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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 18h

Tbilisi City Court handed at least five more demonstrators days-long sentences on Monday, while police have been stopping people near the epicentre of the rallies for ‘identification’ purposes.

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‘Resistance exists only on the roadway’ — protest-related arrests continue in Georgia

On Monday, the court once again handed demonstrators days-long sentences.

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#ContessaLucia superfan/ მე მხედარი, არა მეგობარი შენი. @mkhedari.bsky.social · 13h

"On 19–20 October in Tbilisi, 20 people, including two journalists, were arrested for “blocking a road” and “concealing their identity.” The court sentenced them to administrative detention ranging from six to 14 days."

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Amnesty International: 'Georgian authorities intend to silence protesters through intimidation and punishment'

“A peaceful assembly may temporarily disrupt traffic, but this does not justify its dispersal or the detention of participants.”

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Pieter Jan Smit @pieterjan.bsky.social · 1h

Day 328 Tbilisi Georgia

EEBC @eebc.bsky.social · 12h

Protests continued in Tbilisi for the 328th day in a row.

#GeorgiaProtests

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László Róbert Mézes @laszlorobertmezes.bsky.social · 12h

328th day of the #GeorgiaProtests.

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Pieter Jan Smit @pieterjan.bsky.social · 1h

Day 328 Tbilisi Georgia

Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 17h

Rustaveli Avenue now, after several days of mass arrests, threats, and disappointments.

Georgians are not giving up.

Day 328 of uninterrupted protests.

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Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 14h

Georgian activist Lado Berozashvili was secretly arrested today. He was denied the right to call his lawyer or family. Other activists accidentally found him sitting alone in a courtroom, waiting for the judge, and rushed to help. For now, his hearing has been postponed.

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Pieter Jan Smit @pieterjan.bsky.social · 1h

Dat Brecht die andere 'hoeheetienou' vergat te noemen in 1940, dat begrijp ik wel, het was z'n vriend. Maar dat jij, Michel dat nou vergeet ... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Column | Bertolt Brecht laat zien dat in elke ‘Grote Tijd’ iedereen iedereen bedreigt

Steeds vaker bekruipt me het gevoel dat het hele Westen in een grote Weimar-republiek is veranderd. Politici verketteren elkaar alsof er een binnenlandse oorlog woedt. Hun aanhangers verkondigen hun b...

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Pieter Jan Smit @pieterjan.bsky.social · 2h

Dana Linssen op dreef www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

De verhalen die Martin Scorsese vertelt zijn nog beter dan zijn films

Docuserie: Regisseur Martin Scorsese is een meesterverteller. Niet alleen in zijn films, van ‘Taxi Driver’ tot ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ maar ook over zijn leven. In de documentaireserie ‘Mr. Scors...

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Michael Sauer @eastgermanboom.nafofellas.com · 3h

The far-right AfD appears to use her role in parliaments to get knowledge about strategic infrastructure. The list of questions and themes raise suspicion that they are from a Russian laundry list and the knowledge gained could go to Russia.

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Thüringens Innenminister sieht mögliche Spionage der AfD für Russland

Verkehrsinfrastruktur, Bundeswehr: Die AfD hat im thüringischen Parlament Dutzende Anfragen zu sicherheitsrelevanten Themen gestellt. Es wirke wie eine »Auftragsliste des Kreml«, sagt Innenminister Ge...

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3h

🔥🛢️Small Russian oil refinery in Dagestan with annual capacity 1mln tons of oil was hit by drones today. 1000km from the frontline.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18h

Russian Russneft has supplied the first oil cargo to the newly built Kulevi oil refinery in Georgia, Reuters reported, citing LSEG ship-tracking data⤵️

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 20h

Hungary's oil refinery in Százhalombatta, 27 kilometres from Budapest was on fire tonight.

This refinery processes oil from Russia. According to Hungarian news outlets, the entire facility may temporarily shut down after the fire.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17h

⚡️ Blasts hit Romanian, Hungarian oil refineries tied to Russia.

Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.

Blasts hit Romanian, Hungarian oil refineries tied to Russia, media reports

Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.

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Pieter Jan Smit @pieterjan.bsky.social · 3h

Дружба

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Dénis van Vliet @denisvanvliet.bsky.social · 4h

Bij een grootschalige Russische aanval op de Oekraïense hoofdstad Kyiv zijn zeker twee mensen om het leven gekomen. Nog eens vijf mensen raakten gewond, onder wie een 2-jarig kind. Dat meldt burgemeester Vitali Klytsjko op Telegram. www.unian.ua/war/vnaslido...

Внаслідок удару по Києву загинули двоє людей, серед постраждалих є дитина

Наслідки комбінованої атаки окупантів фіксуються в низці столичних районів.

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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 4h

At least 6 killed, nearly 20 wounded in massive overnight Russian air attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions, per emergency officials.
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Katerina Horbunova @blue-eyed.bsky.social · 4h

The morning that Ukrainians face is a consequence not only of the russian attack but also of the deficit of air defense systems (or 'lack of adequate air defense') in my country. Does the life of my country's residents not deserve the chance to wake up safe in the morning?

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h

Ukrainian drones struck the Dagnotech oil refinery in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, about 1,000 km from the frontline.

📹Exilenova+

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 18h

⚡️ For the first time, Russia reportedly sends oil shipment to Georgia's new refinery.

The Kulevi facility, Georgia's first full-cycle oil refinery, was launched earlier this month as part of efforts to reduce dependency on fuel imports.

For the first time, Russia reportedly sends oil shipment to Georgia's new refinery

The Kulevi facility, Georgia's first full-cycle oil refinery, was launched earlier this month as part of efforts to reduce dependency on fuel imports.

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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 1d

"…These arrests underscore an ever-deepening pattern of repression in Georgia…"

"…The Georgian authorities appear determined to silence peaceful protesters through intimidation and punishment…"
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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia

Georgia: Police round up protesters as new restrictions on public rallies take effect

While states may impose certain restrictions on protests to maintain public order, the new amendments go far beyond what is permissible under international human rights law.

www.amnesty.org

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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 4h

🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 19h

🟥14 Arrested in Past Two Days; One Detainee Sent for Compulsory Treatment at Mental Health and Drug Prevention Center - MIA reports

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#GeorgiaProtests
#RepressionInGeorgia

14 Arrested in Past Two Days - One Detainee Sent for Compulsory Treatment at Mental Health and Drug Prevention Center - Batumelebi

Georgia Protests • Repression In Georgia •

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 19h

According to the MIA, 14 more people have been arrested over the past two days for participating in the #GeorgiaProtests. One person has been placed in a psychiatric and addiction treatment center for mandatory treatment.

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Tata Chemia @tatach.bsky.social · 19h

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For my French friends - what's going on in Georgia, the interview with the fifth president Salome Zourabichvili

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En Géorgie, « le renforcement de la répression est un signe de la faiblesse interne du régime »

Dans un entretien au « Monde », l’ex-présidente pro-européenne, Salomé Zourabichvili, considère que le pouvoir autoritaire géorgien « s’effrite », mais que le combat est « très difficile ».

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 19h

Not a single journalist has been arrested," - GD PM Kobakhidze.

"They aren't women, they are some different breed" - again Kobakhidze when GD thugs beat a mother of 9 and other girls.

Revisionism and dehumanization in action.

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