This 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.
Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...
Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat
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Russian 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.
Moscow 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.
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Not 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/4aHu6D8
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Three people are dead and 14 others were injured following a mass shooting at Buford's on West 6th Street early Sunday, officials said.
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According to the Iranian media, three massive explosions have been heard in the downtown Tehran. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: Israel Says It has Launched an Attack on Iran
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BREAKING: 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.
Yet 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
8 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.
Tonight, Iranians in Tbilisi continue to protest against the regime, standing in solidarity with their fellow Iranians back home. Photos by MOSE
EU’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.
#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.
Nika 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...
We 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...
Georgian Dream Seeks Full State Control
Under Georgian Dream’s new legislation, Georgians with anti-GD sentiments would be barred from receiving any foreign funds, including remittances, or risk imprisonment.
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The 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.
Georgia 🇬🇪: 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.
France’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.
New 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...
The Shadow Fleet: How Russian Oil Flows Through Georgian Ports
In 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...
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Two Georgian citizens were sentenced today to 4 days of imprisonment for standing on a sidewalk and taking part in #GeorgiaProtests.
Another 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,
“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
Overstated in places, but sobering. www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
How the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda Story
On 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...
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Day 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.
NEW!! 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...
Today Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili's handyman and Georgian Dream's self-proclaimed PM Irakli Kobakhidze posed with Vladimir Putin at the International Forum Peace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Georgian diplomacy and foreign policy continue to reach new lows, but today’s appearance goes even further.
“Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
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A protester was kidnapped by police from a seat in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. Day 361 of #GeorgiaProtests Video via @publikage.bsky.social
🇬🇪 Daily arrests of peaceful protesters, in an effort to crush almost a year of resistance in Georgia: On the 360th straight day of protests, police arrested 8 protesters (and reportedly 1 journalist) without explanation. Among arrested are a teacher, activist, several students, and artists.