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1/ Four German foundations: the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and Heinrich Böll Foundation suspended their operations in Georgia as of October 1, 2026, citing repressive laws adopted by the Georgian Dream government. #TerrorinGeorgia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

3/ Today, October 3, the Penitentiary Service released video footage showing the transfer of Giorgi Davitadze to a “de-escalation cell” on December 21, 2025, as well as his time there.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

‼️ 1/ Prisoner Giorgi Davitadze said that he was “raped by prison guards.” According to him, around 10 guards were present during the incident, and the incident was captured on security cameras.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1/ Berа Ivanishvili’s lawyer, Davit Asatiani, says a lawsuit over alleged defamation will target several media outlets and individuals who have allegedly spread “false and unfounded information” about Ivanishvili.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1/ The UK has imposed sanctions on Marat Kambolov, Alan Gagloev and four Georgian nationals as part of a new package of sanctions against Russia.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1/ A delegation from the Moscow Patriarchate visited the Patriarchate of Georgia. The delegation was received by His Holiness and Beatitude Shio III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1/ Georgian women’s football club Lanchkhuti refused to play its match against Nike Lusso in protest. Before kick-off, Lanchkhuti players refused to shake hands with their opponents.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧵 1/12 Iran’s ambassador to Georgia, Ali Moujani, said that “rethinking such stories may be less about returning to the past and more about getting to know each other better and more deeply today.”

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Coalition for Change” member Gela Khasaia has been released from prison after serving a one-year sentence. A plea agreement reached on May 8, 2026, sentenced Khasaia to four years: one year in prison, followed by three years under a suspended sentence. #TerrorinGeorgia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🔴 On September 27, 1993, when the Russian-separatist forces entered Sokhumi, the mayor of the city, Guram Gabeskiria, was asked to kneel before them. He gave the only correct answer: "Never in my life". He was shot dead a few seconds later.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

September 27 marks 33 years since the fall of Sokhumi, Abkhazia. To commemorate the day, a large rally was held in Tbilisi today, organised by the opposition Federalist Party. #GeorgiaProtests Day 669

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1/ Kordz says his concert in Gori was cancelled after the local municipality threatened the venue with an “angry mob” if it did not cancel his performance. He said the threat came after a week of attacks against him and the venue by pro-government media and MPs.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/ An IT specialist Giorgi Kvitsaridze who obtained footage documenting police violence against citizens in Kobuleti police department has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Georgian Dream punished the person who exposed the alleged crime rather than those who committed it.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#GeorgiaProtests, Day 661 Yesterday, on September 19, another anti-government protest march was held.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“I hope you burn, Putin” - Georgian designer Giorgi Keburia’s message at London Fashion Week.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/ Former head of the State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The verdict was delivered by Judge Nino Tarashvili on September 16.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/ Parliamentary majority leader Irakli Kirtskhalia said Georgian Dream will also ask the Constitutional Court to ban the opposition party For Georgia. He made the statement after a meeting of the parliamentary majority.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1/ Gela Geladze has resigned as head of Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG). Geladze said that, following consultations with the political team, he will continue his work in another government agency.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚨 1/ Georgian prosecutors have charged Giorgi Baramidze, a member of the United National Movement (UNM), under Article 307¹ and Article 318 of the Criminal Code — provisions concerning treason against the homeland and sabotage.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/ The Ministry of Internal Affairs is accusing civil activist Tornike Razmadze of using offensive and abusive language in a public space.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/ This is an MRI scan of Alexi Tirkia’s head following injuries he sustained on December 3, 2024, when riot police violently dispersed a protest. #TerrorinGeorgia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

1/ Former Georgian Prosecutor General Otar Partskhaladze, who was sanctioned by the US in 2023 for cooperating with Russia’s FSB, has reportedly gone to fight against Ukraine and created a military unit called “Georgievskiy” in the Russian army.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1/ According to the organisation Rights Georgia, on September 4, Tbilisi City Court Judge Leila Poladashvili reviewed and granted, without an oral hearing, a motion by the Migration Department of the MIA to deport pardoned Russian activist Denis Kulanin from Georgia.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Irakli Gharibashvili linked his former teammates, Irakli Kobakhidze and Mamuka Mdinaradze, to the suicides of several people in Georgia over the past few years.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Denis Kulanin sent a letter from prison a few months ago, in which he wrote:

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

1/ Prisoner of conscience Denis Kulanin, a Russian national and citizen, will be deported from Georgia to Russia, where he faces serious risks. #TerrorinGeorgia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

1/5 Former political prisoner Saba Jikia joined the ongoing protest outside Tbilisi City Hall today. His return to a protest comes just days after his release from prison.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

⭕ 1/ Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava was found dead in a rented apartment in Tbilisi, according to media reports.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

President Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned those detained during the protests, who had appealed to pardon them: Davit Khomeriki, Saba Jikia (in photos), Daniel Mumladze, Guram Khutashvili, Fridon Bubuteishvili, Tornike Mchedlishvili, Simon Makharadze, and Avtandil Topchishvili.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚨1/ Mamuka Mdinaradze has left politics. He announced his decision at a briefing.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The pro-Ukrainian march in Tbilisi started at the Ukrainian Embassy and ended at the Taras Shevchenko monument, where police forcibly made the protesters fold the large Ukrainian flag, which they were already going to fold themselves. #GeorgiaProtests

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, a march in support of Ukraine was held today. Anatoly Khrustenko, a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy in Tbilisi, delivered a speech before the march.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today the Prosecutor's Office has filed new charges against Irakli Gharibashvili for "accepting a bribe in particularly large amounts". The charge carries a prison sentence of 11 to 15 years. The former PM is already serving a five-year sentence for other corruption crimes.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

1/6 The Georgian Studies Program at Harvard University’s Davis Center, operating since 2022, has been suspended due to funding cuts on the Georgian side. The program had been led for years by American scholar and Kartvelologist Professor Steven Jones.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

1/ Georgia’s jailed former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has published another letter, in which he says the Georgian Dream government is blackmailing him with the threat of arresting his 75-year-old father. Read the thread 👇

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

1/ Georgia’s Interior Ministry says that, over the past 24 hours, 7,880 citizens of various countries entered Georgia through the Lars customs checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border, while 8,406 people left the country through the same checkpoint during the same period.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

1/ The director of Georgian film Tear Gas, which won a prize at the Locarno Film Festival, says the Georgian Film Center asked the festival to remove the film from its screening schedule. He says he was also warned he would be fined if it was publicly screened.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

⚠️ 1/ Former PM of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili writes from prison that “from now on, the responsibility for his and his family’s safety lies with Bidzina Ivanishvili and the government".

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

⭕ Uta Beria’s feature film “Tear Gas” has won the Independent Jury Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. 🎬 The director dedicated the award to prisoner of conscience Mate Devidze. #GeorgiaProtests

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

⭕ “While the State Serves Ivanishvili, Georgians Are Leaving the Country” #GeorgiaProtests Day 626

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Batumi is full of Russian tourists, so a few Georgians marched along the beach, holding Ukrainian, Georgian, and EU flags and banners saying that Russia is an occupier. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the protest Russophobic. 📷 Sopo Gogokhia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

1/ The EU’s 2025 human rights and democracy report describes Georgia as experiencing “significant backsliding”, citing restrictions on fundamental rights, repression of protesters, pressure on civil society and media, and failures to implement OSCE/ODIHR recommendations.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

1/ The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Shelbit Exchange, a multimillion-dollar crypto exchange.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

⭕️ "We remember the heroes! We remember the enemy!" — A march was held to mark the 18th anniversary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia War. #GeorgiaProtests Day 618

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

18 years ago today, on August 7, 2008, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Georgia.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lawyer Marika Arevadzia points out that László Róbert Mézes has made a decision, and he will leave Georgia voluntarily. There will be no court proceedings.

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"László Róbert Mészes is in Georgia without legal grounds and has violated the terms of his stay in the country," the Georgian MIA states. #TerrorinGeorgia

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🚨 The electricity has been turned off again across the entire Georgia. This is the third nationwide outage since July 24. Due to the power outage, internet and mobile services are also unavailable in many areas.

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