I feel so vulnerable fighting for my mom’s life, far from home, while she needs urgent cancer care.

My anger is absolute. #Georgia's system failed her, forcing us to seek treatment abroad. No citizen should be forced to beg abroad for their survival. 😣

I first wanted to call my podcast The Loud East and focus on Eastern Europe. But the state of human rights is alarming everywhere, so I decided to share stories from around the world. That’s why I changed the name to Ctrl + Release.
Releasing control to make space for real, human stories. 😊

My therapist (doggo) is in another country. 💔 Being away from her?? cruel and unusual punishment. 🥹

🇬🇪🏳️‍🌈 Tomorrow is IDAHOBIT. In Georgia (country) , #LGBTQ+ people face violence, forced marriages, and homelessness. Trans women like Kessaria Abramidze are killed, gay men face forced marriages, and the gov’t fuels hate with anti-human rights laws. We demand dignity, safety, and justice. #IDAHOBIT

This is how brutally 🇬🇪 Georgian police in Tbilisi treat 🇪🇺 pro-EU protesters. No one is held accountable. Yet a woman was sentenced to years in prison just for slapping a police officer. #GeorgiaProtests #Tbilisi #Georgia #EU #Europe

That battered red sofa? It lived through café debates, phone calls with editors, and maybe one too many Turkish coffee. ☕

Throwback to a rooftop perch in #İzmir, #Türkiye

#FreelanceJournalist #TBT #Turkey