Paul Mazet
@paulmazet.bsky.social
Independent journalist |📍Berlin and beyond --- https://linktr.ee/paulmazet
From France, beautiful Lot 🌿
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Paul Mazet
@paulmazet.bsky.social
· Mar 31
The Stray European | Paul Mazet | Substack
Field reports and human stories from a European continent in turmoil. Click to read The Stray European, by Paul Mazet, a Substack publication.
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My latest for Lazo Magazine about a village in southwestern France, “that won’t miss tea time”.
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The French Countryside Town That Won’t Miss Teatime - Lazo Magazine
This tiny town in southern France has transformed into a microcosm of Britain, earning it the moniker of "France's most British town."
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September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
My latest for Lazo Magazine about a village in southwestern France, “that won’t miss tea time”.
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Russian colonialism. A long 🧵
Some didn´t get the memo but Russia was - and is - a colonial power.
Let´s take a tour around this marvelous empire:
(I merged two threads here. That´s why the Balts are more thoroughly pictured)
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Some didn´t get the memo but Russia was - and is - a colonial power.
Let´s take a tour around this marvelous empire:
(I merged two threads here. That´s why the Balts are more thoroughly pictured)
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August 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Russian colonialism. A long 🧵
Some didn´t get the memo but Russia was - and is - a colonial power.
Let´s take a tour around this marvelous empire:
(I merged two threads here. That´s why the Balts are more thoroughly pictured)
1/x
Some didn´t get the memo but Russia was - and is - a colonial power.
Let´s take a tour around this marvelous empire:
(I merged two threads here. That´s why the Balts are more thoroughly pictured)
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⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza ⬇️
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza ⬇️
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Trois mois que je suis rentré de reportage durant lequel j'ai engagé la totalité des frais. Dites vous que plusieurs médias n'ont pas encore payé "par erreur" les reportages qu'ils ont pourtant publié dès réception. Au total : un smic en attente et toujours le même loyer à payer.
July 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trois mois que je suis rentré de reportage durant lequel j'ai engagé la totalité des frais. Dites vous que plusieurs médias n'ont pas encore payé "par erreur" les reportages qu'ils ont pourtant publié dès réception. Au total : un smic en attente et toujours le même loyer à payer.
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3 civilians, including a child, murdered and 10+ injured by #Russia ballistic missile fired on suburb of #Sumy on Tuesday
4 residents killed and 10 injured in #Donetsk region
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes
4 residents killed and 10 injured in #Donetsk region
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes
#UkraineWar, Day 1,168: #Russia Kills 2, Injures 8 in #Kyiv; Murders Child near #Sumy
#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes
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#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes
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Ukraine War, Day 1,168: Russia Kills 2, Injures 8 in Kyiv; Murders Child near Sumy - EA WorldView
2+ civilians killed and 8 injured, including 4 children, in Kyiv & child slain in Sumy by latest Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
3 civilians, including a child, murdered and 10+ injured by #Russia ballistic missile fired on suburb of #Sumy on Tuesday
4 residents killed and 10 injured in #Donetsk region
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes
4 residents killed and 10 injured in #Donetsk region
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes
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I am happy to announce that I am launching a #Substack page.
Subscribe to #TheStrayEuropean for #free with your email to receive the future posts:
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The Stray European | Paul Mazet | Substack
Field reports and human stories from a European continent in turmoil. Click to read The Stray European, by Paul Mazet, a Substack publication.
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March 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am happy to announce that I am launching a #Substack page.
Subscribe to #TheStrayEuropean for #free with your email to receive the future posts:
open.substack.com/pub/thestray...
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First post in The Stray European: About how #Georgian protesters fight #propaganda and #polarisation in their country, notably with a daily protest at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi unfolding for more than 120 days.
#GeorgiaProtests
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#GeorgiaProtests
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The Georgian Struggle for Airtime
Georgia’s protesters seek “space for debate” as part of a wider pro-European and anti-authoritarianism movement
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April 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
First post in The Stray European: About how #Georgian protesters fight #propaganda and #polarisation in their country, notably with a daily protest at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi unfolding for more than 120 days.
