How Do Georgia’s Mass Protests End?

Georgia has been in a never-ending political crisis since early 2023 with protests and demonstrations, culminating in a rigged parliamentary election in October. But - how do these protests end?

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Georgian Elections

Ongoing Protests

Past Protests

EU Response

How does it end?

00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Georgian Political Context
03:33 - 2024 Protests Explained
07:00 - How Does It End?
08:09 - Sponsored Content

[chuuyaswineglass]

As a Georgian I would like to highlight the fact that not only are more than 100 people "injured" but nearly 300 people have been literally Torturded, physically and mentally abused and threated with rape and none of these abusers have been prosecuted and instead the victims are put in jail and fined. Their terror needs to stop emmidietly

[StephanieG.Augustus]

My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in our country.

[gaarakabuto]

I'd argue that this is the most important political unrest is happening right now and it requires A LOT more coverage than it receives and I am happy to see Europeans travelling to Georgia to help on the protests.

[LockandLoad]

It's always Oligarch viewing themselves like a modern day philosopher kings behind these kind of stupidity.

[miroist]

Fantastic summary. I am a Georgian living in Tbilisi and everything you said was true.

[VakhtangTebidze]

As a Georgian, I want to express my gratitude for bringing this issue to light.

I would like to add that hundreds of protesters have been apprehended and subjected to torture. One of them was severely beaten, resulting in a coma that lasted for several days. Remarkably, not a single policeman has been held accountable for these actions.

The establishment of an authoritarian regime here poses a threat not only to us but also to the entire European Union.

[cfilipelipe]

Georgia, much strenght and love from Portugal!!

[Pieter-Jan]

"I'm Georgian and therefore I'm European" - Zhvania (1999)
🇪🇺 🫂 🇬🇪

[MrSedrack]

Hearing western Media trying to pronounce Georgian names is just a vibe.

[thepax]

Vlad won't like it, if he wasn't a bit busy at the moment... He'd have already sent his "green men" 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Bluehawk]

2:00 Russia has maintained military forces in Abkhazia since 1994 and South Ossetia since 1992. The 2008 war didn't happen in a vacuum.

[BrunoRegno]

May Georgia affirm their integrity and sovereignty soon enough. I hope the EU goes the whole distance in providing support to the people of Georgia, whose will is being subverted.

[giorgisimonishvili]

It's about Georgia's reintegration into Europe. Long story short: Constantinople fell, and Georgia lost its ties with Europe. The state had to find a new route to Europe through Russia, which had its own plans for expanding south. Georgia's annexation began with its eastern part in 1801, and by 1867, the entire country was under the rule of the Russian Empire. Starting in the 19th century, Russia 1) overthrew the Georgian ruling dynasty, 2) cancelled the autocephaly (status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop), 3) banned the teaching of the Georgian language and the use of Georgian in schools, 4) distorted Georgian toponymy so that geographical names no longer had a Georgian appearance or sound (Sukhum instead of Sokhumi), 5) slaughtered or exiled the brightest representatives from the clergy, military, and business sectors, and 6) occupied Georgia, eventually dragging it into the USSR. Since regaining independence in 1989, Georgia has faced four wars, largely due to Russia.

[succd.a.n.k]

shoutouts to my goat gattsu, a georgian, for being russia's #1 opp 💪

[randomperson]

This will be huge no matter what outcome happens

[maxthecharacter]

I sure hope Ukrainians are taking notes. If the war ends at its current frontlines, they must ensure their constitution is secured against Russian interference and be veru cautious against voting for any political party that seems even the tiniest bit friendly with Russia or created by someone with ties to Moscow.

[vakhtangnodadze]

Finally! I’ve waiting from you guys for quite some time already.

Georgian guy here.
I’ve been pro protesting out in the streets since June 2019.
There are A LOT of things of things I can tell you about this situation. I’ve been an observer for the last 2 elections and rigging this elections was nowhere as simple as “just” filling multiple ballets in election poles. This is much deeper.
People are getting ruthlessly beaten by the Police AND the criminals.
Going out in the protest and speaking out has become more scary than ever before!


We need all the attention and support we can get right now.

Sanction these russian traitors please!!!

[godnimrod]

As a historian and geopolitics analyst, I am surprised that not many Europeans, especially politicians, understand how important Georgia is. I don't want the EU to continue to deal with Turkey and Russia, the only other trade routes connecting Europe with Asia go either through Georgia or the Indian Ocean, the latter is extremely slow and dangerous and we waste tons of money to keep it somewhat safe. Georgia should be our main connector with Asia, with Georgia we also get the whole of the Caucasus region and potential Armenian membership in the future, we should also connect with the Central Asian countries and buy resources from them to undermine Russia and China's influence in the region. Our adversaries don't shy away from anything, the least we can do is do more business with the countries that are under heavy influence from our enemies... This is geopolitics 101, I really don't get such a weak approach...

[MrPrometheusTitan]

Your source organisation is a godsend, thank you a lot !

[aliksanon]

Thanks for covering this situation, the protests are well deserved and the Givernment needs to be made accountable for its actions and especially the extreme violence they have employed to try and beat freedom out of the people