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"The belief in Georgia’s nationhood as intrinsically distinct from that of Russia, hatred of Russian imperialism, and spontaneous resistance to those wishing to install tyranny at home seems to run much, much deeper. It cuts across social class, ideological preferences, and age groups, nourishing resistance."

Jaba Devdariani.

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https://civil.ge/archives/641317

In Georgia, a Resistance Movement

When President Salome Zurabishvili uttered the word "resistance" to describe what was happening now in the streets of Georgia, where tens of thousands of protesters confront the brutal police force, f
Jaba Devdariani (Civil Georgia)
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This is Georgia now.

Nika Gvaramia, opposition party politician was assaulted in broad daylight, in the party offices, and carried away unconscious by the police.

It's just one of many raids and arrests happening simultaneously in Georgia after nights of protests.

This is Georgia now.

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Masked police carrying the unconscious body of opposition politician in Tbilisi, Georgia
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In Georgia, 4 opposition politicians, Gela Khasaia, NikaGvaramia, Vepkho Kasradze, Vaso Kadzelashvili have all been arrested and detained in separate simultaneous raids by Georgian police.

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"Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, has announced that no new development cooperation projects with Georgia will be approved or commissioned, and no loan agreements will be signed. This decision follows the recent declaration by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to halt the country’s EU integration process “until 2028.”

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https://civil.ge/archives/641255

Germany Suspends Development Cooperation with Georgia over Democracy Concerns and U-Turn on EU Path

Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)
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"17 former U.S. national security officials and Georgia experts have published an open letter pressing the U.S. government to take measures to respond the fast-evolving crisis in Georgia. The measures include withholding recognition of results of the October 26 Parliamentary elections, sanctioning Bidzina Ivanishvili and his cronies as well as human rights abusers and extending support for President Salome Zourabichvili."

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https://formulanews.ge/News/121087

Top former US officials and experts call to sanction Ivanishvili, withhold recognition of election results

ტელეკომპანია ფორმულას ოფიციალური ვებგვერდი. საინტერესო და გადამოწმებული ამბები ერთ სივრცეში.
formulanews.ge
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Medics in Georgia are appealing to the government to let them know which chemicals are being used against protestors so they can diagnose the many people coming to hospital with injuries.

The Georgian government have declined to comment.

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Medics make heart signs from the window of an ambulance as protestors outside make heart signs back to them in Tbilisi, Georgia
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The latest news from Georgia is that the government has banned the sales of protective equipment such as gas masks, goggles and helmets.

The Georgian government don't want their people to protect themselves from the tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets the unidentified special forces are using against them.

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“Is it me you are afraid of?!”

Illustration by Tamunia Budaghashvili

This illustration is not just a representation, but taken from a video of a real life confrontation in Tbilisi, Georgia 2 nights ago

The latest news is that the lone woman who confronted the row of riot police was arrested and fined €900, the equivalent of 2 months wages in Georgia, and then released. We're still waiting to hear from her directly.

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https://publika.ge/izolatorshi-rcheba-qapecrazmis-kordoni-gaarghvia-ras-yveba-advokati/
Illustration of a lone woman kicking at a row of riot police with shields in Tbilisi Georgia

ქალი, რომელიც სპეცრაზმის კორდონში შევარდა, 2600 ლარით დააჯარიმეს

პუბლიკა - ინფორმირებული არჩევანისათვის
პუბლიკა
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These are Ukrainian MPs in parliament unfurling Georgia flags today.

No words.

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Ukrainian MPs stand in parliament with Georgia flags.
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The Russian disinformation on the Georgia protests is something else. No, Russia is not going to invade and no, George Soros is NOT funding all the protestors. Obvs.

In a nutshell, the Georgian people are protesting the recent rigged elections and the government's unconstitutional decision to stop their E.U. membership bid.

Georgians want new elections. That's it. It's not that radical.

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In Georgia, the statements denouncing the violence against protestors and distancing themselves from the government keep on coming. Yesterday it was the medics and the teachers. Today it's the staff at the public broadcaster and the Civil Society Foundation.

It's a drip, drip effect slowly eroding any standing the government ever had. They are losing all support. Soon they will have to rule by brute force alone.

Do they have it in them?

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https://civil.ge/archives/640947

Civil Society Foundation Calls for Immediate Stop to Police Violence

A recent statement by the Civil Society Foundation (formerly Open Society-Georgia Foundation) has condemned the violent actions and rights violations committed by the police against peaceful demonstra
Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)
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Joint statement from parties in the Council of Europe on 'The Grave Political Crisis in Georgia.'

