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Guga Chomakhidze

@gugachomakhidze.bsky.social
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Researcher | Europe, Eurasia & Caucasus | Seen in @ForeignPolicy.com, @France24.com, @cepa.org and @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Please share this list of reliable sources about the protests in Georgia, where the majority of the population fights the brutal oppression by the government of "Russian Dream" - a party that follows the Russian playbook and uses the Russian threat to maintain authoritarian power. #GeorgiaProtests
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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
It’s been hard 24h for Georgians. Grave mistakes were made. Yesterday, Georgia lost a battle against Russian takeover - but the fight for freedom &democracy continues. If there’s one thing yst proved, it’s that resistance hasnt disappeared. They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. 1/12
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Former NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen: "The most efficient and least expensive way to guarantee the security of #Ukraine would be to grant Ukraine membership in NATO.We should never,ever discuss NATO membership with Putin.It's not his business. It’s a decision to be taken between Ukraine&NATO
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
BEHOLD, people! We have the first-ever GD-supportive gathering in the 11 months of protests! As you know, it’s crucial for regimes to rally the public for supportive gatherings to project dominance and power. Yet, the Georgian Dream has had none. 1/3
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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
JUST IN: UNM leader Levan Khabeishvili, who was calling for a revolution on October 4, has been arrested.
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
JUST IN: the regime detained Levan Khabeishvili, one of the leaders of UNM and the speaker/organizer of an announced "peaceful revolution" on October 4. 1/ 📷 Misha Mshvildadze
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Protest numbers swelled up as crowds began marching towards the regime's Georgian Dream headquarters to stand firm against mass arrests and the Tsulukiani Commission report. (🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge) #GeorgiaProtests #3E
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
23 arrests and counting. Protests reignited after the sentencing of political prisoners. Georgian Dream once again seeks to sow fear ahead of the October 7 municipal elections
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Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🇺🇸🇬🇪 Oklahomans! In 2020, Sen Mullin warned that Georgia’s ruling party was tied to Russia, Iran, and hostile actors. Today, as a US Senator, he is blocking the bipartisan #MEGOBARIAct- thus protecting the very regime he once called a threat. What happened? 1/7
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Medical bandages, medical alcohol, single-use sanitary masks, etc… These are the “evidence” of an “attempted foreign-directed violent coup” that the regime says was “funded” by the 7 NGOs whose assets have been frozen. TV Imedi propaganda material…
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Few callings demand as much courage, resilience and patriotism as journalism in 🇬🇪 Facing relentless political and financial pressure, they continue to confront tyranny and corruption I invite you to stand with them and support their fundraiser “Every voice counts. And every silence too.” — Sartre
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Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
🇬🇪Georgia is undergoing a political transformation - but not towards the future we all want. The extremist ruling party, Georgian Dream, has evolved into a demagogic, anti-Western machine, deploying propaganda and laws that echo the darkest chapters of the 20th century. 1/17
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 31/07/2025
RIA Novosti’s opinion desk regularly publishes the most outrageous shit, but this one still stands out. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
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Russian state media runs op-ed titled ‘No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine’ — Meduza
Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an inflammatory column Wednesday titled There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine by columnist Kirill Strelnikov. The piece argues...
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
A gripping exposé by @willneal.bsky.social unravels the billion-dollar legal intrigue linking oligarchs, offshore financiers, and sanctioned assets — all playing out in UK courts. A must-read for anyone curious about lawfare, kleptocracy, and shadow geopolitics
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Excited to share my latest article published in @meduza.io: "There are no angels in politics — especially not in Georgia." At the heart of Georgia’s volatile political crossroads stands a figure as complex as the nation itself — President Salome Zourabichvili.
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Georgia’s democratic reckoning As protests continue and the ruling party crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative? — Meduza
On May 26, Georgia celebrated its Independence Day — an occasion that coincided with the 180th consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations. The protests began last fall, after the ruling Georgia...
