Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 26/05/2026This is Tbilisi on the 545th day of nonstop protests. Today’s mass rally marked Georgia’s Independence Day, driven by the hopes and ideals that shaped the First Republic in 1918. 416269
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 16/04/2026open.substack.com/pub/filipiak...open.substack.comWhy Georgia is not another HungaryHungary shows that economic decline can unseat entrenched leaders, but only when elections remain genuinely competitive. In Georgia, that condition no longer holds. 3235
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...nytimes.comHungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat 3234
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 01/03/2026Russian President Vladimir Putin may have lost another close ally after the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but an oil shock from conflict in Middle East spells potential good news for his war chest.politico.euMoscow gloats over potential oil price spike from Iran war Putin may have lost an ally with the death of Khamenei but an oil price shock is good news for the Kremlin. 98427
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Not good. AUSTIN SHOOTING: Diagne was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah,” and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, AP says: bit.ly/4aHu6D8bit.ly3 dead, 14 injured in Sixth Street mass shooting; FBI investigating potential terrorismThree people are dead and 14 others were injured following a mass shooting at Buford's on West 6th Street early Sunday, officials said. 110432
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/02/2026According to the Iranian media, three massive explosions have been heard in the downtown Tehran. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...nytimes.comLive Updates: Israel Says It has Launched an Attack on Iran 0187
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Links: 1. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699c9d... 2. www.gov.uk/government/p... 3. civil.ge/archives/720...assets.publishing.service.gov.uk 081
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026By doing this, Rukhadze technically offloaded the channel’s legal liabilities to the new owners. 191
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026On February 6 (~2 weeks prior to the sanctions), Georgia’s anti-EU media Oligarch [Follow the Money] Irakli Rukhadze sold Imedi TV for a symbolic 1,000 GEL (approx. $370). The channel became jointly owned by Prime Media Global (Ilia Mikelaishvili) and its management. 151
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Director Disqualification: The individuals running these channels are legally barred from being a director of any company in the UK. They are also prohibited from being involved in the promotion, formation, or management of any UK registered business. 161
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Trust Services Sanction: UK professionals are prohibited from helping these channels create or manage trusts. This includes providing business addresses, acting as trustees, or serving as nominee shareholders to manage their assets. 161
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026What it means Asset Freeze: All funds and property belonging to these channels in the UK are frozen. It is illegal for any UK person or business to make money or resources, such as property or vehicles, available to them directly or indirectly. This also applies to any entities they own or control. 151
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 24/02/2026BREAKING: The UK has sanctioned Georgian TV channels POSTV and IMEDI TV under Russia Sanctions regulations. The Foreign Office cites the deliberate spread of Russian disinformation and undermining Ukraine's sovereignty. Asset freezes and trust services restrictions are now in effect. 25023
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine.Energy infrastructure was under attack,civilians injured&killed. Russia uses up the cold weather to hurt Ukrainian civilians more. ▪️In Kyiv region, a man was killed, two women and a child injured 📹a home in the suburb of Kyiv.A woman and child injured 4221100
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 22/02/20268 years ago Archil Tatunashvili was kidnapped, brutally tortured and murdered by Russians. His mutilated body was returned to the family only a month after the murder. This is how Russia conceals its war crimes. We count years and tragedies, Russia gets emboldened even more. 15923
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Tonight, Iranians in Tbilisi continue to protest against the regime, standing in solidarity with their fellow Iranians back home. Photos by MOSE 0339
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026www.rferl.org/a/wider-euro...rferl.orgUkraine's 2027 EU Dream And What Brussels Wants From MoscowCould Ukraine really join the EU next year? 0123
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Additionally, it urges the release of frozen Russian assets for reconstruction, and calls for democratic reforms in Russia, including free elections, release of political prisoners, media freedom, repeal of restrictive laws, and full cooperation in investigation into the deaths of Navalny & Nemtsov. 1110
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The paper also emphasizes adherence to international law, including accountability for war crimes, return of Ukrainian civilians (including children) and reparations for damages to Ukraine. 190
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026a ban to Russian military deployments in neighboring countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia, and requires the removal of nuclear weapons from Belarus. 180
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The document calls for reciprocal troop reductions and withdrawals, no legal recognition or militarization of occupied Ukrainian territories, an end to Russian disinformation and hybrid attacks in Europe, 190
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 18/02/2026EU’s HR/VP @kajakallas has circulated a paper to EU member states, seen by @RFERL, outlining conditions Russia should meet in U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine. 1197
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Protesters say the plan would force ISU to shut down up to 95–98% of its programs, effectively dismantling the country’s leading public university, which Georgian Dream does not control. Video via Droa 1203
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/02/2026#Tbilisi Now: Students at Ilia State University have blocked Chavchavadze Avenue to protest a Georgian Dream initiative introducing university quotas that would assign certain disciplines to specific institutions while eliminating them at others. 15416
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliCivil.ge @civil.ge · 12/02/2026Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Ahali party, has been released from prison after serving eight months for refusing to appear before the disputed Parliament's commission. Read more: civil.ge/archives/720... 0208
