens of towns and cities across Europe and the world joining in. This is Trafalgar Square in London.

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Protestors with Georgia and EU flags join hands across Trafalgar Square in London.
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“Fuck that man who first praised Russians.”

Akaki Tsereteli,
19th C Georgian poet.

Banner put up at Metekhi Church, Tbilisi, Georgia as part of human chain of unity, happening across Georgia, right now.

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Banner on a wall outside Metheki church, Tbilisi Georgia. The church is on a hill and the banner is on the fortresslike walls next to a statue of a famous Georgian on a horse overlooking the city. There are protestors flying Georgia and EU flags.
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"A country that has been through war against Terrorist Russia does not apologize."

Huge banner unfurled across a bridge in Tbilisi, Georgia as part of a national chain of unity.

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Banner in Tbilisi Georgia as discussed in main post
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President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has just joined the human chain of unity in Tbilisi, Georgia. Because of course she has.

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Salome Zurabishvili joins in a human chain in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Happening across Georgia right now is a human chain forming in protest against the government and in solidarity with the only legitimate President of Georgia Salome Zourabchivili, whose official term ends today. She has stated she will be staying in office until new legitimate elections is held

This is the mountaineers section of the chain.

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Mountaineers in Georgia form a human chain on top of a mountain in Georgia with Georgia and EU flags.
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This astonishing graphic just shows the amount of protests that have happened in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia.

There have been 178 anti governent protests in the last couple of weeks or so.

178 protests. And that's just the capital.

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Calendar showing the daily numbers of protests in the capital city of Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Protest.24 is a Georgian organisation that has been trying to keep tabs on the amount of anti government protests in Georgia.

I say they are trying because it's impossible to keep tabs on all the protests happening across Georgia. They have been happening for over 30 days in over 40 towns and cities.

The Georgia Protests are massive.

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Map of Georgia with stars showing all the over 40 towns and cities that have held anti government protests in the last 30 days.
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If there is one person in Georgia who deserves to be sanctioned, it's Georgian Dream chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili. He's the Russian backed billionaire puppet master behind the whole show.

And the U.S. have just sanctioned him. Yes!

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Photo from Civil Georgia of Bidzina Ivanishvili with the headline 'US Treasury imposed asset freeze of Ivanishvili citing actions that undermine democratic processes on behalf of or in the interests of Russia.
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"President Salome Zourabichvili is the voice of European Georgia. For many, she is the last legitimate power."

Professor Kornely Kakachia,
Georgian Institute of Politics.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/27/lets-see-who-will-be-leaving-georgias-presidential-standoff-nears-crunch-point
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"The level of the authorities’ violence against largely peaceful protesters is shocking, blatantly retaliatory, and violates Georgia’s domestic laws and international norms."

"The scale of the police ill-treatment of protesters and the failure of Georgian authorities to hold them accountable for it indicates they either authorized or condoned the violence.”

Hugh Williamson,
Human Rights Watch.

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https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/23/georgia-brutal-police-violence-against-protesters

Georgia: Brutal Police Violence Against Protesters

Police and other security forces have used brutal violence against largely peaceful protesters in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. In widespread and apparently punitive acts, security forces have chased down, violently detained, and beat protesters.
Human Rights Watch
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In Georgia, President Salome Zourabichvilli has just given an address from her office which is the same as the one she tried to give to protestors last night before the ruling Georgian Dream party jammed her microphone.

She stated that the country has two options: either Ivanishvili and the regime compromise on new elections now before December 29 (the sham inauguration of the new puppet President), or the all-encompassing crisis deepens and the regime collapses.

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Salome Zourabichvilli addresses the nation of Georgia from her offices. She's sat in front of Georgia and EU flags.
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In Tbilisi Georgia, the protests just go on and on, like an unstoppable river of people.

Today, the oncology patients are taking their turn to march on parliament in protest against their illegitimate government.

"I defeated cancer, I'll defeat the Georgian Dream too."

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Oncology patients protesting in Tbilisi Georgia
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Day 26 of protests in Georgia brings 11 sperate protests to Tbilisi.

The desire to be rid of the illegitimate government is so clear that even the Philosophers are in agreement.

'I think, therefore I am, marching to parliament.'

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Poster advertising 11 protests in Tbilisi Georgia today. Text reader recommended
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While complete strangers wished each other a happy new year, chants demanding new elections or the release of prisoners could be heard again and again. Georgian flags and the EU flag were everywhere. Later, President Salome Zourabichvili walked past the dinner table. (3/4) #GeorgiaProtests
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It was a celebration of joy and solidarity and at the same time a powerful demonstration of what the people think of this government. One can only imagine how the members of the government celebrate New Year's Eve in isolation and grimly while the people celebrate exuberantly. (2/4) #GeorgiaProtests
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I have seen many protests, but this was one of the most beautiful of all. Tens of thousands of people shared food and gifts at a kilometer-long table around the parliament in Tbilisi on New Year's Eve. (1/4) #GeorgiaProtests
📷 : Ezz Gaber

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"They threaten to jail her.
Does she look scared or confused to you?
She is so clearly rejoicing in history in making, fully comprehending her role in it, and feeling the ever-increasing public gratitude and love.

Born to be here and now.

Our only legitimate President, Salome Zourabichvilli !"

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgia.

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Shot of a very determined looking Salome Zourabichvilli attending a mass demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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"I am, and will remain, loyal to the people—not just those here today, but all Georgians.

Let no one doubt that I am, and will always be, everyone’s President!!

I will remain loyal to the Georgian Army—its veterans, soldiers, and steadfast partners who built and strengthened it.

I am, and will remain, its Commander-in-Chief!"

Salome Zourabichvili,
President of Georgia.

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Aerial shot of Salome Zourabichvilli addressing a huge crowd of protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo by Ezz Graber
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"Georgia never surrenders when it stands for what is right. And Georgia is right - you are right!

I will remain loyal - loyal to this country and to the Constitution to which I swore an oath six years ago.

Though trampled underfoot, this Constitution stands firm, just like Georgia.

I will uphold it and remain faithful to it!"

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President of Georgia.

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"I am ready to sit down and find a solution on how to schedule elections, but the decision must be agreed upon by the 29th.

By the 29th, we all have the opportunity to move this country forward - making Georgia a global example of democracy, reconciliation, and progress!"

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President of Georgia.

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Earlier this evening, President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvilli tried to address a crowd of thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi.

Just because they are that petty, the ruling Georgian Dream party jammed her microphone so most of the crowd couldn't hear what she had to say.

The Georgian Dream are petty, they're also not very bright. She has effortlessly outsmarted them by going online and posting what she had to say. It's in the posts below. 👇

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Salome Zourabichvilli at a microphone trying to address a crowd in Tbilisi Georgia.
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After the ruling Georgian Dream stole her first sound system and jammed the signal on the replacement microphone, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvilli had to postpone her address to the protestors outside parliament in Tbilisi Georgia this evening. She will give her full address from the palace tomorrow.

The thousands of disappointed protestors saw her off home with a rousing chorus of the Georgian national anthem.

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How to explain this one. In Tbilisi, Georgia there's a Christmas village the government has put on in an attempt to distract from the huge protests happening nightly.
The people are boycotting the Christmas village. Last night it was completely empty.

Tonight President Zourabichvilli took to the stage at the Christmas village in front of a huge crowd of protestors, said 'This space is ours now' and left, to thunderous applause.

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Presidential Zourabichvilli addresses the crowd at the Christmas village in Tbilisi Georgia
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, today, by my count there are 'only' 6 separate marches on parliament. The Kakhetians, French speakers, English teachers, Erasmus students, Motorcyclists, and Army veterans.

It seems they are saving some space outside parliament for 9 p.m. Tbilisi time when President Salome Zourabichvilli is due to address the protestors and the nation.

What she has to say is being kept under wraps, so, watch that space.

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Thousands of protestors from the region of Khaketi march through the streets of Tbilisi towards parliament.
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In his latest massive failure to read the room, in a briefing today Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze once again threatened President Salome Zourabichvili:

"On December 29, she will have to leave office. Let’s see where she continues her life—behind bars or outside them."

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Phot of Irakli Khobakidze with quote as in main post. From Civil Georgia
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, among many other demonstrations today, it's the demonstration of motorcycles.
The motorcyclists are just like every other section of Georgian society. They are revved up for change.

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Poster advertising a motorcycle demonstration in Tbilisi Georgia. A rider on a classic motorcycle rides along with a Georgian flag. Alongside him, a rider on a scooter rides along with an EU flag.
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