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Statement from parties in the Council of Europe. Text reader recommended.
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Last night's protests in Tbilisi, Georgia-

There were even more protestors than previous nights.
The 'police' crackdown started very early, with more water cannons and more tear gas, but overall there were less beatings and much less arrests. This wasn't for lack of trying. They were just outmanoeuvred.

It seems the unidentified and unknown special forces terrorising Tbilisi are human after all.

And they're getting tired.

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Aerial shot of over a hundred thousand protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia
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"We are troubled by steps taken by the Georgian government to move away from greater integration with Europe."

“As you know, we do not preview sanctions from this podium. However, when we have announcements to make regarding sanctions, we make them.”

Matthew Miller,
U.S. State Department.

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https://frontnews.ge/en/us-stands-with-georgian-people-says-matthew-miller/

US stands with Georgian people, says Matthew Miller - Front News

During a press briefing, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller reaffirmed the United States’ support for the Georgian people, expressing deep concern over the actions taken by the Georgian government that deviate from the path of European i…
mtavariuser (Front News - Georgia)
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Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada intends to “sanction key individuals, as well as companies and entities involved in human rights violations or corruption, based on our sanctions regime”. Canada reiterated its support and solidarity with the Georgian people and expressed concern about the current political situation in Georgia.

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In Georgia, they're heading into their fifth consecutive night of protests, although it's fairer to say it's one continuous protest at this point. They haven't stopped at all today, with even the schoolchildren going on strike.

While the focus of the anti government protests is the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, today there are also big protests in about 15 towns and cities across Georgia.

They're not backing down.

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https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-protests-eu-violence/33223228.html

Police Again Move To Disperse Tbilisi Protest As President Decries Government's Tactics

Police again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi on December 2 after more than 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests amid anger over government plans to suspend EU accession talks through 2028.
RFE/RL's Georgian Service (RFE/RL)
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The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have announced the first steps of their sanctions against Georgia

All of these Georgian government members are banned from travelling to their countries.

Bidzina Ivanishvili
Vakhtang Gomelauri
Shalva Bedoidze
Ioseb Chelidze
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze
Giorgi Butkhuzi
Zviad Kharazishvili
Mileri Lagazauri
Mirza Kezevadze
Vaja Siradze
Teimuraz Kupatadze

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In Georgia, the Senior Instructor at the Tactical Training Department of the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gabekhadze resigns.

This is the first resignation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the department responsible for policing the protests.

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Photo of Giorgi Gabakhdze, "Senior Georgian Police Academy official resigns in protest." Via Formula News
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"Following Baltic countries, the EU should immediately put sanctions on those responsible in the ministry of interior & police for the violence of the Georgia uprising…

Time that Europe acts ! … instead of words …."

Guy Verhofstadt,
MEP.

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In Georgia, about 200 people so far have been detained following protests. They have all been beaten, round the head and in particular the eyes.

While some of these beatings are happening during the protests, reports are coming in that a lot of the beatings are actually happening during detention.

It's not casual police brutality in the heat of the moment, but deliberate targeted punishment beatings of protestors once they are in custody.

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Georgian protestor in a hospital bed with severe bruising round his eyes.
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Local media in Georgia are reporting that Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Teimuraz Janjalia has resigned, although we are still waiting for an official statement or any reason for his resignation.

Janjalia is the first member of the ruling Georgian Dream government to resign, so his resignation statement is eagerly awaited.

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https://news.az/news/georgian-deputy-fm-teimuraz-janjalia-resigns

Georgian Deputy FM Teimuraz Janjalia resigns | News.az

Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Teimuraz Janjalia has resigned, News.az reports citing Mtavari Arkhi TV channel. Local media reported that former...
News.Az
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"Violence against peaceful protesters standing firm for their European & democratic future in Georgia is completely unacceptable. Actions by Georgian government will have direct consequences for the relationship between EU & Georgia."

Lars Lokke Rasmussen,
Foreign Minister,
Denmark.

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In Georgia it seems like tonight's protests are even bigger than last night's protests. Huge crowds in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Rustavi, Dmanisi, Lanchkhuti, Kvareli and more.

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Montage of photos of protests in 8 different towns and cities in Georgia
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, despite several attempts by the riot police to disperse them, the overnight protests have continued right through into the morning.

It's now 12.30 and the protests have moved on to the University grounds.

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Protestors stand round a makeshift camp fire in Tbilisi,Georgia.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, firefighters are deliberately and demonstratively emptying the water from their trucks so the riot police can't use them for their water cannons.
There's a moment in the video where a firefighter drinks the water to prove that it's the riot police and not them who are mixing pepper spray into it.

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Barricades made by protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia.

