Shame. During Russia's war against Georgia I was Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for assistance to Georgia to help Georgians to face this outrageous aggresion. During this difficult period and since then I am every day fighting against Russian aggression in the whole region.
Bidzina #Ivanishvili's rapper son #Bera allegedly tasking State Protection Service Head #Chubinidze to punish and humiliate youngsters for Facebook posts which he found insulting. Current Prime Minister Irakli #Gharibashvili appears to be encouraging such actions
#GeorgiaCrisis
Whats happening in Georgia is the Definition of the State Capture and nothing more. We thought we were building democracy, but suddenly we got a monarchy. #GeorgiaCrisis
About half of the Georgian people voted for the group you say you are in no mood to talk to. You have the power, and there’s still time to step back from the brink. #GeorgiaCrisis
I am troubled by the wrongful detention of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia. Georgia’s leaders should heed international calls to deescalate their harmful rhetoric and pursue an end to this destabilizing political crisis. Democratic institutions must prevail.
Not Belarus or Russia, this is HAPPENING in GEORGIA TODAY.
Peaceful activists are being arrested & fined for exercising civil liberties that discomfort @GeorgianDream41. Dozens rallied in TBS after t/ arrest of opposition leader, dragging 🇬🇪 into authoritarianism. #GeorgiaCrisis
Georgian opposition leader has been arrested on live television. Russian-influenced forces are now choking democracy in Georgia just as in Belarus and Russia itself. https://t.co/EwDYCGS2uP
Estonia strongly condemns the violent storming of the opposition party office & escalation of the political situation in #Tbilisi GE🇬🇪I call on the Govt and the opposition to exercise restraint & return to political dialogue. It´s critical to make right decisions for the future!
#GeorgiaCrisis THREAD: To Georgia’s friends and allies, for whom the country is more than khachapuri and wine:
Today as never before #Georgia needs your support and help. Freedom of Georgians is at stake.
A huge step backwards for Georgia. The only people benefitting from this are in the Kremlin and Mr Bidzina and his closest circle of enablers. Nothing good in this for Georgians, especially young people. I hope President Biden will come out strong on this. Kremlin is watching.
Today, as never before, 🇬🇪 needs the support of our Western partners. If the situation escalates further, the country may lose all the achievements gained during its independence.
#Georgia v tense situation outside UNM offices, special forces are climbing fire ladder to get to opposition leader Nika Melia who has spent the last 7! Days in his party offices seeking shelter from arrest.