#GeorgiaProtests
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#GeorgiaProtests
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I am happy to announce that I am launching a #Substack page.
Subscribe to #TheStrayEuropean for #free with your email to receive the future posts:
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The Stray European | Paul Mazet | Substack
Field reports and human stories from a European continent in turmoil. Click to read The Stray European, by Paul Mazet, a Substack publication.
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am happy to announce that I am launching a #Substack page.
Subscribe to #TheStrayEuropean for #free with your email to receive the future posts:
open.substack.com/pub/thestray...
Subscribe to #TheStrayEuropean for #free with your email to receive the future posts:
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At Berlin’s demonstration marking 3 years of Russia’s full-scale #invasion (24.02.25), #Ukrainian refugees already described feeling caught between Russian #imperialism and an emerging money-oriented one coming from behind (the US).
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
NEW: We obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/896d...
www.ft.com/content/896d...
US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
www.ft.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At Berlin’s demonstration marking 3 years of Russia’s full-scale #invasion (24.02.25), #Ukrainian refugees already described feeling caught between Russian #imperialism and an emerging money-oriented one coming from behind (the US).
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
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This is a slap in the face of all the brilliant Georgian photographers who have been and still are working under really difficult conditions - their work is so much better and deeper than what is awarded here. @worldpressphoto.bsky.social ... you have to do better!
Outcry, especially among photojournalists in #Georgia, as #WPPh2025 Contest granted an award to a journalist of the #TASS agency, Kremlin-owned #propaganda mouthpiece, for his reporting on #GeorgiaProtests, the very movement fighting against the authoritarian fall in the Russian influence sphere.
Congratulations to the #WPPh2025 Contest winners, selected by an independent jury from over 59,000 entries, submitted by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries
Learn more about the awarded stories and why the jury selected them: www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/co...
Learn more about the awarded stories and why the jury selected them: www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/co...
March 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is a slap in the face of all the brilliant Georgian photographers who have been and still are working under really difficult conditions - their work is so much better and deeper than what is awarded here. @worldpressphoto.bsky.social ... you have to do better!
Outcry, especially among photojournalists in #Georgia, as #WPPh2025 Contest granted an award to a journalist of the #TASS agency, Kremlin-owned #propaganda mouthpiece, for his reporting on #GeorgiaProtests, the very movement fighting against the authoritarian fall in the Russian influence sphere.
Congratulations to the #WPPh2025 Contest winners, selected by an independent jury from over 59,000 entries, submitted by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries
Learn more about the awarded stories and why the jury selected them: www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/co...
Learn more about the awarded stories and why the jury selected them: www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/co...
March 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Outcry, especially among photojournalists in #Georgia, as #WPPh2025 Contest granted an award to a journalist of the #TASS agency, Kremlin-owned #propaganda mouthpiece, for his reporting on #GeorgiaProtests, the very movement fighting against the authoritarian fall in the Russian influence sphere.
120 days in, Georgians are still protesting every single day, across several cities in the country, despite the Georgian Dream party’s latest wave of repression, attacking the protesters’ wallets to exert economic pressure. 1/2
Rustaveli avenue is blocked for the 120th day.
For the past 4 months, we have been demanding free and fair elections and the release of political prisoners.
The GD regime needs to collapse. But we need help from Western allies. #GeorgiaProtests
For the past 4 months, we have been demanding free and fair elections and the release of political prisoners.
The GD regime needs to collapse. But we need help from Western allies. #GeorgiaProtests
March 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
120 days in, Georgians are still protesting every single day, across several cities in the country, despite the Georgian Dream party’s latest wave of repression, attacking the protesters’ wallets to exert economic pressure. 1/2
At Berlin’s demonstration marking 3 years of Russia’s full-scale #invasion (24.02.25), #Ukrainian refugees already described feeling caught between Russian #imperialism and an emerging money-oriented one coming from behind (the US).
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
NEW: We obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/896d...
www.ft.com/content/896d...
US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
www.ft.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At Berlin’s demonstration marking 3 years of Russia’s full-scale #invasion (24.02.25), #Ukrainian refugees already described feeling caught between Russian #imperialism and an emerging money-oriented one coming from behind (the US).
