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Guga Chomakhidze

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Researcher | Europe, Eurasia & Caucasus | Seen in @ForeignPolicy.com, @France24.com, @cepa.org and @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Dec 2

Sharing my recent @foreignpolicy.com article, co-authored with the brilliant @michalkranz.bsky.social

Explains the context leading up to the protests, ft exclusive insights from 🇬🇪 military leaders, civil society advocates, opposition figures, and a senior Georgian Dream official.

Hope you enjoy!

How Russia Could Exploit Georgia’s Political Turmoil

A contested election may cement Tbilisi’s drift away from the West.

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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 8d

Please share this list of reliable sources about the protests in Georgia, where the majority of the population fights the brutal oppression by the government of "Russian Dream" - a party that follows the Russian playbook and uses the Russian threat to maintain authoritarian power.

#GeorgiaProtests

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 11d

It’s been hard 24h for Georgians. Grave mistakes were made. Yesterday, Georgia lost a battle against Russian takeover - but the fight for freedom &democracy continues. If there’s one thing yst proved, it’s that resistance hasnt disappeared. They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. 1/12

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21d

Former NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen:

"The most efficient and least expensive way to guarantee the security of #Ukraine would be to grant Ukraine membership in NATO.We should never,ever discuss NATO membership with Putin.It's not his business. It’s a decision to be taken between Ukraine&NATO

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 21d

BEHOLD, people! We have the first-ever GD-supportive gathering in the 11 months of protests!

As you know, it’s crucial for regimes to rally the public for supportive gatherings to project dominance and power. Yet, the Georgian Dream has had none. 1/3

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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · Sep 11

JUST IN: UNM leader Levan Khabeishvili, who was calling for a revolution on October 4, has been arrested.

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · Sep 11

JUST IN: the regime detained Levan Khabeishvili, one of the leaders of UNM and the speaker/organizer of an announced "peaceful revolution" on October 4. 1/

📷 Misha Mshvildadze

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 2

Protest numbers swelled up as crowds began marching towards the regime's Georgian Dream headquarters to stand firm against mass arrests and the Tsulukiani Commission report. (🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge) #GeorgiaProtests #3E

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Sep 2

23 arrests and counting. Protests reignited after the sentencing of political prisoners. Georgian Dream once again seeks to sow fear ahead of the October 7 municipal elections

SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · Sep 2

Since seizing control of the Georgian government last year, the Russian-backed regime in Tbilisi has now standardized all the brutalities that are innate to all Kremlin-backed Kleptocracies.

Today, dozens of critics arrested.

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Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · Sep 1

🇺🇸🇬🇪 Oklahomans! In 2020, Sen Mullin warned that Georgia’s ruling party was tied to Russia, Iran, and hostile actors.

Today, as a US Senator, he is blocking the bipartisan #MEGOBARIAct- thus protecting the very regime he once called a threat.

What happened?

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · Aug 28

Medical bandages, medical alcohol, single-use sanitary masks, etc…

These are the “evidence” of an “attempted foreign-directed violent coup” that the regime says was “funded” by the 7 NGOs whose assets have been frozen.

TV Imedi propaganda material…

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Aug 23

Few callings demand as much courage, resilience and patriotism as journalism in 🇬🇪 Facing relentless political and financial pressure, they continue to confront tyranny and corruption

I invite you to stand with them and support their fundraiser

“Every voice counts. And every silence too.” — Sartre

Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · Aug 22

22 Georgian online media outlets have united in this fight, and you can all support them:

From Abroad: www.gofundme.com/f/help-media...

Campaign: sinatle.media

Donation from Georgia:

TBC Bank: #GE76TB7548536080100013

Bank of Georgia: #GE06BG0000000609779465

Recipient: “ხალხის წყარო”

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Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · Aug 9

🇬🇪Georgia is undergoing a political transformation - but not towards the future we all want.
The extremist ruling party, Georgian Dream, has evolved into a demagogic, anti-Western machine, deploying propaganda and laws that echo the darkest chapters of the 20th century.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · Jul 31

RIA Novosti’s opinion desk regularly publishes the most outrageous shit, but this one still stands out.

meduza.io/en/news/2025...

Russian state media runs op-ed titled ‘No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine’ — Meduza

Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an inflammatory column Wednesday titled There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine by columnist Kirill Strelnikov. The piece argues...

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jul 30

A gripping exposé by @willneal.bsky.social unravels the billion-dollar legal intrigue linking oligarchs, offshore financiers, and sanctioned assets — all playing out in UK courts. A must-read for anyone curious about lawfare, kleptocracy, and shadow geopolitics

will neal @willneal.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨NEW: Latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social with Josimar's Paul Brown, on how an Israeli tycoon, a shady Miami investment group, and a UK firm controlled by enablers of the Georgian regime became embroiled in a £1bn legal spat between powerful Russian business interests. 1/13
👉 shorturl.at/8hHYG

Mystery at the Heart of £1 Billion UK Legal Offensive Against Top Putin Ally

A sanctioned former Kremlin politician was sued for shares in his multi-billion-dollar fertiliser company. But why did a trio of companies with links to Russian interests in football get involved?

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you Andro! 🤝

Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you Andro — much appreciated!

Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

🔹 @tinatin — Analyst at @eurasiagroup
🔹 Natalie Sabanadze — @chathamhouse.org Senior Fellow
🔹 Beka Kobakhidze — Historian, Ilia State University
🔹 Sergi Kapanadze — Director of the Georgian Reformers Association
🔹 David Darchiashvili –Professor at Ilia State University

Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring this story to life — especially my brilliant editor, @eilishhart.bsky.social, and the exceptional experts who offered their insights:

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

In my latest article, I trace her remarkable political journey as a lens through which to explore the deeper story: the trajectory of Georgia’s post-independence politics, the mounting pressure on the opposition, and the hybrid war between Russia and the West for the country’s future.

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Jun 7

Excited to share my latest article published in @meduza.io:

"There are no angels in politics — especially not in Georgia."

At the heart of Georgia’s volatile political crossroads stands a figure as complex as the nation itself — President Salome Zourabichvili.

Georgia’s democratic reckoning As protests continue and the ruling party crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative? — Meduza

On May 26, Georgia celebrated its Independence Day — an occasion that coincided with the 180th consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations. The protests began last fall, after the ruling Georgia...

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · Jun 6

As anti-government protests continue and Georgian Dream crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative Georgia? The Beet’s latest, courtesy of @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social! meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io

Georgia’s democratic reckoning As protests continue and the ruling party crushes dissent, could ex-president Salome Zourabichvili offer a political alternative? — Meduza

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Mar 8

The 100th day of resistance against oligarchy and Kremlin collaboration in Georgia. #3E #GeorgiaProtests #EndOligarchy

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · Mar 7

Shout out to the Georgian people who are, for the 100th day in a row, turning out to oppose a Russian-backed coup. georgiatoday.ge/100th-day-of...

100th day of pro-European protests: Rallies planned in Tbilisi and regions

On March 7, marking the 100th consecutive day of pro-European protests, a series of coordinated rallies are scheduled across Tbilisi

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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · Mar 7

Day 100 of nonstop, nationwide protests in Georgia! 🔥🔥🔥

We demand new, free, and fair elections and the release of those unjustly imprisoned by the regime!
🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests

Stay tuned—please follow 🔽 and repost 🔄:

Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/UvictXj

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Guga Chomakhidze @gugachomakhidze.bsky.social · Feb 27

Grateful to the incredible teams at the Centre for the Study of Democracy and G4Media for making this conference possible.