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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
As anti-government protests continue and Georgian Dream crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative Georgia? The Beet’s latest, courtesy of @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social! meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io
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Georgia’s democratic reckoning As protests continue and the ruling party crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative? — Meduza
On May 26, Georgia celebrated its Independence Day — an occasion that coincided with the 180th consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations. The protests began last fall, after the ruling Georgia...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The 100th day of resistance against oligarchy and Kremlin collaboration in Georgia. #3E #GeorgiaProtests #EndOligarchy
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 07/03/2025
Shout out to the Georgian people who are, for the 100th day in a row, turning out to oppose a Russian-backed coup. georgiatoday.ge/100th-day-of...
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100th day of pro-European protests: Rallies planned in Tbilisi and regions
On March 7, marking the 100th consecutive day of pro-European protests, a series of coordinated rallies are scheduled across Tbilisi
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Day 100 of nonstop, nationwide protests in Georgia! 🔥🔥🔥 We demand new, free, and fair elections and the release of those unjustly imprisoned by the regime! 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests Stay tuned—please follow 🔽 and repost 🔄: Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/UvictXj Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
“You are being influenced beyond the level of choice and reason.” — Aldous Huxley, The Mike Wallace Interview (1958) Honored to speak at the Black Sea Regional Disinformation Conference in Bucharest, Romania, where we discussed Russian disinformation in Georgia.
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Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
🇬🇪Munich ’25 was a wake-up call. The US is no longer a reliable partner for Europe. Hegseth betrayed Ukraine🇺🇦, suggesting it should cede land and drop NATO VP Vance declared that Russia isn’t Europe’s main threat. 🧵Europe must act. And Georgia is the battlefield where we start
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Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Reading out letters from prison. More than 50 protesters were arrested during spring and December protests facing criminal charges, some up to 9 years.
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Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
#Tbilisi: On the 80th day of nonstop, nationwide protests, a sea of people has filled Tbilisi’s streets demanding change, justice, new elections, and the release of all regime prisoners. Despite the regime’s aggressive attempts to intimidate and repress protesters—
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Without exaggeration, the outcome of the ongoing political struggle will indeed shape the country’s trajectory for years. The two opposing sides (🇷🇺 government-aligned autocrats vs. 🇪🇺 pro-democracy forces) can only persist at the expense of the other. Well put by Mariam
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Tbilisi now “GEORGIA, REVOLT!” 🔥🔥🔥 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests ✊ Day 76
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Torture, abuse, and threats of rape—over 50 protesters jailed on fabricated, politically motivated charges. Saba S. recounts his ordeal with the Georgian regime’s enforcers
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
104 years ago, Soviet 🇷🇺 invaded Georgia, igniting one of the bloodiest chapters of 20th c. 🇬🇪 history. After staging a “people’s uprising” from Armenia, they launched a four-front assault to “support the workers’ struggle.” Stalin vowed to “crush the hydra of nationalism,” killing tens of thousands
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“All hostages and political prisoners of the Ivanishvili regime must be freed! All judges and prosecutors involved in this brutal repression must be sanctioned! Free and fair elections are the only way forward.” — Joe Wilson 🇺🇸 #terrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Great and insightful piece by @faustinevincent.bsky.social for @lemonde.fr, featuring brief comments from me. Deeply grateful to the dedicated journalists covering Georgia in these challenging times. Read more at the link below
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Pro-European demonstrators take to the streets every day in Georgia, despite growing repression
The protests entered their 68th day on Monday, while the ruling Georgian Dream party announced that it was strengthening its repressive arsenal.
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
🇬🇪 police units swarmed peaceful protesters, launching an unprovoked crackdown. Officers isolated demonstrators, brutally dragging them away in waves—beating them before shoving them in vans. Among those arrested are opposition leaders Nika Melia, Gigi Ugulava and over a dozen more.
