Anna Gvarishvili
@annagvarish.bsky.social
Journalist and editor, providing news and analysis on the drastic reversal of liberal democratic values in Georgia 🇬🇪 Supporting Ukraine with all my heart and passion 🇺🇦
Happening now in front of Parliament: part of the protesters are marching through the adjacent streets of Rustaveli Avenue. Dozens have been arrested. There is a heavy police presence. Day 357 of non stop #GeorgiaProtests.
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happening now in front of Parliament: part of the protesters are marching through the adjacent streets of Rustaveli Avenue. Dozens have been arrested. There is a heavy police presence. Day 357 of non stop #GeorgiaProtests.
More and more police are being deployed on Rustaveli Avenue and the adjacent streets as protesters were massively arrested at today’s #GeorgiaProtests. It is day 357 of non stop protest.
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
More and more police are being deployed on Rustaveli Avenue and the adjacent streets as protesters were massively arrested at today’s #GeorgiaProtests. It is day 357 of non stop protest.
Mass arrests are taking place tonight in Tbilisi. #GeorgiaProtests
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Mass arrests are taking place tonight in Tbilisi. #GeorgiaProtests
Amid the non-stop #GeorgiaProtests on Rustaveli Avenue, GD has announced that renovation of the street will begin next year.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Amid the non-stop #GeorgiaProtests on Rustaveli Avenue, GD has announced that renovation of the street will begin next year.
Ex-Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for abuse of official authority in a case dating back to 2004. Okruashvili is already in jail for refusing to participate in the so-called parliamentary investigative commission.
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ex-Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for abuse of official authority in a case dating back to 2004. Okruashvili is already in jail for refusing to participate in the so-called parliamentary investigative commission.
Day 356 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests! 🇬🇪🇪🇺🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Day 356 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests! 🇬🇪🇪🇺🇺🇸
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NEW: Over the past week, Georgian Dream regime launched new criminal cases against opposition leaders, opened investigations against ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia, moved to strip the diaspora of voting rights, and kept chasing protesters through Tbilisi’s streets: shorturl.at/TK9H4
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
NEW: Over the past week, Georgian Dream regime launched new criminal cases against opposition leaders, opened investigations against ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia, moved to strip the diaspora of voting rights, and kept chasing protesters through Tbilisi’s streets: shorturl.at/TK9H4
Zaza Shatirishvili, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s spokesperson and his caricature-like version of Alexander Dugin, says JD Vance is a representative of the Deep State and claims this “Deep State” is responsible for the crisis in the EU.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Zaza Shatirishvili, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s spokesperson and his caricature-like version of Alexander Dugin, says JD Vance is a representative of the Deep State and claims this “Deep State” is responsible for the crisis in the EU.
Georgian Dream is banning the purchase of the only non-lethal self-defense tool available, pepper spray. As a woman, pepper spray was the only thing that gave me a sense of security while walking at night.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Georgian Dream is banning the purchase of the only non-lethal self-defense tool available, pepper spray. As a woman, pepper spray was the only thing that gave me a sense of security while walking at night.
GD is abolishing both the Personal Data Protection Service and the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The latter, which was originally meant to oversee corruption risks within state institutions, had recently been turned into the main enforcement body of the Russian-style “agents law.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
GD is abolishing both the Personal Data Protection Service and the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The latter, which was originally meant to oversee corruption risks within state institutions, had recently been turned into the main enforcement body of the Russian-style “agents law.”
Insane: according to GD’s new initiative, Georgian citizens living abroad will be banned from participating in Georgian elections. In the rigged 2024 parliamentary elections, GD lost the vote abroad by a large margin to the opposition.
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Insane: according to GD’s new initiative, Georgian citizens living abroad will be banned from participating in Georgian elections. In the rigged 2024 parliamentary elections, GD lost the vote abroad by a large margin to the opposition.
Democratic forces have announced a major rally for November 28, marking one year since Georgian Dream halted EU accession talks.
“The regime failed at its main goal, stopping the resistance. As long as we keep fighting, keep acting, and refuse to give up, Ivanishvili cannot win.” #GeorgiaProtests
“The regime failed at its main goal, stopping the resistance. As long as we keep fighting, keep acting, and refuse to give up, Ivanishvili cannot win.” #GeorgiaProtests
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Democratic forces have announced a major rally for November 28, marking one year since Georgian Dream halted EU accession talks.
“The regime failed at its main goal, stopping the resistance. As long as we keep fighting, keep acting, and refuse to give up, Ivanishvili cannot win.” #GeorgiaProtests
“The regime failed at its main goal, stopping the resistance. As long as we keep fighting, keep acting, and refuse to give up, Ivanishvili cannot win.” #GeorgiaProtests
Razhden Kuprashvili, head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the official responsible for enforcing repressive Russian-style laws against media and CSOs, has reportedly stepped down.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Razhden Kuprashvili, head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the official responsible for enforcing repressive Russian-style laws against media and CSOs, has reportedly stepped down.
