Breaking news & commentary from #Georgia

Georgia
Joined November 2019
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Peaceful protestors have gathered in front of the Parliament Building in Tbilisi, Georgia, to voice their concern over the repressive direction of their country. They have every right to democracy, to freedom of expression and basic human rights. We are here to support them.
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if you follow #Georgia, you have heard about the beatings in especially designated mini-vans -- not in the heat of an arrest or maybe subduing, but afterwards, deliberate & systematic. And here you can see this for yourself, as it happened this evening by Tbilisi Mall. In four parts. Here you see just after arrest. 1/
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Maduro praises the ongoing attempt by Ivanishvili to complete his totalitarian takeover of Georgia. Both the Maduro and Ivanishvili regimes are puppets of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian regime, and Russia.
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.@SenatorWicker: I call on the Biden administration to sanction the leaders of Georgian Dream including Bidzina Ivanishvili, Kakha Kaladze, and Prime Minister Kobakhidze.
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To the people of Georgia: You are not alone. Welcoming President @Zourabichvili_s to @Europarl_EN in Strasbourg today.
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The European Parliament needs to speak up for Georgia! 🇬🇪 I gave a speech about the situation Georgia and what we need to do about it. Sanction the Georgian Dream, strengthen independent media and other defenders of democracy.
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I’m frustrated. The Georgian Dream government has paid no price for its actions as it defies the will of the people and takes a page from Putin’s authoritarian playbook. It’s time the Administration sanction those responsible for the violence and human rights abuses.
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A few moments ago, the office of @coalitionGEO was attacked by Titushky (regime-controlled thugs). The office is located near Rustaveli Avenue. They were beating anyone who walked down the street. According to the press speaker, the thugs were holding electroshock devices. Two coalition members were severely beaten and have sustained serious injuries. #TerrorinGeorgia
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‼️ We condemn the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest. Police representatives of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream party, acting as violent groups, physically assaulted not only citizens present at the protest site but also individuals on nearby streets. They abducted people and subjected them to physical abuse on the spot. We call on Bidzina Ivanishvili to end the persecution of Georgian citizens and end the use of state institutions for repressive purposes. These actions, inhumane treatment and torture of detainees, constitute violent repression and, in their scale, represent gross violations of human rights. Such actions against citizens are condemned by the global democratic community. #Georgia #Tbilisi #Protest #GeVote2024
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We cannot afford to lose anyone in this region—not Georgia, not Moldova, not Ukraine. We must stand together to defend against Moscow. Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Ivanishvili and his associates—19 individuals who are selling out the interests of Georgia and its people. Just signed a decree enforcing the relevant NSDC decision. These sanctions target the segment of Georgia’s current government that is handing the country over to Putin. This is exactly what the ongoing protests in Georgia are about. We urge Europe, America, and the entire world to do the same—to act decisively and with principle. It’s crucial for our partners to speak up now, to take a clear stance on what’s happening—and to act. In international affairs, if you fail to respond in time or act without principle, the consequences can last for decades, leaving countries stripped of their freedom.
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The level of violence against protestors in Georgia is unacceptable. I hope many more countries will join the Baltic States in sanctioning the people responsible.
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My appeal to Georgians from the Verkhovna Rada! Ukraine supports the desire of Georgians to fight against Russian influence!
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The election observation mission "My Vote" (@gevote24) provides concrete evidence of election rigging in Georgia, published by local media in the form of photos and video recordings—220+ files in total—documenting violations observed on election day. #Gvote24 The evidence is categorized by type of violation:
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The people of Georgia have been fighting for democracy. They have a right to know what happened this weekend. A right to see that irregularities are investigated swiftly, transparently, independently. As free and fair elections are at the core of European values.
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As the last independent institution, I cannot recognize these elections - it would legitimize Russia’s takeover of Georgia. Our ancestors endured too much for us to surrender our European future.
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Georgian journalists call on colleagues all over the world to support Nika Gvaramia, a journalist unjustly imprisoned by the Georgian authorities last year. #FreeNikaGvaramia #WithoutJustCause -S
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This decision by 🇬🇪 goes against what the EU & the world are working towards - increasing Russia’s isolation to impede its ability to wage war. It is disconcerting & casts a shadow of doubt over the prospects of Georgia’s integration into the EU further and further. – at Riga, Latvia
Azymuth Airlines, set to start flying between Moscow and Tbilisi from May 17 is sanctioned by Ukraine, including for transporting military grade goods and technologies. Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has stressed the company is not internationally-sanctioned.
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They want to leave out the one guy the European parliament wanted in. Why waste the taxpayers' time and money? This simulation of European integration will fool no one.
In a move likely to be perceived as window-dressing, Georgian Dream draft law on deoligarchization will avoid covering Bidzina Ivanishvili, GD leaders have insisted. formulanews.ge/News/79772
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Russias days as a regional power are drawing closed. I strongly recommend Georgia take this seriously and quit playing footsie with Russia.
Lev Dengov, adviser and ally of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and husband of Russian singer of Georgian extraction Keta Topuria was photographed in Tbilisi. Dengov had earlier broken the Georgian Law on Occupied territories. Georgia’s Interior Ministry has until now not commented
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