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We are witnessing another legislation designed to expand Georgian Dream’s repression apparatus within an already authoritarian system. Below I examine the scale of state control and repression already imposed on the Georgians, and the risks tied to it. kshoshiashvili.substack.com/p/georgian-d...kshoshiashvili.substack.comGeorgian Dream Seeks Full State ControlUnder Georgian Dream’s new legislation, Georgians with anti-GD sentiments would be barred from receiving any foreign funds, including remittances, or risk imprisonment. 22711
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Iranians were massacred by the Iranian security forces, and Georgian Dream chooses to stand with the Iranian regime. Video via social media. 2226
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The Tbilisi TV tower was lit in the colors of Iran’s flag on February 11 at the request of the Iranian Embassy to mark the “national holiday,” (therefore, the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution), Tbilisi Municipality told Georgian media. 1174
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The current number of protesters who have had their bank accounts frozen is unknown. at least hundreds, if not thousands have been fined since the 2024 November protests in Georgia. 0132
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 05/02/2026By current law, appealing the fines does not stop enforcement. With new repressive legislations, the same action would now lead to mandatory administrative detention instead of a fine. 1121
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Georgia 🇬🇪: Bank accounts frozen over old protest fines People in Georgia report that, starting this morning, their bank accounts were frozen because of 5,000 GEL fines they received last year for blocking roads during protests. Many say they did not know about the fines. 42811
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/01/2026France will also support designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization and calls on Iran to release prisoners, halt executions, lift digital restrictions, and allow a UN human rights investigation. 0144
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/01/2026France’s foreign minister announces that the EU will adopt new sanctions in Brussels tomorrow against Iranian officials responsible for violence and repression against the Iranian people, including travel bans and asset freezes. 1249
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Tracking data shows AIS shutdowns, GPS spoofing, offshore loitering, and cargo blending, including oil from Russian ports and occupied Ukrainian territories. Some shipments later reached European markets via indirect routes. 1146
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Between 2024–2026, iFact researchers identified 19 tankers operating in Batumi, Kulevi, and Poti that [according to the investigation] meet shadow-fleet criteria: aging vessels, opaque ownership, flag-hopping, lack of Western insurance, and ties to sanctioned Russian oil networks. 1186
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 28/01/2026New investigation by iFact suggests that Georgian ports are being used by Russia’s shadow fleet to move sanctioned oil as Russia wages brutal war in Ukraine. ifact.ge/en/the-shado...ifact.geThe Shadow Fleet: How Russian Oil Flows Through Georgian PortsIn response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western nations established an embargo and price ceiling on Russian crude oil. Nearly four years have elapsed since the outbreak of hostilities. During thi... 26836
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 23/01/2026cpj.org/2026/01/repo...cpj.orgReport: Georgia violated journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s right to a fair trial - Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, January 16, 2026—A report released Friday by TrialWatch found that Georgian authorities violated the fair trial rights of jailed journalist and Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli, citin... 0227
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Two Georgian citizens were sentenced today to 4 days of imprisonment for standing on a sidewalk and taking part in #GeorgiaProtests. 12310
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 23/01/2026and was greeted upon his release by family members, friends, and supporters. Video by @publikage.bsky.social 0120
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Another jailed Georgian opposition leader, Giorgi Vashadze, has been released after 7 months of detention. He had been arrested for refusing to appear before a sham temporary parliamentary investigative commission set up by the ruling Georgian Dream party, 13011
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Ukrainian demonstrator: “For us in Ukraine, it deeply matters that the Iranian people win this war against the regime, because their victory would also be, in part, a victory for Ukraine. The same regime is attacking the Ukrainian people by having an alliance with Russia and sending Shahed drones.” 1253
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 15/01/2026…outside the Iranian embassy, denouncing the Islamic regime. They say information from inside Iran indicates that residents are unable to leave their homes, as security forces are firing on civilians in the streets, including children as young as 5 and 15. 1121
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 15/01/2026“Approximately 50,000 Iranians have been killed. The regime demands between $5,000 and $10,000 from families to release the bodies,” Iranians in Georgia 🇬🇪 say. Iranians in Georgia have been protesting for several consecutive days… Video reporting by @radiotavisupleba.ge.web.brid.gy 26129
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Overstated in places, but sobering. www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...codastory.comHow the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda StoryOn the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals a... 0144
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliRapporteur @euractiv.com · 12/01/2026How the world is failing Iran’s uprisingdlvr.itHow the world is failing Iran’s uprisingHistory will not judge this moment by what Iran’s regime did, but by what the free world chose not to do 0159
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 27/12/2025More than a dozen activists have been summoned to court and face up to 15 days’ imprisonment. Today Tbilisi expects large protests traditional to Saturday, including multiple civil groups joining the crowd. Video by MOSE 0291
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Day 395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance. It is now illegal under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian rule to express peaceful protest near the parliament building, even by standing on a sidewalk. 221578
Reposted by Katie ShoshiashviliAlex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 13/12/2025NEW!! Senator Shaheen Condemns 'Unprecedented' Steps to Silence Georgian Citizens The top Senate Democrat on foreign policy warns GD's repressive laws and crackdown on opposition 'align squarely with Moscow’s interests' as democratic future is threatened. www.facebook.com/a.raufoglu/p... 36012
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 12/12/2025It represents a clear signal from the Ivanishvili regime that, in a multipolar system, it has aligned itself with a bloc led by Russia, whose proclaimed neutrality status comes at the expense of security and sovereignty. 0143
