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"Credible sources confirm that the Georgian Ambassador to the US and former Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has stepped down."

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgian journalist.

#GeorgiaProtests

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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.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Screenshot of Georgian TV as discussed in main post.


"Georgia, I am so proud of you!

A national accord has been reached on the most critical matter: no one can take away Georgia’s independence, no one can return Georgia to Russia,and no one can deprive Georgia of its will and its European future.

I remain your President - there is no legitimate parliament & thus no legitimate election or inauguration. My mandate continues.

I stand with you & will remain with you!"

Salome Zurabishvili,
President,
Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests

/67


Huge crowds of protestors have turned up outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia for the third night running.

Every night they do this, the crowd get a little stronger, and the government look a little weaker.

Keep pushing.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandByGeorgia

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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia.


4 popular restaurants in Tbilisi, Georgia have closed until further notice, with this message.

#GeorgiaProtests

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We can't cook served food and pretend nothing is wrong with our country. This restaurant is closed until further notice. Europe is the only future.


Irakli Vekua, the Acting Ambassador of Georgia to Italy, is stepping down from his position in protest at recent events in Georgia.
That's the third Georgian ambassador to resign.

#GeorgiaProtests

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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.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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


It's a very fluid situation in Tbilisi, Georgia right now, but as I understand it-

The protestors who just stormed the public broadcaster building are actually journalists demanding to be put on air.

The public broadcaster is allowing them air time in about an hour.

The whole confrontation is being broadcast by the public broadcaster.

Simultaneously, the public broadcaster has issued a statement denouncing the violent disorder of the last 2 nights.

#GeorgiaProtests

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In Tbilisi, Georgia, public broadcaster, Public TV, has unexpectedly allowed the protestors who stormed the building to go live on air at 8.00 p.m. Georgia time.

That's just over an hour from now. Whether this will happen or whether the broadcaster is just playing for time is not yet clear.

#GeorgiaProtests

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Protestors negotiate with public broadcasters in the Public TV building in Tbilisi Georgia.


In Tbilisi, Georgia, people have stormed the building of Public TV, the public broadcaster, and are demanding to be put live on air so they can speak the truth of what is happening instead of the government propaganda the channel is now churning out.

#GeorgiaProtests

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Screenshot of Georgian TV News channel 6 showing protestors in the building of Public TV.


OSCE human rights office condemns use of excessive force by police during protests in Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests

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https://www.osce.org/odihr/581962


"The police might kill somebody like this."

"Physical violence is an understatement, people tell how the special forces beat them mercilessly.
They were subjected to such violence, such physical violence, that I saw a person whose entire face was practically covered in blood-filled bruises.
This is some kind of savagery, there is no justification for treating people in this way."

Levan Ioseliani,
Georgia Public Defender,
(Georgian Dream party approved candidate.)

#GeorgiaProtests

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"Today, two protests are set to take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, reflecting growing public dissatisfaction with the recent decisions of the government.

The first demonstration is scheduled for 5:00 PM in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster building, under the slogan “This is the People’s Television.” Later, at 7:00 PM, protesters will gather outside the Government Administration building with the slogan “That’s My Child, Let Go.”

#GeorgiaProtests

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https://frontnews.ge/en/two-protests-planned-in-tbilisi-today/


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.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia
#JounalismIsNotACrime

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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.


“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.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

/48

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


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."

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Photo of graffiti in Tbilisi Georgia as described in post.


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.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Protestors in Georgia face off against the police with a barricade between the two groups. The barricade is on fire.


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.

#StandWithGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests

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


“The resistance movement has started, it was started by you, not at the behest of anyone, not at the request of anyone, spontaneously, a peaceful and constitutional resistance movement… I am completely with you and we are all together until Georgia achieves its goal of returning to its European path, achieving new elections and securing the protection of its future once and for all."

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President,
Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests

/42

https://civil.ge/archives/639526


Riot police in Georgia's capital Tbilisi have started breaking up the protests with water cannons. Just like last night.

Unlike last night there are twice as many protestors, with some estimates at 200,00. This time they came more prepared.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Protests in Georgia are even bigger than last night, with protests in at least 8 towns and cities.

In both Batumi and Kutaisi protesters also entered city hall to wave E.U. flags.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Protestors waving an EU flag from a window in city hall, Batumi, Georgia.


This is Rustavali Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia, Now.

If it looks the same as last night's protests, that's because it is the same as last night's protests.

It's a stand off between the people and the government. Nobody's backing down.

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#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia
Thousands of protestors gather in Tbilisi, Georgia


In Tbilisi, Georgia, tonight's anti government protest begins with journalists marching to parliament.

