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Dispatch

How Georgia’s pro-EU movement built its own intelligence network

A month ago, Giorgi Bregvadze was teaching English to Tbilisi schoolchildren. Now he tracks police movements through encrypted apps, helping protect thousands of pro-EU protesters from state violence.

byThéo Prouvost

ukraine condemns violent crackdown peaceful protests tbilisi riot police use water cannons clear road protesters including some pointing lasers 28 2024 ukraine’s ministry foreign affairs (mfa) issued strong condemnation 29

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Ukraine condemns violent crackdown on peaceful protests in Tbilisi

Ukraine’s MFA urged Georgia to respect its citizens’ European aspirations, resume reforms, and condemned halting EU talks amid democratic backsliding and Moscow’s influence.

byYuri Zoria

georgian authorities remove opposition protest camp amid election result disputes police cracking down protesters tbilisi georgia early morning 19 november 2024

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Georgian authorities remove opposition protest camp amid election result disputes

Two weeks after the parliamentary elections, the Georgian opposition camped out demanding a rerun of the vote won by pro-Russian Georgian Dream.

byYuri Zoria

Azovstal free protests Seattle USA dispora

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Ukrainian diaspora in the US rally to voice support for Azovstal defenders

Seattle activists, wielding a cardboard cage, rallied to spotlight the 1,900 Ukrainian soldiers languishing in Russian captivity since the Mariupol siege.

byDavid Kirichenko

Georgia protests EU Russia foreign agents

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Mass protests against Russian-style bill resume in Georgia as deputy minister resigns

Thousands continue taking to the streets in Tbilisi to protest against a law seen as undermining Georgia's Euro-Atlantic prospects

byAlya Shandra

ft eu freeze georgias accession bid enacts russianstyle foreign agents bill rally georgia front parliaments building 15 may 2024 protesting kiur kaasikdelfi georgiaprotestsmaidan

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FT: EU to freeze Georgia’s accession bid if it enacts Russian-style “foreign agents” bill

EU officials warn that Georgia's accession efforts could be halted if it adopts a "foreign agents" law similar to Russia's, despite ongoing protests and the potential for reversing the decision, FT's EU sources say.

byYuri Zoria

Georgia protests Russian foreign agent law

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International

From Rose Revolution to “Russian Dream”: Georgia at breaking point with pivotal pro-EU protests

Two decades after the Rose Revolution set Georgia on a pro-Western path, the country reaches a critical juncture as tens of thousands defend their European aspirations against the government's Russia-inspired "foreign agents"

byAka Zarkua

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Korean activists demand to drop Putin-linked Spivakov from music festival

No theater in the world should allow supporters of the Russian dictator and his aggressive policies to appear on stage, they say

byAlya Shandra

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Opinion

Why I protest for Ukraine in Milan every single day

"I feel it’s my responsibility as an Italian and European citizen to do anything in my power to support Ukraine and help them achieve the true peace they deserve."

byFrancesco Decio

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Polish border protesters vandalize Ukrainian trucks, spilling grain

At the Dorohusk border crossing with Ukraine, Polish protesters damaged three Ukrainian trucks.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Polish farmers resume blocking Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint after holiday halt

The Polish protesters announced on 24 December, 2023 that they would halt the border blockade at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint for the holidays and resume it on 2-3 January 2024 if they did not "receive a written statement from the Prime Minister that their demands would be met."

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine

The Russian trace in the Polish trucker border blockade

The organizers of the Polish trucker strike at the Ukrainian border have close ties to Russia. They supported Russia's occupation of Crimea, and some voted against condemning Russian war crimes.

byMaria Tril

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UK intel: Russian soldiers’ wives stage first public protest in Moscow for frontline rotation

For the first time, Russian soldiers' wives publicly rallied in Moscow, demanding a policy change for the rotation of troops from Ukraine's prolonged frontline deployment, as per British intelligence.

byYuri Zoria

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Slovak carriers threaten to join Poland in blocking Ukrainian border on their side

The Slovak carriers union sent a letter to the Slovak Ministry of Transport to discuss the "same issue that Polish carriers have."

byMaria Tril

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International

Border blockade by Polish drivers “damaging for all,” Ukrainians say

Queues with waiting times over 150 hours formed due to blockades by Polish carriers won't solve issues between two major markets. "It’s a question of arrangements between Ukraine and the EU," head of the Polish Department at Central Europe's Institute, Jakub Olchowski, said.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Polish carriers threaten to close all Ukraine border crossings

Polish truckers plan a 2-month strike due to "increased competition from Ukrainian hauliers" after Ukraine lifted permit requirements in 2022. Ukraine has already initiated a meeting with Poland and the European Commission.

byMaria Tril

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Ukrainians rally in multiple cities, demand increased funding for Armed Forces

In Cherkasy, Odesa, and Dnipro, citizens gathered to express their frustration over recent funding for sports and advocated for more substantial support for the military.

byOrysia Hrudka

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First major protest under martial law in Ukraine seeks more Odesa funding for military

For the first time during martial law, a massive protest happened in Ukraine in the southern port city of Odesa. Up to 1,000 locals demanded to redirect the local budget money from road construction to the army.

byBohdan Ben