📢 I'm excited to share that my book "Authoritarian and Illiberal Influence. Russia's and Turkey's Threats to Democracy in Wider Europe" will be published by @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social this week! 💡 More info: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/authorita...

Dismantling the most renowned and internationally successful university in Georgia. Sadly, it was long expected. Critical thinking, research, and teaching is no longer welcome.

Georgian authorities announced sweeping new amendments targeting critics. The law dramatically expands the definition of grants, increases government control over funding, introduces long prison sentences, and imposes eight-year bans from politics. ▶️ More: oc-media.org/killing-the-...

'I appeal to everyone who stands for human dignity: do not leave me alone. Act in all possible ways. I do believe in the power of international solidarity. Do everything in your hands to save my life and to stop [this] evil.' - Bahruz Samadov oc-media.org/the-state-pl...

430th day of protest dedicated again to Georgia's controversial education reform.

My mandate led or joined 8 communications to #Georgia since its last UPR review in 2021, none of which received a response. I also travelled to Georgia on an official country visit in Oct-Nov 2023, & presented my report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024. (1/12) 🧵⬇️ #UPR51

March for Mzia Amaglobeli - 411th day of protest in Tbilisi.

“Laws adjusted to fit projects, exceptions justified as progress, and oversight replaced by political discretion.” Lots to learn here for Tbilisi’s own planned Eagle Hills project. On @carnegieeurope.bsky.social w/ support from @boell-s-easteurope.bsky.social carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

1/ 65 leading professors from top universities worldwide urge Georgian Dream PM Irakli Kobakhidze to reconsider Georgia’s National Reform Concept for Higher Education. Letter dated Dec 15;

🔗Read Armen Danielian’s recent study, “Low-Carbon Energy in Armenia: Prospects & Nuances,” which explores the economic challenges of transitioning to low-carbon energy in Armenia and offers an economic perspective on the issue. Full article: ge.boell.org/en/2025/12/0...

📽️ Watch a video explainer on the case of Tsaava and Others v. Georgia. 📘 Press release: t.co/vf8UeaZnTN ⚖️ Unjustified use of force and rubber bullets in dispersal of protest in front of Georgian Parliament.

‘By appointing to the US an ambassador whose spouse has clear Russian ties, the Georgian government is reassuring the Kremlin that Georgia will remain a de facto Russian client state’. @bobham.bsky.social

A BBC documentary released Monday alleged that a WW1-era toxic agent was used against protesters in Georgia last winter, prompting opposition outrage and government backlash. The State Security Service has opened an investigation into the claims. oc-media.org/bbc-suggests...

Join us online on December 4 to discuss Russian interference in Armenia’s upcoming elections and lessons to draw from Moldova 🗳️ calendar.boell.de/en/event/boe...

Our new article on the changing Azerbaijani diaspora in Berlin ⬇️

Excellent article by Florian Sädler @civil.ge on Germany's migration and deportation policy regarding #Georgia, with a few comments from me. Given the increasing repressions in Georgia, at least a thorough review of Georgia's status as a safe country of origin is needed. civil.ge/archives/710...

🟢 Wir laden ein zur Buchvorstellung 📖 "Das Versagen – Eine investigative Geschichte der deutschen Russlandpolitik" I 📅 Mi, 10. Dezember 2025 I 🕕 19.30 – 21.00 Uhr I 📍 Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin oder im Livestream 🎬 I Infos & Anmeldung ⬇️ calendar.boell.de/de/event/das...

Looking forward to welcoming you at @boell.de in less than 2 weeks! Registration is still open 👇

"To the end! To the victory!" - Georgians march in protest on the anniversary of disputed parliamentary elections and day 333 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Sunday marks the 1-year anniversary of the fraudulent 2024 parliamentary elections in Georgia. Despite intimidation and violence from the authoritarian government, peaceful protesters take to the streets every day, demanding democracy & free elections. europeangreens.eu/news/one-yea...

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗪𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮: 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 📅 31 Oct | 4-6 pm 📍 hbs Berlin Did the gains of the past 25 years lay a resilient and transformative foundation for #feminist & #gender-transformative approaches in #peacebuilding, foreign, #security & development policy?

Wir gratulieren Mzia #Amaghlobeli herzlich zur Verleihung des Sacharow-Preises! Die von ihr mitgegründeten und geleiteten Online-Zeitungen Batumelebi und Netgazeti gehören zu den wichtigsten unabhängigen Medien Georgiens. 1/4 www.dw.com/de/sacharow-...

Seit vielen Monaten hetzt die georgische Führung gegen EU, 🇩🇪 & auch den deutschen Botschafter persönlich. @aussenminister.diplo.de hat daher entschieden, Bo. Fischer zu Konsultationen zurückzurufen, um über das weitere Vorgehen zu beraten. Morgen befasst sich der EU-Außenrat mit #Georgien.

A very rich study published by our partners from Socioscope on civil society dynamics in #Armenia since Covid-19 and the 2020 Karabakh War, offering excellent recommendations for civil society ahead of Armenia's critical 2026 parliamentary elections. socioscope.am/wp-content/u...

A letter from Georgia's political prisoner, journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.

Great start to the @boell.de 25th Annual Foreign Policy Conference. Excellent inputs by Pavlo Klimkin, Olha Aivazovska, Gustavo Westmann, Marvin Jerzewski and others. In the words of @agnieszka-brugger.de: “We need to build alliances with everyone who is not willing to let the bully win.” 💪

Just in: German Ambassador Peter Fischer was summoned to Georgia’s MFA, first time in Georgia’s history a German envoy has been called in. He called the move “a diplomatic sanction,” vowed to reject “baseless, provocative accusations,” and condemned GD’s course against EU membership.

What does #peace mean to you? What does #freedom mean to you? What does #security mean to you? Join the livestream of our @boell.de Annual Foreign Policy Conference: “Reclaiming Peace? Freedom and Security in a Fragmented World” on 29/09 calendar.boell.de/en/event/25t... Artist: Gianluca Costantini

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung #KAS grüßt die ihr nahestehende Partei. Das kann man nicht hoch genug schätzen.

This paper is very good and all the think tankers and foundation people (especially leadership and Comms) should take it to heart. It also makes me feel very tired

Letzte Woche haben wir bei Böll Global den Aufstieg der extremen Rechten diskutiert. Das Gespräch kann man sich jetzt auch hier ansehen. www.youtube.com/live/Gakwgrp...

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos begins her visit to the South Caucasus, heading to Armenia and Azerbaijan but skipping the region's only EU candidate country.

Neue, bewegende Doku verfügbar auf Arte über #Leihmutterschaft in #Georgien. www.arte.tv/de/videos/11... Wer mehr wissen möchte: @boell.de / @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social Artikel aus dem Jahr 2022. "Georgien: Hotspot des transnationalen Leihmutterschaftsmarktes" www.gwi-boell.de/de/2022/08/1...

"Armenia’s EV surge has become a rare policy success...Yet without long-term solutions on quotas, infrastructure, taxation and recycling, the boom risks running into roadblocks." www.civilnet.am/en/news/9737...

290th day of protest. "Protect visa free [regime with EU]" - was the main message for today. More photos: www.instagram.com/p/DOjd0SPjIw...

"Protect visa free" - large crowds marched today in Tbilisi as Georgian Dream's anti-democratic policies threaten losing visa-free travel that Georgians have enjoyed with EU since 2017. Day 290 of #GeorgiaProtests 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Important article by @politico.eu about the dramatic human and environmental costs of #manganese mining in #Georgia. Good to see it link to a study we @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social supported in 2022. www.politico.eu/article/geor...

Tensions are rising in #Georgia ahead of the local elections, boycotted by most of the opposition parties. The Georgian Dream initially refused to invite the OSCE/ODIHR, only to invite them when it was already too late. There won't be substantial election observation. www.rferl.org/a/georgia-de...

📢 Honoring courageous investigative journalism under extreme conditions, the @frittord.bsky.social & ZEIT Stiftung announce #FreeMediaAwards2025 winners: jailed Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli and journalists/media from #Ukraine, #Hungary, #Russia, #Belarus & #Azerbaijan. #JournalismIsNotACrime

Ein rabenschwarzer Tag für 🇬🇪 .. und den Westen. Kommentar von @thomasfranke.bsky.social im @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy www.deutschlandfunk.de/kommentar-zu...

"Individuals I spoke to confirmed feelings of bitterness, failure, guilt, & numbness in returning to “business as usual.” The strike, existential in its pathos, dissolved – not because the underl. pol. grievances were addressed, but because survival demanded it." www.textezurkunst.de/de/articles/...

“What I think civil society should do now is to make a return to the public sphere and reclaim its place with the people...We need to build networks of solidarity between civil society and the public.” humanrightshouse.org/interviews/t...

The European Union urged Georgian authorities to “immediately” reverse their decision to freeze the bank accounts of seven civil society organizations, calling the move “another assault on fundamental rights” and “an act of political persecution.” Read in full: civil.ge/archives/698...

Georgian Dream responded with arrests, violence, dismissals, and a crackdown to the protest wave that erupted last November. Here are key figures on repression, based on our calculations, official data, and stats from civic initiatives: civil.ge/archives/697...

Instagram „Bundeskultur“ Links: Amtszeit Roth Rechts: Amtszeit Weimer

🟢 Wir laden ein zu "Doctors under Attack" I 📅 Mi, 10.09.2025 I 🕕 18:30 - 21:00 Uhr I 🎬 Filmvorführung mit anschließender Diskussion 📍 Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin I Infos & Anmeldung ⬇️ calendar.boell.de/de/event/doc...

Thanks to @ninogoz.bsky.social, Jaba Devdariani, & @ptskialadze.bsky.social, we had a sharp discussion about #autocratization in #Georgia, #youth resistance, the role of #civilsociety & the EU at Dialogbüro Vienna. Afterwards, we recorded this video. Take a look ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfaI...

Great podcast episode @evnreport.bsky.social about #biodiversity #COP17 in #Armenia in 2026, its opportunities, and necessary preparations. open.spotify.com/episode/0a3o...

The prize honours civil society representatives who have taken outstanding steps to defend human rights. Shortlisted nominees: Mzia Amaglobeli – Georgia Maksym Butkevych – Ukraine Ulvi Hasanli – Azerbaijan

oc-media.org/opinion-my-f... Gulnara Mehdiyeva hits the nail on the head: "If Armenia & Azerbaijan have initialled a text that condemns intolerance & racial hatred, then jailing a researcher whose work has been about refusing hatred is an error that must be corrected." Bahruz Samadov must be freed.