Luka Pertaia

Journalist. @RTavisupleba in Tbilisi. Former Václav Havel Journalism fellow with @RFERL in Prague. Earlier with @netgazeti and @ocmediaorg

[Mariam Nikuradze @mari_nikuradze]

Ok so update: criminal police summoned me, they called. I asked to be questioned in court in the presence of a judge. That will happen either tomorrow or the day after. Will keep you posted. Have lawyers and everything. Not fleeing the country, not hiding, will continue covering.

[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @RFERL]

As Georgia reels from mass protests after a contested election, both the ruling party and opposition believe that a Trump presidency will further their political goals, @lookiane writes:
https://t.co/OlidT5omgK

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@levan ლევან, სალამი. რადიო თავისუფლებიდან გწერთ. DM-ში ვერ გიკავშირდებით და როგორმე შეგიძლიათ, შეგვეხმიანოთ? მადლობა წინასწარ.

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@HansGutbrod @CivilGe Given that the NBG has not held any FX auctions in Sep., but its international reserves have dropped by $126 mil, I'd guess they have purchased additional $126 mln recently. If this is indeed a right assumption, that makes it $239.4 mil. sold before the elections. 2/2.

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@HansGutbrod @CivilGe These 2 transactions were done by the NBG through the foreign exchange (FX) auctions. For years, they have also practiced buying/selling of currencies through the BMatch platform, - the results of which only appear on the 25th of each month (& the results for Sep. appear in Oct)

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

Following the reporting of my colleagues at @azatutyunradio on his adventures in Armenia and Karabakh, here's a quick round-up of how infamous Pablo Gonzalez, a Russian spy disguised as a Spanish freelance journalist, traversed Georgia since at least 2011 https://t.co/dPrBsctP2X

[Rüstəm İsmayılbəyli 🌹 @ismayilbaylir]

Our friend, Bahruz Samadov (@bahruz_samad) has been sentenced to 4-month pre-trial detention.

He is accused of "treason against the state".

#FreeBahruz

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@iameurmishvili Thanks a lot, Ia!

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@HansGutbrod Thank you, Hans! - You know all of this all too well :))

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

Never in my career did I think I'd write something like this, nor that a prominent political force would embrace conspiracy theories. But here it is: GD's full-scale conspiracy on the ‘Global Party of War.’ In Georgian tho: https://t.co/1eHcfXsUfy

[Tornike Mandaria @Tokmando]

its 2:30am, huge crowed still out on the streets in Tbilisi

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

THIS

[Radio Tavisupleba @RTavisupleba]

❌ რამდენიმე პოლიციელი ერთ დემონსტრანტზე ძალადობს

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

The Georgian Dream has just announced they are going to re-initiate law on `foreign agents', - the one they withdrew last year after tens of thousands of pro-western demonstrators protested against it.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

NEW: A yearlong investigation by @InsiderEng, @60Minutes and @derspiegel has uncovered evidence suggesting that Havana Syndrome may have its origin in the use of directed energy weapons wielded by the Russian GRU’s infamous Unit 29155.  https://t.co/i9tSdg9Ehh

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

@yehaoqin @RTavisupleba Thanks a lot, Marcin!

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

It was a great pleasure to interview @yehaoqin of @_EuropeanValues and a great opportunity to be able to share his ever-insightful takes on the 🇹🇼 election results with @RFERL's 🇬🇪 audience. We also talked on why 🇬🇪 should stay tuned to developments in this part of the world

[Marcin Jerzewski 葉皓勤 @yehaoqin]

🇬🇪🇹🇼 One of the most meaningful interviews I've done - discussing why #Taiwan matters with @RTavisupleba @lookiane's #Georgia-n audience.
Our timely conversation took place as China continues to aggressively expand its footprint in Georgia.
https://t.co/mc692H7HT9

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

Had the pleasure to sit down with @keatingetom from @CFCS_RUSI/@RUSI_org to discuss Georgia's alignment with EU, US, and UK sanctions this week. See the interview in Georgian here: https://t.co/2e2lJyeICY Also thanks to @RISS_org for the opportunity

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

ევროკომისია აპირებს თქვას, რომ საქართველოს უნდა მიენიჭოს კანდიდატის სტატუსი - 9 დათქმით https://t.co/jKPAEZj5Pn

[Rikard Jozwiak @RikardJozwiak]

🇪🇺 COM recommendations as things stands:
🇺🇦open accession talks. adoption of nego framework once 4 conditions met
🇲🇩as above with 3 cond
🇬🇪 candidate status on the understanding that 9 steps are taken
🇧🇦 opening of accession talks "once the necessary degree of compliance achieved

[Luka Pertaia @lookiane]

Oh wow

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

The speaker of the Georgian Parliament, @shpapuashvili, has taken his grievances directly to OC Media’s institutional donors in an apparent bid to influence or punish the outlet for declining to publish an opinion piece he had written. 1/4 https://t.co/mlRyG2bfoD

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

BREAKING: Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili pardoned Nika Gvaramia, the imprisoned  head of opposition TV channel Mtavari, three days after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction.
https://t.co/VRsJzyiROH