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Georgia is fighting for its freedom right now Thousands are taking to the streets in Tbilisi and other cities, resisting repression and standing up against the russian puppet ‘GD’ regime. Please share and help amplify Georgian voices 🇬🇪🇪🇺✊ Follow this feed for live updates: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
1/ 🚨 Geo Freedom Fighters in Chains 🚨 We need journalists & human rights NGOs to act. Speak out, issue statements, demand their release. A public outcry can save lives. If you can write, publish, or amplify stories, step forward. I'll provide research, evidence & support to help you take action.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Resistance in action. #Georgia #Serbia #Slovakia
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
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Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...
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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
On this day, December 16, 1937, in Soviet Georgia, the renowned Georgian poet Titsian Tabidze was executed after refusing to denounce his poet friend, Paolo Iashvili, as a spy. 1/6
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Reinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 13/12/2024
Our joint statement, created after visiting Tbilisi yesterday, is an urgent call for action: the European Union must uphold democracy and support the Georgian people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. 🇬🇪🇪🇺
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will neal @willneal.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
If you're new to the Georgian context, for God's sake read this explainer by @hansgutbrod.bsky.social. civil.ge/archives/642...
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Defending the Future: Understanding Georgia’s Fall Protests
In October 2024, the Georgian Dream stole the country’s parliamentary election as part of its broader assault on Georgia’s constitutional order. The current protests are best understood within this la...
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Tata Chemia @tatach.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
You can express your Solodarity with Georgia✊🏼 🇬🇪🫶🏻 #GeorgiaProtests around the world
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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
End torture and #TerrorinGeorgia
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Tata Tedoradze🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @tatatedoradze.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
18 people were arrested and criminal proceedings are underway against them. Andro Chichinadze. Zviad Tsetskhladze. Aleko Elisashvili. Onise Tskhadadze. Saba Skhvitaridze. Vepkhia Kasradze. Vasil Kadzelashvili. Luka Jabua. The list is not complete, and not everyone's name and surname are public.
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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
1/ On December 5, the police arrested actor Andro Chichinadze at his home. Andro Chichinadze actively participated in protests against the pro-Russian actions of "Georgian Dream" and also joined the actors' strike.
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The regime’s foundation is crumbling before our eyes. The very individuals who have been the loyal enforcers of its oppression are falling like dominoes. Resignations are spreading through key departments—leaders, deputies, and entire units stepping down.
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Sandro 🇬🇪 @sandrog.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
An iconic scene turned into art. Artist: Gagosha
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The oligarch’s propaganda machine is working overtime. Every Georgian government-affiliated media be like
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Hans Gutbrod @hansgutbrod.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
possibly well-intentioned but ultimately inadequate COE statement, still with that moronic trope of "polarization". If someone steals your country/future, and you fight back, that is not "polarization". Can we pls drop this from the vocab? www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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Situation in Georgia: Secretary General exchanges views with President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
Secretary General Strasbourg 4 december 2024
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
THIS IS VITAL! Georgia’s key anti-occupation activist Davit Katsarava who was beaten by the regime to near-death, is gathering funds for countering the Russian regime police. PayPal - Lanagh@hotmail.com PLEASE share. #NAFOarticle5 📷 Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze #GeorgiaProtests
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Protesters dedicate a heartfelt anthem to the illegitimate GD government and its loyal riot squad
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Fears of a return to imperial oppression. A longing for justice and freedom. Unprecedented demonstrations spreading to remote and rural areas. Read our story on the nationwide resistance shaping Georgia’s future.
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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nothing left to fear. Glory to Georgia. 1312. Frontline protesters carry improvised shields adorned with spray-painted slogans, statements, and symbols of resistance.
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will neal @willneal.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
NEW: Shocking though the scenes in Tbilisi may be, the real story of the #GeorgiaProtests is not necessarily in the capital, but also out in the country’s provinces. Long read for @bylinetimes.bsky.social, with @nickpearce3.bsky.social & @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2024/12/04/p...
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Pro-European Protests Sweeping Across Georgia Stir Memories of a Darker Past
Huge numbers of protesters are demonstrating their resistance to their disputed Government's Putin-pleasing decision to suspend the country's bid for EU membership
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