They are holding photographs of the injuries some of their colleagues received from the police while reporting on last night's protests.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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A journalist in Tbilisi, Georgia holding a photograph of an injured colleague.


After last night's protests in Georgia, another night of protests is getting under way.

The centre of the protests will be outside parliament in the capital Tbilisi, but other towns and cities are also protesting. This is Batumi, now.

#GeorgiaProtests

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A crowd of demonstrators in Batumi, Georgia.


"Georgians are Europeans!

Georgia’s future is in Europe, and nobody can take that away from them.

Moldova condemns the violence against peaceful demonstrators and expresses solidarity with President Salome Zourabichvili and the Georgian people in their fight for freedom,”

Maia Sandu,
President,
Moldova.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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https://frontnews.ge/en/moldovan-president-georgia-s-future-is-in-europe-no-one-can-take-that-away/


"We, as a business association, are fully aware of the economic impact this change might have. In the short term, this policy will have significant negative economic effects and could potentially result in the suspension of Georgia's visa-free travel with the European Union, which would adversely affect a vast number of families."

Joint statement signed by the 13 Georgian business associations below.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Logos of the 13 Georgian business associations who signed the statement in main post.


Hill Sopra Ski Resort Hotel in Bakuriani, Georgia declares the Suspension of Tax Payments.

"If the Georgian government continues to violate the principles of the country's constitution and its democratic development, our hotel will temporarily suspend all tax payments to the state. This decision aims to prevent our resources from being used by a government that disregards the country's constitution."

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Otar Berdzanishvili, The Georgian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria has just resigned in protest against the country’s changing foreign policy to the E.U. and the violence towards peaceful protestors by the state in Tbilisi, Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWirhGeorgia


More reports are coming in from Georgia that schools and universities are on strike today. This is Public School No. 186 in Tbilisi.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Staff at a school in Tbilisi Georgia stand in the entrance as they call a strike.


“I think that all of us have woken up in a completely new reality.”

Pawel Hercynski,
EU Ambassador to Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

/23

https://civil.ge/archives/639126


Meanwhile, at a school in Tbilisi, Georgia, students were greeted this morning with this message on the blackboard.

"There is no class today.
The teacher went on strike.
Georgia will never be Russia!"

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Blackboard as discussed in main post.

Source: Tabula


"Don't bury us so soon, Georgia has been fighting for its European future for decades, even centuries, and has no intention of giving up. Don't give up on us and replace your compassion with solidarity!"

Salome Zourabichvilli,
President,
Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

/21


In Tbilisi, Georgia, anti government protests continued overnight. Police used excessive and unlawful force, deliberately targeting journalists and opposition politicians.

The mask has slipped on the ruling party. They are looking more Russian by the minute.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

/20


Tbilisi, Georgia

"Media reports indicate that members of the Coalition for Change opposition party have been injured – one of its leaders, Elene Khoshtaria, became ill after inhaling tear gas and standing under the water cannon (which reportedly has some gas mixed in), while Boris Chele Kurua suffered a head injury from a rubber bullet."

Via Civil Georgia.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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Police in Tbilisi, Georgia have cleared the area in front of parliament of protestors using water cannons. The water was mixed with pepper spray.

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia

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A huge column of riot police around water cannons clear the area of protestors in front of Georgian parliament.


"Georgia has begun efforts to disperse protesters near the Parliament building, with water cannons deployed in an attempt to break up the crowd on Chichinadze Street.

Despite the government’s efforts to disperse the protesters, the crowd on Chichinadze Street only grew larger. As water cannons were deployed, protesters responded by singing the Georgian national anthem, demonstrating their defiance against the law enforcement measures."

#GeorgiaProtests

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https://frontnews.ge/en/police-use-water-cannons-to-disperse-protesters-near-georgian-parliament/


Water canons are being used on protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia, right now, outside parliament.

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#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia
Photo of water cannons being used against protestors in Tbilisi Georgia.


"Georgia protests. Its time for our EU partners to speak out ! Do not let Russia have a free ride! Georgian people are defending European future and will do so until replay of the elections in a free and fair environment!"

Salome Zurabishvili,
President,
Georgia.

/15

#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia


There's still a tense stand off in Tbilisi, Georgia between protestors and riot police. There have been a few scuffles and some arrests, but the police seem unprepared to deal with the large crowd outside parliament due to its sheer size.

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#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia


Tbilisi, Georgia.

Having exhausted all political and constitutional means of stopping what she terms an illegitimate parliament, President Salome Zurabishvili has just joined the protestors outside parliament.

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#GeorgiaProtests
#StandWithGeorgia
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili protesting outside parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia.