Tbilisi | Federico Baccini | 20 December 2024

Physical attacks, insults, obstacles at work, damage to equipment, arrests. In Georgia journalists have become a target of police violence during the street protests, while state broadcasters are accused of disinformation

Georgia, protests continue

Anti-government protests continue unabated in the Georgian capital. They were sparked, after October's controversial elections, by statements by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, according to whom the government intended to suspend EU accession negotiations. Although the numbers of the demonstrations are controversial, participation is transversal: from left to right, from intellectuals to workers. Photos and texts by Onnik James Krikorian

Georgia, back to the streets

After the controversial elections held in October, thousands have taken to the streets against the government turning away from the European Union and moving closer to Russia. But the demonstrations continue: on 29 November, especially in Tbilisi, new ones broke out. Photo and text by Onnik James Krikorian

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