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Protests in Georgia: Day 8

Crackdown on protesters continues:

Police allegedly seized gas masks, goggles and other protective equipment during the raids on opposition parties offices yesterday.

Reports continue to emerge of ill-treatment of protesters in detention.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #georgia


Like #Ukraine, America's other regional ally in turmoil. The US canceled a 'strategic partnership' recently.

They say the protests there are about failure to pursue joining the EU, and go on to claim that the protesters and politicians being attacked want to stop the 'move back into the #Russia-n sphere of influence', but afaict the country is moving towards #Fascism, not any sort of #Socialism...

#Georgia's opposition comes under attack as leader is dragged from HQ

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyj2e57r70o


"Constitutional Court of Georgia issued its decision on rejecting appeals by President Zurabishvili and more than 30 former opposition MPs challenging the constitutionality of the October 26 parliamentary elections.

President Salome Zurabishvili had appealed on November 19, alleging violations of the constitutional principles of secrecy of the vote and universal suffrage in the parliamentary elections. The President asked that the final results be declared unconstitutional."

#Georgia


Hi,
With the news the last few days, I am once again in search of the Mastodon accounts of journalists and on-the-ground activists in *South Korea* and *Georgia* that can help contextualize and inform about the situations there beyond the big explosions that make international headlines.

Please share if you might know someone or are interested!

And if there is some place in the world where you'd love to follow someone on-the-ground and in the know, feel free to add that country here in the replies (and I'll answer if I know someone, and others can answer as well)

#southkorea #georgia #tbilisi #journalism #activism


Democracy fighting back with protests as president makes a stand in Georgia
#Georgia #GeorgiaElections #georgiaprotests #democracy
BBC News - Georgia president calls for new elections as protests erupt again
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy5ypkn7kjo


"Georgian civil servants have made a statement on December 1, “unequivocally denouncing” Irakali Kobakhidze’s announcement about the withdrawal from the EU accession negotiations process and condemning the disproportionate use of force against the peaceful protesters."

#Georgia

/90

https://civil.ge/archives/640162


"The desire for EU membership among Georgians is so overwhelming that we haven't bothered to ask the question in a while. In our September 2023 poll support was at 90%."

Rob Farbman,
Edison Research.

#Georgia

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Pie chart from Edison Research showing EU support in Georgia at 90%


"The US has suspended its strategic partnership with Georgia. This is a national disaster. The Georgian Dream illegitimate and unconstitutional regime must be finished. Now.
It would be very significant for the people of Georgia if targeted sanctions followed since both the outgoing and incoming US administrations remain committed to the people of Georgia!"

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgian journalist.

#Georgia

/73


Tbilisi, Georgia.

"People are gathering in front of Public TV, demanding that it broadcast all the violence that occurred over the past two nights, as it is funded by the very same people who were beaten."

Anna Gvarishvili,
Georgian journalist.

#Georgia

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People demonstrating outside Public TV, the public broadcaster in Tbilisi, Georgia.


David Solomonia, Georgian ambassador to the Netherlands, has resigned in protest of the Georgian Dream government's decision to stop the E.U. membership application and the violent suppression of peaceful protests.

#Georgia
#StandWithGeorgia

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Photo of David Solomonia.
"Hope is over. I condemn all forms of violence and resign as the Ambassador of Georgia to the Netherlands.


"Rasa Juknevičienė MEP, wrote that she and other MEPs had initiated a letter to Kaja Kallas, the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, urging the EU to impose sanctions on Georgian officials responsible for election fraud, democratic backsliding and the repression of civil society. The letter calls for “immediate action to protect democracy in Georgia” and asks the High Representative to present a proposal for sanctions."

#Georgia

/44

https://civil.ge/archives/639541


Watching a fight for democracy live.
The streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. 🇬🇪
#pleaseBoost for democracy, freedom, and to support the People of Georgia who want to join the EU and turn away from Russia! #georgia #protest
There are EU and 🇺🇦 flags interspersed in the crowds.
#RussiaUkraineWar

https://www.youtube.com/live/LUlQzWLox4A


Protests are continuing in #Georgia after the prime minister decided to postpone the process through which Georgia join the EU until 2028.

https://kyivindependent.com/protests-erupt-across-georgia-in-defiance-of-governments-anti-eu-stance/

Police are using irritant spray and water cannons.

The president will not step down and says that the new government is illegitimate because it was approved by an "illegitimate, one-party parliament”.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241130-georgia-president-says-parliament-illegitimate-as-pro-eu-protests-sweep-country

The EU Parliament calls for the elections to be rerun: https://www.politico.eu/article/unprecedented-protests-sweep-georgia-government-scraps-eu-bid/


In Tbilisi, there are clashes between protesters and police, water cannons are used

Protesters have once again gathered outside the parliament building in the capital of Georgia. People are taking to the streets to express their disagreement with the actions of the authorities and the election results.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #georgia


Georgian Security Forces Beat Protesters, Journalists, As Diplomats Slam Government

"More than 100 Georgian diplomats have slammed the government's halting of EU membership talks after security forces violently dispersed protesters and journalists at a rally in Tbilisi over the move.

More than 30 people were hospitalized early on November 29 after police used tear gas, water cannons, and beat some of the thousands gathered to vent their anger over Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's announcement that his government was suspending EU accession talks until 2028."

#News #Georgia #EU

https://www.rferl.org/a/33220075.html


This is me trying to tell what is going on in #Tbilisi #Georgia right now.

How #journalist Guram Rogava was assaulted by the unmarked #police operative and why this matter ins context of #Russian and #world #geopolitics

#freedom #russianinvasion #Russianimperialism #putin

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7lolN_ilwdQ


"In the course of doing this story, I felt a bit of déjà vu. I myself come from a small ethnic and religious minority group, and one of the most annoying things that I face is when people assume that everyone from my ethnicity or religious group shares the exact same point of view. We’re not the Borg!

The political press in particular has a habit of stereotyping members of minorities. That’s part of why President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral performance with a range of minorities — from Latinos in the Rio Grande Valley to Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, to South Asians in Edison, New Jersey to African Americans in the Bronx — was so surprising.

For years, we’ve been fed an image of these groups that erases the reality that all human beings are individuals first and foremost."

https://www.theamericansaga.com/p/over-100-prominent-jewish-georgians

#USA #Georgia #Israel #ArmsSales #Palestine #Gaza


If you're looking for local journalism in the Atlanta area, check out Appen Media. Their coverage area is in the screenshot below. I only learned about them whet they bought Decaturish. All I can say right now is that the founder/editor of Decaturish thought that this was a group that he could work with.

https://www.appenmedia.com/

#Atlanta #Georgia #journalism #DekalbGA #FultonCounty #forsythCounty
Local News: Alpharetta, Cumming, Decatur, Dunwoody, Forsyth, Johns Creek, Miton, Roswell, Sandy Springs.


Complaint-driven inspections of #Georgia nursing homes routinely resulted in minor violations with no fines, even in cases where residents were seriously injured or multiple problems were found #nursinghomes #healthcare https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-senior-care-homes-still-skate-by-with-few-fines-despite-reforms-an-ajc-investigation/VGVZIORN4RDEVMVHD5KTKCYJNI/


Gentle reminder that is #Russia at war with Europe, not #Israel.

Russia is currently attacking #Georgia and #Ukraine and also occupying parts of #Moldova, not counting digital attacks against all other countries and the occasional murder on the streets of London or Paris.

Israel on the other hand is at war with terrorist groups sponsored by #Iran, an ally of Russia that would also attack Europe if it could.


Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday at polling locations in five battleground states - #Georgia, #Michigan, #Arizona, #Wisconsin and #Pennsylvania - as Election Day voting was underway, the #FBI said.

"None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far," the FBI said in a statement, adding that election integrity was among the bureau's highest priorities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fake-bomb-threats-linked-russia-briefly-close-georgia-polling-locations-2024-11-05/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #MAGA


Inhaltswarnung: #USPol, feelings 2


In the U.S., "Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible."

“They’re up to mischief it seems,” he added, about the Russians. “They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election.”

@USAToday reports: https://flip.it/8vH66H

#Georgia #USElection #Russia #Raffensperger #Election #USPolitics #Politics #News


NEW: #Georgia judge rejects a third attempt from a Republican Fulton County election official to interfere with the certification process. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-judge-rejects-third-lawsuit-from-gop-fulton-county-election-official/


BBC podcast: "Profile: Bidzina Ivanishvili"

Lots of familiar voices, and more nuanced and competent take than you may have heard elsewhere. #Georgia🇬🇪

I also feel the "he's not pro-Russia, he's pro-Bidzina" take is the most accurate. But no less worrying for the authoritarian trend Georgia may be taking.

Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024ljf

Media file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0k1qmv3.mp3


Unipolar Multipolar 💥 Farbrevolution

In dieser Folge sprechen Dr. Karin Kneissl und Flavio von Witzleben zunächst über die bevorstehenden Wahlen in den USA und die Frage, welche Bedeutung der Ausgang derselben für die Konflikte in der Ukraine und im Nahen Osten hat. Außerdem diskutieren die beiden die Wahlen in Georgien und den Vorwurf, dass diese von Russland beeinflusst wurden. Darüber hinaus geht es um Soldaten aus Nordkorea, die in der umkämpften Region Kursk zum Einsatz kommen sollen, wie es zahlreiche westliche Politiker behaupten. Des Weiteren wird in der neuen Folge die Lage im Nahen Osten rund um einen neuen Chef der Hisbollah sowie den anhaltenden, schweren Beschuss des Libanon thematisiert. Zum Abschluss wird noch auf die schwere Krise des VW-Konzerns sowie ein geleaktes Papier von Finanzminister Christian Lindner eingegangen.

#germany #podcast #unipolar #multipolar #karinkneissl #flaviovonwitzleben #usa #elections #trump #harris #ukraine #middleeast #georgia #interference #colorrevolution #russia #kursk #northkorea #soldier #israel #hisbolla #lebanon #vwcrisis #leak #christianlindner

🎧 https://www.0815-info.news/Web_Links-Unipolar-Multipolar-Farbrevolution-visit-11563.html


#RuwaRomman #Georgia #Muslim #MuslimAmerican #Palestine #Genocide #Israel #Voting #Harris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_feGMQXTV2g&list=WL&index=5


NEW: The ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center sue to extend the deadline to return a mail-in ballot for over 3,000 voters in Cobb County, #Georgia who still haven’t received their ballots. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pro-voting-groups-sue-georgia-county-to-extend-ballot-receipt-deadline-for-undelivered-ballots/


🇷🇺🇬🇪 A data scientist spotted a pattern in #Georgia's election results that looked familiar. They'd seen it before -- in Russian elections. Now they're calling it 'The Russian Tail'.

https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-election-manipulation-russian-tail/33183374.html

#russia