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Last night's Khorumi dancers outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia have turbocharged the protestors in a way that the illegitimate Georgian government doesn't fully understand yet. But they will.

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Illustration of a Georgian Khorumi Dancer. They are are wearing a traditional long white costume and a blue headscarf. They are holding a Georgian flag over their head
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Iconic Khorumi,
Tbilisi,
Georgia

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Khorumi Dancer outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is wearing a traditional costume and a blue headscarf that shows just her eyes. Behind her are a Georgia flag and an EU flag. Behind the flags are the lights of the Christmas tree.
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Last night in Georgia, something very special happened.Professional Georgian folk dancers led thousands of Georgians through the streets of Tbilisi all the way to parliament. They were dancing the Khorumi, an ancient and sacred warrior's victory march.

In a nutshell, they summoned the spirits of the ancestors to rid their country of the invaders which this time around are the Russia backed illegitimate government.

We've been here so many times before.

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Khorumi dancers outside parliament in Tbilisi Georgia. A woman stands on the shoulders of a man. She is waving a Georgian flag and is silhouetted and illuminated by the lights of the Christmas tree and decorative lights. To the right an EU flag is waved.
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Meanwhile the ruling Georgian Dream party have set up a Christmas village in Tbilisi in a desperate attempt to distract from the hundreds of thousands of protestors on the streets day and night and to try to pretend everything is totally normal.

It hasn't worked. Not a single person turned up for the Saturday night free film screening. Not even when they were showing Elf.

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Empty outdoor cinema at the Christmas village in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Tbilisi, Georgia is on it's 24th consecutive day of protests. Today there were over 20 separate marches with an estimated 200,000 people. They danced the traditional Georgian folk dance the Khorumi outside parliament and it was magical.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Tbilisi, doing his best to pretend everything is just fine, organized a Christmas concert. Nobody turned up.

Nobody, as in, literally, nobody.

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Stage of Christmas concert in Tbilisi Georgia. A band plays to zero people.
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"Had a good call with Georgia’s President Zourabichvili. In this moment of political crisis, she is the only legitimate leader of the country. I agree with her—the only way forward for Georgia is a new election. The people of Georgia deserve a government that represents them."

Rep. Joe Wilson,
Chair,
U.S. Helsinki Commission

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Traditional Georgian folk dance is old. Older than anyone really knows. Archeologists find 4,000 year old pottery that has depictions of folk dancers on it.

The Khorumi is a special dance. It's a sacred 'warrior' dance that tells the story of armies repelling invaders from Georgia.

And, right now, in 2024, the Khorumi dancers of Georgia are dancing towards parliament in Tbilisi to repel their Russian backed illegitimate government out of Georgia.

Video Mariam Geguchadze.

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Today, as well as students, tattoo artists, the fashion industry, traditional folk dancers, and others, representatives of all the different regions of Georgia are marching on parliament in Tbilisi. There are Rachvelians, Kartlelians, Megrelians, Svanetis, Adjarians, Ingaretians, and more.

At this point they're all mixed in and there's no way of knowing where one march ends and another begins. It's just one big glorious mess of Georgians from everywhere, all together.

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Protestors on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, Free University and Agricultural University students have blocked the main highway into Tbilisi. They are starting from their university campus and will, eventually, in their own time, be marching to parliament.

This is just one of about 22 protest marches planned for today. And that's just in the capital of Tbilisi.

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Thousands of protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia block the road in an underpass on the main highway.
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What do lawyers, nursery teachers, energy sector workers, international relations students, autistic people, tech workers, and vegans have in common?

Oh, nothing much. That's just the different groups of society that marched on parliament in protest of their illegitimate government in Tbilisi, Georgia, and that's just today.

When I say everybody is protesting in Georgia, I really do mean EVERYBODY is protesting in Georgia.

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Protestors with Georgia flags outside Parliament in Tbilisi Georgia. Photo by Anna Gvarishvili
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This is Gori, Georgia, a small city close to the Russian occupied territory of South Ossetia.

They're burning an effigy of Putin in protest of, well, everything.

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"Let me say this one more time, louder this time: Georgians have been in the streets since November 28 to repeal the Russian puppet regime, not just the Russian law. End of story."

Anna Gvarishvili,
Georgian journalist.

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Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has been on a 3 day visit to Georgia.

His visit has gone down really badly with Georgians. While the legitimacy or otherwise of the recent elections is not within his remit, they feel he could have done and said a lot more to criticise the government and their democratic backsliding.

Georgians feel that all his visit has actually done is give legitimacy to an illegitimate government. This was a diplomatic failure.

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Somewhere in Georgia there's a poor admin worker trying to keep up with this post from Free Business Georgia. It's a statement from businesses calling for new elections and the end of detaining protestors.

There are about 1500 businesses already signed up, and over 1000 businesses waiting for their signature to be verified. And they just don't stop.

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Screenshot from Free Business Georgia website, as discussed in main post.

Free Business

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The U.S. has issued Magnitsky sanctions against Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri and Deputy Head of the Special Task Department, Mirza Kezevadze.

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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2759

Treasury Sanctions Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs Officials for Brutality Against Protesters, Journalists, and Politicians

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning two Georgian officials from Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs which has engaged in brutal crackdowns on media members, opposition figures…
U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Just in case you're wondering why the Georgians are so certain their government are illegitimate and the last election was rigged, it's because of all the evidence....

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In Georgia, protestors have been reclaiming the civic space from the illegitimate government in so many different and creative ways.

Even the New Year's Eve celebrations in Tbilisi have been transformed into a Magical New Year's Eve Protest with legitimate President Salome Zourabichvilli as guest of honour!

Her term ends on 29th December. But that's just according to the government. The people are saying she stays president until new elections happen.

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Poster for New Year's Eve in Tbilisi, Georgia featuring the Christmas tree outside parliament and a photo of President Zourabichvilli superimposed on top of it. Text reads President Zourabchivili joins citizens initiative and invites everyone to welcome 2025 in Tbilisi this New Year's Eve. Magical New Year's Eve Protest.
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Finally, the U.K. has sanctioned five Georgian officials directly responsible for the violent crackdown on protests. It includes the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Vakhtang Gomelauri - Minister of Internal Affairs
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
Sulkhan Tamazashvili - Tbilisi Police Department Director
Zviad Kharazishvili - Chief of the Special Tasks Department
Mileri Lagazauri - Deputy Head of the Special Tasks Department

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Protests outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia have been happening every single night for 3 weeks now, and they show no signs of stopping.

They're already making plans for New Year's Eve, and legitimate President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvilli has just announced she will be joining them.

Oh, and keep an eye out for the 29th - it's singles night at the protests. I'm not even joking.

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In Georgia, the protests and marches continue, along with the diversity of the protestors . Today's schedule includes the Gurians, fathers, gamers, medics, parents and basketball players.

Also, it's been confirmed the gamers are not doing a virtual march but they're actually leaving the house. It's that important!

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Poster advertising marches in Tbilisi, Georgia today as discussed in post.
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In Georgia, the ruling Georgian Dream party pride themselves on being the guardians of true Georgian values and culture. They are the only ones who can safeguard Georgian heritage against the radical foreign backed opposition protestors threatening the Georgian way of life.

Of course, it's total bullshit. This is why tomorrow the traditional Khorumi dancers of Georgia are marching on parliament where they will perform this most ancient and beautiful Georgian dance of defiance.

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Poster advertising Khorumi dancers march on parliament in Tbilisi Georgia.
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In Georgia, the mass civil disobedience against the illegitimate government has gone so mainstream that even the corporate world is jumping on board.

The 2 largest commercial banks in Georgia, TBC and Bank of Georgia, have joined forces to create a fund of 5,000,000 GEL (approximately $1,800,000) to assist those injured during the protests and support small and medium-sized businesses.

Georgian civic society is unstoppable.

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Poster advertising a 5 million Gel protest assistance fund from Georgian banks.
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A couple of days ago, the business association Free Business Georgia issued an open statement calling for new elections and the release of political detainees.

It has now been signed by a 1000 businesses with over 800 signatures waiting to be verified. It has some big international names like PWC, Coca cola, Spar, McDonalds. Yes, even McDonalds in Georgia is calling for new elections.

Georgia is really putting the 'mass' into mass civil disobedience.

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Statement from Free Business Georgia calling for new elections. Text reader recommended.
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"Anti Russian Uprising !"

In Georgia, anti government protests are, quite literally, everywhere. This is washing hung out to dry in Batumi.

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A white sheet is hung on a washing line between buildings in Batumi, Georgia along with other clothes. it says in Georgian 'Anti Russian Uprising.
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In Georgia, the statement from the business association Free Business Georgia calling for new elections and the release of political prisoners has really taken off.

Over 800 businesses have signed it, including McDonalds and Coca-Cola.

Georgian businesses are not well known for their political activism, but they've had enough. As Toyota Center Tbilisi founder and director Irakli Gurchiani said:

“Absolutely no one cares anymore what PM Irakli Kobakhidze threatens.”

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Logos of some of the Georgian businesses who have signed the Free Business Georgia statement
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This morning Salome Zourabichvilli, the only legitimate President of Georgia, addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

She told the full truth about the illegitimacy of the recent elections, the state capture by the Georgian Dream party, the violent repression of protest, and the detainment of opposition members.

She linked this all back to Russia's hybrid war and made it all very clear. They're not just coming for Georgia, they're coming for all of us.

Wake Up!

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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvilli standing at the lectern of European Parliament giving an address
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This is Tbilisi, Georgia, and the University Society march on parliament.
Imperial College, Cambridge, U.K. is represented here. Since 2015, hundreds of Georgians have received Chevening scholarships to study in the U.K. as part of the Wardrop programme. This has been suspended by the U.K. in light of recent events in Georgia.

There's a lot on the line in Georgia.

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Tbilisi, Georgia. A University Society protestor marches with an Imperial College, Cambridge sign.
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This is Tbilisi, Georgia and yet another section of civil society is on a march to parliament to protest against the illegitimate government.

'Historians - on the right side of history!'

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Historians on the right side of history march in Tbilisi Georgia, led by a man in a traditional Georgian knight costume.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, the universities are taking a turn marching to parliament to demand an end to the illegitimate government.

This sign is 🔥

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Student protestor in Tbilisi Georgia holds up a sign saying 'I didn't study Russian hybrid war to live in it.' Photo: Publika Georgia
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"A number of our interlocutors voiced concern that Georgia was falling victim to the same Russian methods as Lukashenka’s regime has employed in Belarus.

Our mission felt that darkness was descending on this beleaguered but freedom-loving country. The West has a responsibility to act before it is too late."

Statement on Georgia,
McCain Institute,
U.S.

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https://www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/press-releases/mccain-institute-leads-post-election-mission-to-tbilisi-georgia/

McCain Institute Leads Post-Election Mission to Tbilisi, Georgia - McCain Institute

The McCain Institute organized an assessment mission to Tbilisi, Georgia, December 9-13, to meet with a diverse cross-section of Georgian society.
Gilbert Lopez (McCain Institute)
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In Georgia, more than 500 companies have signed a statement demanding re-elections and the release of individuals arrested during the protests.

The companies are across a variety of industries, and include some big names: CocaCola, McDonald's, GPI holding, PSP, Magticom, and Spar.

Via Publika Georgia.

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Logos of Georgian businesses who have signed statement against the government.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia today it's the turn of the hospitality workers to march on parliament in protest against the illegitimate government.

What's on the menu today, Chef?

Starter: Free all unjustly arrested.

Main Course: Free and fair elections

Dessert: European Integration

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A protesting chef in Tbilisi Georgia holds up a menu. Starter: free all unjustly arrested Main course: free and fair elections Dessert: European Integration Photo via Net Gazeti
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In a bid to pretend everything is normal in Tbilisi, Georgia, the authorities have turned on the Christmas lights, hoping the festive atmosphere will distract from the huge nightly protests.

It's not really having the desired effect. Now we can better see the thousands of people gather nightly around parliament.

It's the same protests, but with a cheery festive glow.

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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia lit up by a lovely Christmas display of lights overhead.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, The Battle Of The Christmas Tree continues.

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A sign placed next to the lit christmas tree outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia. 'No Christmas lights can brighten the darkness of Ivanishvili's autocracy! True light shines only in freedom!'
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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia made a point of stopping outside the Hungarian Embassy today as Orban followed up on his promise to veto all the proposed EU sanctions against Georgia.

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Protestors outside the Hungarian Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. They have Georgia flags and a sign saying 'Sanction Sanction'
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Outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, the Christmas tree has been lit up tonight without a ceremony as there are still too many protestors outside parliament.

Georgians aren't too bothered either way. All they want for Christmas is a new government.

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Christmas tree lit up outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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The Grandparents march in Tbilisi, Georgia is underway. They're marching to parliament to demand that their grandchildren's future is in the E.U.

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Grandparents march in Tbilisi Georgia. A grandmother is holding a sign saying 'The future of my grandkids can't be trusted to you, Bidzina!'
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Under huge pressure from weeks of massive protests, the Georgian government are now being reasonable.

Well, they're trying, but the gaslighting is baked in.

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Georgian government press release showing PM Khobakidze standing at a lectern. "We are a government elected by the people, and we must talk to the people. We are ready for talks with both our supporters and those that may have sided with the radical opposition."
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, today there is another full programme of protests from different sections of civil society.

Today it's the turn of couriers, local neighbourhood associations, grandparents, filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts, literary figures, and Airbnb hosts to make the point that every section of society in Georgia are against the illegitimate government.

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Poster advertising different protest marches in Tbilisi, Georgia today as discussed in main post.
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Popular Georgian folk band the Trio Mandili have been entered into the 'debate' over whether Georgian integration into Europe will threaten the traditional Georgian way of life.

American right wing nob Jackson Hinckle used their photo on Twitter as an example of traditional Georgian culture. Trio Mandili quickly responded on community notes to say they welcome Georgia's integration into the E.U. and have even been at many of the Pro EU protests in Georgia recently.

LOL.

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Trio Mandili pose in traditional Georgian dress with mandolin in front of a beautiful mountain range in Georgia
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