It's the smiley that makes it.

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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia wave flags from behind a makeshift barricade designed to deter riot police. Someone has spray painted 'You suck!' and a smiley face on it.
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And the Georgian Ambassador to Lithuania has just resigned. That's the fifth ambassador, I think. I'm losing count.

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It's hard to get across the size of the protests in Georgia right now. They are spreading to many other towns and cities as well as the capital Tbilisi.

As for Tbilisi, just look at this.👇

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This is the Georgian T.V. public broadcaster right now. Independent journalists stormed the building and persuaded the management to give them air time.

They are showing videos of the police brutality at last night's protests and calling for civil disobedience.

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Screenshot of Georgian TV as discussed in main post.
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Caspar Veldkamp, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, has expressed shock over the violent crackdown on demonstrators and journalists in Georgia.

“I am shocked by the violent repression of demonstrators and journalists in Georgia, where many citizens have raised their voices for their European future."

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https://frontnews.ge/en/dutch-foreign-minister-condemns-violence-against-demonstrators-and-journalists-in-georgia/

Dutch Foreign Minister condemns violence against demonstrators and journalists in Georgia - Front News

mtavariuser (Front News - Georgia)
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Events in Georgia seem to be accelerating today. It's hard to keep across all the news, but this message from journalists and the people of Georgia is coming loud and clear.

Keep watching and amplifying their voices.

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Poster with montage of photos from protests in Georgia. Text reads 'All Eyes On Tbilisi.'
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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.

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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.
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This is Tbilisi, Georgia last night. It's a very short video so you might just see two women being harassed by riot police. If you watch it again you will see these two women have microphones and are actually journalists trying to interview the riot police, in the middle of a riot.

That's fearless journalism.

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#JournalismIsNotACrime

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"The Maidan scenario cannot happen in Georgia."

Irakli Khobakidze,
PM,
Georgia.

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Protestors in Tbilisi Georgia waving a Georgia flag while surrounded by smoke and crowds.
Georgian PM Irakli Khobakidze looking to his left at the other photo of the demonstrator.
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"The will and desire of the Georgian people was to follow the European path; this was our historical choice, the only right choice. Deviating from this path is unacceptable."

"This country belongs to its people, and no one stands above the people’s will."

Kvicha Kvaratskhelia,
Georgian national football team.

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https://frontnews.ge/en/prominent-georgian-footballer-kvaratskhelia-deviating-from-european-path-is-unacceptable/

Prominent Georgian footballer Kvaratskhelia: 'Deviating from European path is unacceptable' -

Georgian national football team player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has expressed his stance on the ongoing developments in Georgia, emphasizing the importance of staying on the European path.
mtavariuser (Front News - Georgia)
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This is a photo of Mariam Gaphrindashvili and Guram Rogava, journalists who were brutally attacked by police while covering the protests in Tbilisi, Georgia last night.

They were just two of dozens of journalists among hundreds of people injured last night.

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Mariam Gaphrindashvili and Guram Rogava in hospital. Gurum is in a bed with a neck brace and a bandage round his head. Mariam is sat next to him with a bandage on her head. There is a Georgia flag on the bed behind Gurum's head. They are both smiling.
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“It is Europe and the European ideal that these Russian proxies are deliberately and savagely crushing on the Tbilisi streets. Wake up Europe!”

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President,
Georgia.

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https://frontnews.ge/en/georgian-president-denounces-violent-crackdown-on-tbilisi-protests-appeals-to-europe/

Georgian President denounces violent crackdown on Tbilisi protests, appeals to Europe - Front News

President Salome Zourabichvili strongly condemned the violent suppression of peaceful protests in Tbilisi, describing the actions of authorities as an attack on European ideals. In a post on X on November 30, she stated:
mtavariuser (Front News - Georgia)
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Outside parliament on Rustavali Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia, the confrontation between protestors and police cleared long enough for the photographer to take this shot of graffiti on the road.

"If they gouge out our eyes today, we will return tomorrow in droves."

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Photo of graffiti in Tbilisi Georgia as described in post.
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Right now in Tbilisi, Georgia, the protests are descending into a running battle between police and protestors.

There are reports of multiple arrests, beatings and hospitalisations, including many journalists. Water cannons and tear gas have been used by the police while barricades and fires have been lit by protestors.

It's tense.

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Protestors in Georgia face off against the police with a barricade between the two groups. The barricade is on fire.
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The US Helsinki Commission calls the GD a de-facto, illegitimate government, and calls on the incoming Trump administration as well as Biden’s to stand with the Georgian people.

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Statement from the U.S. Helsinki Commission. Text reader recommended
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