Dominik K Cagara

Guess I can now announce that I am looking for a job. After the State Security Service detained and released me on 27 August 2024, I lost all my jobs except for a one-time Goethe Institute job in Azerbaijan.

OC Media faces closure after Trump–Musk aid cuts hit $250,000 in funding The cuts to NED followed the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID, which also impacted OC Media.

OC Media could face closure after cuts to foreign aid spearheaded by US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk have left the organisation with a $250,000 shortfall.

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OC Media founder Mariam Nikuradze ‘on police wanted list’ Nikuradze’s reporting from every demonstration in Tbilisi since Georgia’s EU U-turn on 28 November.

BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports suggest that OC Media co-founder and co-director Mariam Nikuradze may have been placed on a list of people to be arrested by the Georgian authorities. oc-media.org/oc-media-fou...

"it's my child!!" Utterly horrendous scene in #Tbilisi tonight, mother screaming in distress as thuggish police rips her child away.

Hard to watch, but put sound on, watch, share & send to anyone who may still support GD to watch what horror they are inflicting.
#Georgia #RepressionGeorgia

A #FollowFriday for the journalists from @ocmedia.bsky.social who are putting themselves at risk to report on the protests in Georgia right now 👏

Among them, @dkcagara.bsky.social @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social @robinfabbro.bsky.social

Holy smokes

A website (over-watch.live) has been created to track the movements and activities of riot police in Tbilisi to warn protesters of their whereabouts.

🔴 Live updates: oc-media.org/live-updates...

Türk calls on Georgian authorities to protect freedoms of expression and assembly amid violence

Georgia:

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the use of force against protesters and media workers. He highlights the lack of individual ID nrs or nametags on uniforms as challenge to establish individual responsibility 👇

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Fifth night of protest ended with protesters avoiding final mass arrests despite a few siege attempts by the riot police. Protest resumes today.
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Caucasian languages setting new standards by which all other linguistics posts will be judged

Explainer | What’s in Georgia’s new anti-queer bill? The ruling Georgian Dream party has tabled a package bill of anti-queer legislation and amendments, coming in the wake of years of rhetoric condemning ‘LGBT propaganda’.

Georgia's anti-LGBTQI law comes into force today, prohibiting (among others) legal and medical gender transition or information about queer people in education and broadcasting.
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Last night, riot police attempted to arrest OC Media's @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social during the protests in Tbilisi. She was eventually released, but officers slammed her against a wall, breaking her camera. Help us stand our ground — becoming an OC Media member.
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Alongside Tbilisi, anti-Russian protests are taking place in other cities across Georgia: Batumi, Kutaisi, Poti, and Akhmeta.

Video from Akhmeta.

#GeorgiaProtests

Live updates | Fallout from announcement on Georgia’s halting of EU accession continues Protests are expected to resume at 19:00 in front of parliament.

We’re starting our live updates today, covering the continued fallout regarding Georgia’s halting of its EU membership bid and the aftermath of last night’s violent crackdown on Tbilisi’s pro-EU demonstration in Tbilisi.

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The peace vs war narrative, the demonisation of civil society, how to handle protests, anti-democratic legislation, methods of rigging elections. Authoritarian know-how + security/intelligence cooperation (esp. against Russian and Belarusian dissidents in Georgia).

3.5 years ago I thought a new political force would emerge to end the Georgian democracy. Instead, it was GD themselves that harvested that destructive force. And now I’m sure Russia consulted them on how to do it.

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