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
« Everyone just one something from us », said Sasha from #Kyiv.
International journalists and activists denied from entering Georgia: limpid signs of an ever-growing authoritarianism of the pro-Russian government.
Does the ruling Georgian Dream party want to go behind closed doors as it heads towards dictatorial ruling?
www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/%E1%83%94%...
Does the ruling Georgian Dream party want to go behind closed doors as it heads towards dictatorial ruling?
www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/%E1%83%94%...
"არსებობს შავი სიები" - როგორ აბრუნებენ ევროპელ ჟურნალისტებს საზღვრიდან
20 მარტს საქართველოში არ შემოუშვეს ლიეტუველი უფლებადამცველი, ქალთა უფლებებზე მომუშავე შვედური ორგანიზაციის, Kvinna till Kvinna-ს („ქალები ქალებისათვის“) სამხრეთ კავკასიის ოფისის ხელმძღვანელი რეგინა ეგ...
www.radiotavisupleba.ge
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
International journalists and activists denied from entering Georgia: limpid signs of an ever-growing authoritarianism of the pro-Russian government.
Does the ruling Georgian Dream party want to go behind closed doors as it heads towards dictatorial ruling?
www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/%E1%83%94%...
Does the ruling Georgian Dream party want to go behind closed doors as it heads towards dictatorial ruling?
www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/%E1%83%94%...
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With a struggle for airtime at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi, #Georgians underline that the fight against #authoritarianism starts with the one against #propaganda.
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
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Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
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The Struggle for Airtime: Georgia's Protesters Seek "Space for Debate" - EA WorldView
Protesters outside Georgian Public Broadcasting, January 29, 2025 (Paul Mazet) EA on TVP World: The Democracy Protests in Georgia EuroFile Special: Fighting for Rights, Fighting for Georgia — The Stor...
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March 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
With a struggle for airtime at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi, #Georgians underline that the fight against #authoritarianism starts with the one against #propaganda.
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
With a struggle for airtime at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi, #Georgians underline that the fight against #authoritarianism starts with the one against #propaganda.
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
The Struggle for Airtime: Georgia's Protesters Seek "Space for Debate" - EA WorldView
Protesters outside Georgian Public Broadcasting, January 29, 2025 (Paul Mazet) EA on TVP World: The Democracy Protests in Georgia EuroFile Special: Fighting for Rights, Fighting for Georgia — The Stor...
eaworldview.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
With a struggle for airtime at the Georgian Public Broadcaster in #Tbilisi, #Georgians underline that the fight against #authoritarianism starts with the one against #propaganda.
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
Latest article for EA WorldView, edited by @scottlucas.bsky.social
eaworldview.com/2025/03/geor...
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For Lazo Magazine, @paulmazet.bsky.social writes about the Georgian activists making their voices heard across European capitals.
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In Berlin and Brussels, Georgians Fight for Their European Future
In the center of the German capital, the 18th-century landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, is more than just a tourist attraction. Standing amid German government institutions, it’s also a popular spot for...
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January 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
For Lazo Magazine, @paulmazet.bsky.social writes about the Georgian activists making their voices heard across European capitals.
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
"People never updated [their view of Georgia]", explains an activist in Berlin.
My latest article for Lazo Magazine:
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
My latest article for Lazo Magazine:
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
In Berlin and Brussels, Georgians Fight for Their European Future
In the center of the German capital, the 18th-century landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, is more than just a tourist attraction. Standing amid German government institutions, it’s also a popular spot for...
lazomagazine.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"People never updated [their view of Georgia]", explains an activist in Berlin.
My latest article for Lazo Magazine:
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
My latest article for Lazo Magazine:
lazomagazine.com/in-berlin-an...
From its beginning, the current wave of protests in #Georgia triggered on November 28, 2024, spread beyond #Tbilisi, the capital city.
Despite the current domination of reports from Tbilisi, one should not overlook that the protests are **still** every day « #nationwide »! 1/10
Despite the current domination of reports from Tbilisi, one should not overlook that the protests are **still** every day « #nationwide »! 1/10
January 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
From its beginning, the current wave of protests in #Georgia triggered on November 28, 2024, spread beyond #Tbilisi, the capital city.
