As protestors get arrested for blank papers and satirical posters mocking Georgian PM, crowd celebrates activist's birthday. Emotional scene of grandmother and grandson with a EU flag.
#Tbilisiprotests#Tbilisi#Georgia
The poster I held is of Maro Makashvili, a 19 years old Georgian nurse who was killed in the 1921 Soviet invasion. In her diary, she wrote "Don't be afraid. We will celebrate a glorious victory."
And yes, we will!
#NoToRussianLaw#TbilisiProtests
Tbilisi now 🇬🇪🇺🇦
Georgian citizens respond to PM's speech 🇺🇦 not being able to prevent war & Georgia not joining sanctions on Russia.
📷 @Publika_ge#StandWithUkraine
The network camouflaged itself as entertainment and online shopping platforms and included up to 30 Facebook groups, 30 pages, and 10 personal accounts.
With @EtoBuziashvilimedium.com/dfrlab/georgia…
Recent public outcry about depiction of Stalin on an icon in Sameba cathedral contributed to the resurgence of the myth that he was secretly religious - a well known disinformation with the aim to mobilize Orthodox conservative Georgians.
@SGelava’s investigation reveals alarming trends on Georgian TikTok, where videos often portray Joseph Stalin as a heroic and decisive leader, promoting historical revisionism and myths about his personality. dfrlab.org/2024/03/14/sta…
Main takeaways
- The network targeted citizens with pro-Kremlin & anti-Western conspiracies that the west wants to drag the country intro war.
- This war-dragging narrative emerged after Russian invasion of 🇺🇦 & Georgia's failed attempt to become a EU candidate country.
(1/4): This year, @Meta removed a Georgia-based network, comprised of 117 assets, for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). The government-connected network boosted warnings of supporting Ukraine and the West "dragging" Georgia into war.
dfrlab.org/2023/09/20/ina…