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In Tbilisi, Georgia, protestors were out on the streets in their tens of thousands for the twelfth night running.

It is freezing out there, so to keep them warm they decided to burn an effigy of Georgian Dream party chairman and billionaire mastermind Bidzina Ivanishvili. He was in a coffin this time.

If it looks a bit voodoo, that's because it is. Ivanishvili is very superstitious...

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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia gather round a burning coffin containing an effigy of Bidzina Ivanishvili.
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"Merry Crisis And A Happy New Fear!"

The illegitimate government in Georgia are hoping the magic of Christmas will make all their problems disappear.

They are pressing ahead with putting up their annual tree outside parliament in Tbilisi, as if massive protests haven't been happening on that very same spot for the last 10 days straight.

It's already been renamed by the people of Georgia as the Crisis Tree.

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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/8/7488209/

Christmas tree being installed in epicentre of mass protests in Tbilisi

On the morning of 8 December, Tbilisi City Hall began setting up a Christmas tree on Rustaveli Avenue, the site of daily protests since late November, where demonstrators have been advocating for Georgia’s movement towards the EU.
Khrystyna Bondarieva (Ukrainska Pravda)
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As medical professionals petition the Georgian ruling party to stop using tear gas and other unknown chemicals against peaceful protestors, the ruling party are going the other way entirely.

The illegitimate government in Georgia just announced they are going to legislate against the use of gas masks at peaceful protests.

There are no lines left in Georgia.

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https://jam-news.net/medical-professionals-in-georgia-demand-a-halt-to-the-use-of-chemical-agents-on-protesters/

Doctors' petition in Georgia / JAMnews

They are also urging the authorities to disclose the specific substances that have been used so far. Doctors' petition in Georgia
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"Putin didn’t even bother to help his closest ally, Assad, and Georgian Dream propaganda wants us to believe that he will come to save Ivanishvili."

Anna Gvarishvili,
Georgian journalist.

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"Burn Russia to the Ground."

Tbilisi,
Georgia.

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Tbilisi. Modernist sculpture defaced with graffiti. Burn Russia to the ground.
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"For the tenth consecutive day in Tbilisi, citizens are protesting against Georgian Dream's pro-Russian policies.

Today, there are no special forces or police on the streets. Instead, groups of violent men dressed in black are running around, beating people."

Publika,
Georgia.

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"In Georgia, there are so many incoming reports of people ambushed and assaulted by unidentified masked thugs that I am simply not keeping up with it."

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgia.

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Parliament, Tbilisi, Georgia, Now.

"We asked, 'Who are you?' and they said, 'We are your grandmothers and grandfathers. We have come to shield you.'

"Everyone was in tears."

Natalia Tchamiashvili

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A gathering of older people on the steps of parliament Tbilisi Georgia.
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"I'm 14, photographing the violent protests in Georgia. The EU dream is slipping away.

Young people are very angry and they are not thinking about anything else apart from the protests. There are no other priorities. The priority is to save our country. Protesters say we are protecting you and your kids’ future so you don’t wake up in Russia tomorrow."

Nestan,
Georgia.

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https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/im-14-photographing-the-violent-protests-in-georgia-the-eu-dream-is-slipping-away/
Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia. Two protestors are picked out in a huge crowd. Photographers description. "This was two days ago when we got very badly gassed, me and my dad. People were holding onto each other, telling each other “it’s OK” and that we have to be together and walk carefully. Then people started panicking a bit, but it was OK. People came to help us. You can see the tears in this man’s eyes, he’s scared of the teargas, but the other man in the Soviet gas mask is calming him down and helping him — emotionally and physically."

I’m 14, photographing the violent protests in Georgia. The EU dream is slipping away - Coda Story

Nestan is a 14-year old Georgian high school student who has spent nearly a year photographing demonstrations in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Nadia Beard (Coda Story)
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Last night in Tbilisi, Georgia, the brutal crackdown against peaceful protestors was back in a big way.
There were 50 arrests, 'special forces' were hunting protestors though the streets, beating anyone they could catch. Armed criminals and Russian FSB members were spotted as informal support to the special forces.

None of this is stopping the protestors. It's making them angry. Nobody's backing down.

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In Tbilisi Georgia, a lone woman protestor stands with her arms outstretched in a confrontation with a row of about 50 riot police with shields.
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💥 “I think it would be fair to say that the current illegitimate Georgian government is a Russian puppet government."

Bill Browder.

Saying this, out loud, for the world to hear, at the U S. Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing.

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In Tbilisi, Georgia, the ruling party just want the protests outside parliament to go away now. The main issue is that the protestors have been outside parliament for the last 8 nights running and they can't put the Christmas tree up.

It's a real problem....

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https://tabula.ge/ge/news/726944-tbilservis-jgupis-tkmit-utsnobia-rodis-sad
Photo from last year showing a lovely big Christmas tree outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia
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In Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili just said that Irakli Kobakhidze should resign and calls for new elections to be held within two weeks in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster TV channel.

This wouldn't have happened in Georgia even a few days ago. The government had the public TV channel locked in to show nothing but propaganda.

They're losing their grip.

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Via Jam News, Georgia

Tbilisi’s renowned graffiti artist, Gagosh, shares on Facebook his latest mural in response to the ongoing pro-European protests in the capital. Demonstrators have been using fireworks to counter the police's deployment of water cannons and tear gas.

He accompanies the post with a verse by Byron:

The stars grow jealous as the fireflies soar,
Our borrowed suns—how they crash and roar.
In those fleeting sparks, we see,
The echo of eternity.

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Illustration as described in main post.
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Georgia is a country just over a quarter of the size of the U.K. and has a population of 3.7 million people.

The fact that there are over 40 towns and cities that have been protesting against the government for days is unheard of. Nothing like this has been seen in living memory.

The government may survive for a while yet, but there's no way back for them.

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Map of Georgia showing where all the anti government protests are taking place.
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🔥Georgian Facebook is on Fire!🔥

A list of names of the secret special forces brutalizing protestors was published last night, and now friends and relatives are publically calling them out.

This might explain why the response to the massive protests last night was so quiet. The 'special' forces were too busy furiously deleting their Facebook accounts and getting told off by their mums!

Whoever leaked that list knew what they were doing.

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Special forces in Tbilisi,Georgia, gathered in a small group, checking their mobile phones
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#journalist Maka Chikhladze was assaulted live on TV by the #government controlled gangs.

This gangs are running around the streets and assaulting everyone who leaves the protest or wonders off from the protest.

When Maka and her crew saw what was happening, this is what they did!

Please, boost and spread the word, freedom of Georgia is under attack by #Russian puppet government!

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In Georgia, Irakli Shaishmelashvili, the head of the Operative Planning Unit of the Special Tasks Department that is responsible for the violent crackdowns resigned last night.

That's confirmed. There are reports of dozens of other resignations from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but none of these have been confirmed yet. Today could be the day.

All eyes on Georgia.

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Yesterday in Georgia there was a brutal crackdown on opposition parties and activists, with several arrests of key.

This was followed by a night of protests, the biggest yet. Somehow, the expected violent confrontations with the special forces just didn't happen. It was a calm night, the first in a week.

Something has changed in Georgia....

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"The de-facto Georgian government has shed all pretense of democracy and has now started arresting innocent activists and peaceful members of the opposition in their homes and places of work. Make no mistake: Georgian Dream is using Kremlin-style dictatorial tactics."

Joe Wilson,
U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman.

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U.S. Helsinki Commission calls for immediate sanctions on Georgia.

They're really not holding back on their words here.

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After a day of raids and detentions of opposition party leaders and activists, protestors are gathering in Tbilisi in just as large numbers as the last 7 nights.

Police are now stopping people in the nearby metro stations to confiscate the gas masks protestors are using to protect themselves against the tear gas the police are using on them night after night.

For shame.

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"Those (opposition politicians) who are enemies of the people and enemies of the country must be banned.

The mere winning of the elections is not going to be decisive, that is why I say that we need a constitutional majority to ban them and get rid of them."

Bidzina Ivanishvili,
Georgian Dream party chairman,
(speaking shortly before the October 26th elections.)

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In Georgia, the ruling Georgian Dream party are carrying out brutal raids and detentions of opposition party members.

It is partly a reaction to the mass protests that have been shaking Georgia for the last 6 days.

Also, it was a pre-election promise.

When somebody tells you who they are..

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https://civil.ge/archives/629429

Bidzina Ivanishvili TV Interview Ahead of Elections

In a rare TV appearance, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Honorary Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, spoke with journalist Magda Anikashvili, who asked the interviewee convenient questions with a ready-ma
Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)
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"Georgian Protests has to be renamed Repression in Georgia.

Political leaders dragged by repressive forces, party headquarters object to search and seizure operations, offices of youth protesters are searched…

Prime Minister calls that « prevention »…"

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President,
Georgia.

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"My urgent call to our partners and those who want to prevent crisis to go deeper and instability, it is time to put strong pressure on a ruling party that is driving the country over the cliff! Do not be late… !"

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President,
Georgia.

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In Georgia, women are gathering outside police stations across the country, demanding that the police should keep them safe instead of turning a blind eye to the beatings and detentions carried out by the unidentified security forces at the protests.

(Note: the regular police force are not involved in policing the protests in Georgia, it's left to 'special forces' who are as yet unidentified.)

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A group of women confront a group of policemen outside a police station in Georgia
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"The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has called on the Georgian authorities to respect human rights, including the freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression, following the violent dispersal of protests in Tbilisi. He urged the immediate release of individuals detained for exercising their right to protest peacefully and condemned the use of force against demonstrators and journalists."

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https://civil.ge/archives/641371

CoE Human Rights Chief Condemns Police Violence, Urges Investigations

Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)
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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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"Unlike Westerners, we do not interfere in the internal affairs of countries, in this case Georgia."

Maria Zakharova,
Russia Foreign Ministry Spokesperson and Gaslighting Award Winner.

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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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In Georgia, Nika Gvaramia, one of the leaders of Coalition 4 Change was dragged by the police and thrown into a detention car as he was physically assaulted and unconscious. This happened at the party office at Sharashidze Street, Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Breaking Georgia.

Happening in Georgia now are simultaneous police raids of offices and homes of many different opposition parties and activists and civil society groups.

It's unclear how successful these raids have been, with some leaving immediately after being challenged for the necessary paperwork, and some activists being taken into custody with their phones and laptops confiscated.

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Breaking Georgia

Giorgi Gvimradze has stepped down as News Director of the Georgian Public Broadcaster.

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"To Western tankies sipping latte or conservatives howling for freedom with their guns - great job advocating for a Ukraine scenario to be prevented in Georgia, while pushing for a Belarus scenario instead. That's your "freedom" and "justice."

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgian Journalist.

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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.
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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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After 6 days of general disinterest from Western media, The Washington Post, New York Times and the Financial Times have finally sent journalists to cover the protests in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The only problem is the journalists they have sent are all Russians.

You couldn't make it up, but then you don't need to. That's what Russian journalists do.

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