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And what that institution did to her before that does not count?!
Kindly remind you that Mzia was a victim of inhumane behavior - she experienced verbal abuse, was spatted in her face, was not allowed to drink a water, or to use a toilet for hours!
Kindly remind you that Mzia was a victim of inhumane behavior - she experienced verbal abuse, was spatted in her face, was not allowed to drink a water, or to use a toilet for hours!
Member of the GD-led Parliament admits that the charges against journalist Mzia Amaglobeli are in fact politically motivated, and not about the so-called “slap, pain, or redness of the cheek.” 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And what that institution did to her before that does not count?!
Kindly remind you that Mzia was a victim of inhumane behavior - she experienced verbal abuse, was spatted in her face, was not allowed to drink a water, or to use a toilet for hours!
Kindly remind you that Mzia was a victim of inhumane behavior - she experienced verbal abuse, was spatted in her face, was not allowed to drink a water, or to use a toilet for hours!
Member of the GD-led Parliament admits that the charges against journalist Mzia Amaglobeli are in fact politically motivated, and not about the so-called “slap, pain, or redness of the cheek.” 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Member of the GD-led Parliament admits that the charges against journalist Mzia Amaglobeli are in fact politically motivated, and not about the so-called “slap, pain, or redness of the cheek.” 1/2
When even harsh penalties, from mass arbitrary detentions to criminal charges, couldn’t stop Georgians from blocking Rustaveli Avenue night after night, the regime has now decided to physically flood the street with an unprecedented number of police officers. #GeorgiaProtests
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When even harsh penalties, from mass arbitrary detentions to criminal charges, couldn’t stop Georgians from blocking Rustaveli Avenue night after night, the regime has now decided to physically flood the street with an unprecedented number of police officers. #GeorgiaProtests
It’s also a direct message to the European Union and the United States: the regime has openly stated that one of the grounds for these charges is the leaders’ cooperation with Western partners. 1/
Just in: The regime has launched new criminal prosecutions against already detained political leaders. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It’s also a direct message to the European Union and the United States: the regime has openly stated that one of the grounds for these charges is the leaders’ cooperation with Western partners. 1/
Just in: The regime has launched new criminal prosecutions against already detained political leaders. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just in: The regime has launched new criminal prosecutions against already detained political leaders. 1/3
Rusiko Kobakhidze, a mother of nine, teacher, and researcher of Soviet repressions, was arrested today for participating in the #GeorgiaProtests.
📸 Megi Benia
📸 Megi Benia
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Rusiko Kobakhidze, a mother of nine, teacher, and researcher of Soviet repressions, was arrested today for participating in the #GeorgiaProtests.
📸 Megi Benia
📸 Megi Benia
GD’s elite corruption scandals continue: today, police raided the home of former Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and arrested his deputy, Koba Gabunia. Homes of twenty more individuals were also searched. 1/2
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
GD’s elite corruption scandals continue: today, police raided the home of former Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and arrested his deputy, Koba Gabunia. Homes of twenty more individuals were also searched. 1/2
Just in: Georgian Dream is filing a constitutional lawsuit demanding the ban of the following political parties:
-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
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-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
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October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just in: Georgian Dream is filing a constitutional lawsuit demanding the ban of the following political parties:
-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
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-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
1/
Leading 🇬🇪 CSOs have issued a joint statement condemning the law adopted by the GD, which allows the regime to ban political parties and indefinitely bar individuals “associated” with them from participating in elections, holding public office, or engaging in political activity. 1/4
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Leading 🇬🇪 CSOs have issued a joint statement condemning the law adopted by the GD, which allows the regime to ban political parties and indefinitely bar individuals “associated” with them from participating in elections, holding public office, or engaging in political activity. 1/4
Leading 🇬🇪 CSOs have issued a joint statement condemning the law adopted by the GD, which allows the regime to ban political parties and indefinitely bar individuals “associated” with them from participating in elections, holding public office, or engaging in political activity. 1/4
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Leading 🇬🇪 CSOs have issued a joint statement condemning the law adopted by the GD, which allows the regime to ban political parties and indefinitely bar individuals “associated” with them from participating in elections, holding public office, or engaging in political activity. 1/4
Georgian Dream has refused to participate in the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly taking place in Yerevan, citing the participation of the UNM party chairperson and the overall “hostile rhetoric of the European Parliament.”
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Georgian Dream has refused to participate in the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly taking place in Yerevan, citing the participation of the UNM party chairperson and the overall “hostile rhetoric of the European Parliament.”
“We stand together” - 5th President, Salome Zourabichvili, addressed the nation today from Rustaveli Avenue, marking the anniversary of the rigged parliamentary elections.
#GeorgiaProtests day 333
#GeorgiaProtests day 333
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“We stand together” - 5th President, Salome Zourabichvili, addressed the nation today from Rustaveli Avenue, marking the anniversary of the rigged parliamentary elections.
#GeorgiaProtests day 333
#GeorgiaProtests day 333