Despite the current domination of reports from Tbilisi, one should not overlook that the protests are **still** every day « #nationwide »! 1/10
Despite the current domination of reports from Tbilisi, one should not overlook that the protests are **still** every day « #nationwide »! 1/10
On January 16, 2024, I asked protesters how there were feeling after 50 consecutive days of protests! (For GenZette)
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January 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
On January 16, 2024, I asked protesters how there were feeling after 50 consecutive days of protests! (For GenZette)
www.instagram.com/reel/DFDE3q1...
www.instagram.com/reel/DFDE3q1...
[THREAD] On January 16, #Georgians protested in several cities for the 50th consecutive day (starting on November 28, 2024).
On the ground, it was a perfect occasion to question how people felt after such a long run. 1/9
On the ground, it was a perfect occasion to question how people felt after such a long run. 1/9
January 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
[THREAD] On January 16, #Georgians protested in several cities for the 50th consecutive day (starting on November 28, 2024).
On the ground, it was a perfect occasion to question how people felt after such a long run. 1/9
On the ground, it was a perfect occasion to question how people felt after such a long run. 1/9
Since last Monday, I am in Georgia to report on the situation and, notably, the popular uprising that unfolded and persisted daily since November 28, 2024.
Reports and thoughts to follow !
Reports and thoughts to follow !
January 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Since last Monday, I am in Georgia to report on the situation and, notably, the popular uprising that unfolded and persisted daily since November 28, 2024.
Reports and thoughts to follow !
Reports and thoughts to follow !
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Son revirement sur le fact-checking avait un objectif commercial. Faire allégeance à Trump pour ensuite lui demander d’intervenir et empêcher l’UE de réguler (alors que les big tech ont déjà diminué les ambitions de départ européennes par leur lobbying). C’était ça le plan. Tout pour le business
🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. government under incoming President Donald Trump should intervene to stop the EU from fining American tech companies for breaching antitrust rules and other violations, Meta chief exec Mark Zuckerberg said late Friday.
Full story: trib.al/IWW9g57
Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies
Comparing the bloc’s antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.
trib.al
January 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Son revirement sur le fact-checking avait un objectif commercial. Faire allégeance à Trump pour ensuite lui demander d’intervenir et empêcher l’UE de réguler (alors que les big tech ont déjà diminué les ambitions de départ européennes par leur lobbying). C’était ça le plan. Tout pour le business
[FOLLOW-UP] In between lies and revisionism, the Musk-Weidel discussion tackled the topic of the Tesla mega-factory in Grünheide.
Yet not as one would expect. 1/10
www.t-online.de/region/berli...
Yet not as one would expect. 1/10
www.t-online.de/region/berli...
January 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
[FOLLOW-UP] In between lies and revisionism, the Musk-Weidel discussion tackled the topic of the Tesla mega-factory in Grünheide.
Yet not as one would expect. 1/10
www.t-online.de/region/berli...
Yet not as one would expect. 1/10
www.t-online.de/region/berli...
[THREAD] Tonight, Musk will discuss with Alice Weidel, head of AfD, Germany’s far-right party.
An important point to scrutinize (if discussed..) is Tesla’s mega-factory in Grüneheide, East of Berlin.
AfD has always opposed Musk’s industrial complex there and its current extension plan.
An important point to scrutinize (if discussed..) is Tesla’s mega-factory in Grüneheide, East of Berlin.
AfD has always opposed Musk’s industrial complex there and its current extension plan.
January 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
[THREAD] Tonight, Musk will discuss with Alice Weidel, head of AfD, Germany’s far-right party.
An important point to scrutinize (if discussed..) is Tesla’s mega-factory in Grüneheide, East of Berlin.
AfD has always opposed Musk’s industrial complex there and its current extension plan.
An important point to scrutinize (if discussed..) is Tesla’s mega-factory in Grüneheide, East of Berlin.
AfD has always opposed Musk’s industrial complex there and its current extension plan.