In yet another campaign against critical persons, Droa & Girchi•More Freedom party office was also vandalized once again. But hey the regime says it’s only about transparency like in Europe and the US so this should be just a normal day for opposition parties in the West, right?

'As for the parallel between the Maidan and the ongoing processes in Georgia - I want to tell everyone that no one will see Maidan in Georgia. Let us remind you what the Maidan results were for Ukraine. Back then, in reality, the government of Ukraine was appointed from outside,

From OSCE/ODIHR's analysis of #Georgia 's Russian-style foreign agent law:

'contains serious deficiencies that renders it incompatible with international human rights standards and OSCE human dimension commitments and should be rescinded.'

Seems clear. osce.org/files/f/docume…

“In the Georgian language, ‘megobari’ means ‘friend,’ and this bill reflects the powerful friendship and partnership between the United States and the Georgian people,” Joe Wilson says in support of the #MEGOBARI Act. Read more: csce.gov/press-releases…

BREAKING: Biden admin gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with U.S. weapons, two sources confirm

#StandWithUkraine

.Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 to BBC Newshour: 'We are not planning on living with it [the Foreign Agents law, AKA the Russian law].' 🇬🇪🇪🇺
More at bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…,
26:30 to 30:00.

JUST IN: President Salome Zourabichvili, having a walk at Turtle Lake with her grandchild and dog, was confronted by men with batons and sticks, journalist Nino Sturua, a witness, states.
GD deploys titushky even against the President!
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I fully support ambassador Peter Fischer! He just told the facts…

🇬🇪 CSOs will submit the Russian law to the Constitutional Court (GD-captured) as the law contradicts its Article 78 - all authorities being obliged to pursue the EU&NATO path. If the Court delays the case or fails the constitution, it will be sent to ECHR.
radiotavisupleba.ge/amp/32972082.h…

Prime Minister thus essentially sanctions violence against opponents.

Press Release Of ICC-Georgia regarding the Offshore Law and its dangers for Georgia.

May 30, 2024
Tbilisi, Georgia

The Dangers for Georgia of the Newly Adopted Offshore Law
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The adoption of the 'Offshore Law' by the Georgian Parliament represents a precarious shift in

there is a pattern of the Georgian Dream leadership going after ambassadors (and trying to damage their careers) if they don't *totally* submit to the Otsneba line.

It's important this is thoroughly understood in all capitals also.

Georgian NGOs pledge not to obey the Russian law! The Russian regime will have a very hard time implementing it. 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Besarion Alavidze, former Supreme Court judge, says he was threatened with having his brain “smashed” if he did not rule in the Rustavi 2 case as Bidzina Ivanishvili and #GeorgianDream government wanted.
civil.ge/archives/610147

Chinese influence is increasing in Georgia. Today, the Anaklia Deep Sea Port partners were announced to be a Chinese-Singaporean company. Yesterday, as the Russian law was being adopted, a visa waiver to China was announced.
The story of the Anaklia port: rferl.org/amp/georgia-an…

NEW!!! The United States is concerned by Georgia’s tax code legislation, a State Department spokesperson tells me.

1/2

This would have been a parody if not true:

Georgian PM says the foreign agent bill has increased the chances for Georgia to open the EU accession talks - despite thousands of warnings of the opposite.

GD is an Orwelian post-truth government selling lies.
interpressnews.ge/en/article/131…

Only 22% of Georgians support the law. And only the Kremlin supports it. Gregory Karasin just praised the “character” and “maturity” of the Parliament of Georgia.
Had some accident with the previous post and it was deleted, apologies to those who shared.
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Disappointed but not surprised by Georgia Dream’s decision to override the President’s veto on the foreign agent’s law.

My Georgian People’s Act would ensure accountability for those endangering democracy in Georgia and ignoring the overwhelming wishes of the Georgian people.

In response to the Georgian parliament’s override of a presidential veto against the Russian-style foreign agent law, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Joe Wilson and Ranking Member Steve Cohen issued the following statement: