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    GEORGIA: Police Raids Target Activists & more – 1st May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 8:55 Transcription Available


    A massive fire in Tbilisi, the EPP's request for sanctions, the ex-Prime Minister's retirement from politics, a crypto mining boom, a protest march on International Workers' Day, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.ACTR's survey:https://actresearch-global.com/en/the-population-of-georgia-is-expecting-an-economic-crisis/Download an episode as an .mp3 file: https://rorshok.com/updates/georgia/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Visa-Free Travel Suspension Threat & more – 24th April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 8:32 Transcription Available


    Russian pranksters against Zourabishvili, Salmonella in a chicken shipment, a far-right movement registered as a political party, the World Bank's predictions on the Georgian economy, demonstrators fined, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Byron Smith's Exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/664603709611193/“April Is” Review: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/dea-kulumbegashvili/april-movie-review-dea-kulumbegashvili-georgia-abortion-drama-reproductive-rights We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 5:38, the reader should have said, "12%"Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: Courts to Ban Political Parties & more – 17th April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 9:19 Transcription Available


    The Constitutional Court's new power for banning parties, the former FSB lieutenant's interview, plans on adding Chinese language to Georgian schools, Tea Tsulukiani's comments about Georgia's national hero, the Reporters Without Borders article, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.French journalists refused an entry to Georgia: https://rsf.org/en/georgia-two-french-journalists-turned-away-border-authoritarianism-hardensRorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Tensions at the Rustaveli Avenue Memorial & more – 10th April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 8:52 Transcription Available


    Tensions around the 9th April memorial, the new head of the Adjara government, a British national unable to leave Georgia, the Polish embassy's warning to investors in Georgia, leaders of Girchi leaving Gvaramia's Coalition, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 5:17, the reader should have said, "527 million Lari," and in 7:53, "3.5%."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: US Sanctions & more – 3rd April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 9:08 Transcription Available


    Senate not happy with the growing Chinese influence, a new movement by families of political prisoners, an attack on a citizen for critical content, a decline in birth rates, Trump's tariffs on waiGeorgia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The Opposition's Potential Boycott & more – 27th Mar 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 9:10 Transcription Available


    A UN study on gender equality in Georgia, two million lari worth of fines against protesters, the opposition's plans to boycott elections, a Georgian citizen's involvement in a murder plot against an Iranian dissident, incidents at a football match, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Murder on Chavchavadze Street & more – 20th Mar 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 9:00 Transcription Available


    A murder on Chavchavadze Street, protest affiliated funds frozen, the Clooney Foundation to monitor the Mzia Amaglobeli case, an EU business report on Georgia, a mandatory treatment to sentences for drug-related crimes, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.To download mp3 files: https://rorshok.com/georgia/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Misha's sentence & more – 13th Mar 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 9:14 Transcription Available


    A nine-year sentence for Saakashvili, the deterioration of women's rights, an assault on two female demonstrators, a call for closer ties between Georgia and Belarus, foreign investments down by 30%, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake.In 3:52, the reader should have said, "2024."Sorry for the inconvenience!

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    GEORGIA: Russia's Conspiracy Theories & more – 6th Mar 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 9:38 Transcription Available


    Protests in Chiatura, Georgia's rank in the Democracy Index, an international investigation into a scam center in the country, an attack on a Georgian comedian in The Netherlands, the Afghan Sadygov case, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Attack on Comedian: https://www.instagram.com/tbilisifm93.5/reel/DGvybgcC5sU/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: A Counterterrorism Operation & more – 27th Feb 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 9:08 Transcription Available


    A snowstorm in Western Georgia, encrypted devices no longer safe from police, an attack on demonstrators, amendments to the Broadcasting Law, the Freedom House Report, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Attack on Demonstrators: https://www.facebook.com/aprilimedia/videos/624320880304115 Snowstorm Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2361078510930980Snowstorm Images: https://www.facebook.com/mautskebeli.ge/posts/pfbid036g2BkQ5sZV6iRmgoyLGmqbMBnfe1kMPeR7qyEdJBn2gZqRctgHhw6eWizRXCDYQ3l See the full list of updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 3:21, the reader should have said, "Public Broadcaster building."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: Attacks on Politicians & more – 20th Feb 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 8:46 Transcription Available


    The main opposition channel no longer operational, an attack on Gakharia and Zourabishvili, a tragedy in Batumi, a new leftist movement in Georgian politics, Navalnaya's comments about the protests, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.The arrest of the camera operator of TV Pirveli: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1083551916877685 We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The Kotsebi's Shady Deals & more – 13th Feb 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 9:53 Transcription Available


    The Georgian Dream's shady dealings in Japan, workers of the Rustavi Metallurgical Plant on strike, tens of thousands left without heating, a new opinion survey, Andriy Shevchenko's relationship with Kaladze, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Georgia Update: https://rorshok.com/georgia/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: A pro-European Demonstration & more – 6th Feb 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 9:25 Transcription Available


    Violence during a pro-European demonstration, awards for law enforcement officials responsible for the crackdown on protesters, Prime Minister happy about cancellation of USAID, workers' strike in Kakheti, Abkhazia hoping for more recognition, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Visa Restrictions & more – 30th Jan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 9:34 Transcription Available


    Visa restrictions for Georgian politicians, PACE's request for new elections and freeing of political prisoners, details about the attack on Gakharia, a veteran journalist on hunger strike, Ivanishvili's offshore capital, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: European Parliament Criticizes the Kotsebi & more – 23rd Jan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 8:51 Transcription Available


    Zourabishvili's interview with Fox News, politically motivated pardons by Kavelashvili, another attack on oppositional politicians, a new Human Rights Watch report, Georgia's big win in UFC, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.CHINESE COMPANY CRTG: SECURITY RISKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES https://civicidea.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CHINESE-COMPANY-CRTG-SECURITY-RISKS-AND-INFRASTRUCTURE-FAILURES.pdfEMERGING CONCERN: Chinese Surveillance Cameras in Georgia https://civicidea.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EMERGING-CONCERN-Chinese-Surveillance-Cameras-in-Georgia.pdf We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 0:37, the reader should have said, "persecution."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: The European People's Party Resolution & more – 16th Jan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 8:54 Transcription Available


    A letter to Marco Rubio with a list of Ivanishvili's enablers, the European People's Party's emergency resolution on Georgia, the Kotsebi MPs attacking a Georgian citizen in Abu Dhabi, an assault on Gogi Gakharia in Batumi, Amnesty International's call for the release of political prisoners, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.The Kotsebi Deputies attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8J0XUpabXAAttack during the strike: https://www.instagram.com/tavisupleba/reel/DE2NZxIp3V7/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Kobakhidze on Macron's Statements & more – 9th Jan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 10:05 Transcription Available


    Kotsebi's obsession with conspiracy theories, German foreign aid no longer available, Zelenskyy's comments about Georgia, a Russian business expansion in Tbilisi, the expulsion of 25 foreign nationals, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Ivanishvili Sanctioned & more – 31st Dec 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 9:39 Transcription Available


    The inauguration of the illegitimate President, increased fines, a lion cub on the streets of Tbilisi, clashes in Bolnisi, a law banning LGBTQ propaganda proposed in South Ossetia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The Magnitsky List & more – 24th Dec 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 9:29 Transcription Available


    A report on the parliamentary elections, the visa-free regime suspension for Georgian Diplomatic passports, a shooting in the Abkhazian Parliament, an MMA star close to Kadyrov in Tbilisi, an art exhibition about protests, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Presidential Elections & more – 19th Dec 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 9:28 Transcription Available


    An Amnesty International report on police violence, funds to support demonstrators, pro-European Georgian businesses, President Zurabishvili's speech in the EU parliament, the Saba awards ceremony canceled, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Businesses' Website: Freebusiness.geAmnesty International Report: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur56/8845/2024/en/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 0:54, the reader should have said, "Europe."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: EU on Demonstrations & more – 12th Dec 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 9:25 Transcription Available


    An award ceremony for journalists, a phone call between Macron and Ivanishvili, Hungary's promise to veto sanctions, a Solidarity Manifest by artists, the Tourism sector's downturn, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Attack on opposition Journalists: https://palitravideo.ge/video/173754-vaime-mishvelet-tv-pirvelis-zhurnalists-maka-chixlazes-da-operators-giorgi-sheciruls-tavs-daesxnen/https://www.facebook.com/mamukakhazaradzeofficial/videos/445172408636029/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Protests against Suspending EU Talks & more – 5th Dec 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 9:33 Transcription Available


    Ambassadors resigning, police raids and arrests, Putin praising the government, Georgian Legion's statement, new sanctions, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: rorshok.com/updatesWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Parliament's First Session & more – 28th Nov 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 9:40 Transcription Available


    The first session of the new parliament, Otsneba's presidential candidate, Meta's warning to state propaganda channels, Lukashenko's plans in Abkhazia, a famous Director's visit canceled, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Gnomon Wise Article: https://gnomonwise.org/ge/publications/policy-papers/229Movie Festival screening schedule: https://www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge/en/%e1%83%99%e1%83%98%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a4%e1%83%94%e1%83%a1%e1%83%a2%e1%83%98%e1%83%95%e1%83%90%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98%e1%83%a1-%e1%83%a1%e1%83%a0%e1%83%a3%e1%83%9a%e1%83%98-%e1%83%9e%e1%83%a0%e1%83%9d/Rorshok Georgia Update: www.rorshok.com/georgiaRorshok's Ramble episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wYMfTbyQaIpRtLLBhtMsL?si=TIeB94-LTZ2I1EkOSyDQewWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    Georgia Ramble - Irinka Mamulashvili and Hans Gutbrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 43:00


    Thanks for tuning in! This is a special edition of our regularly scheduled Georgia Update.The parliamentary elections in Georgia were stolen. How do we know and how specifically were they stolen? We discuss with Irinka Mamulashvili and Hans Gutbrot.Let us know what you think about this new format and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.

    GEORGIA: Kirtadze Throws Paint at Kalandarishvili & more – 21st Nov 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 8:56 Transcription Available


    An altercation in the Election Administration, support for Otsneba from the Orthodox Church, the use of police force against protestors, a search warrant for the defense minister, the Tbilisi International Film Festival, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. The viral video of Kirtadze throwing paint at Kalandarishvili: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drmGcMGmS8cWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The Weimar Triangle & more – 14th Nov 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 8:46 Transcription Available


    A European delegation in Tbilisi, clashes in Abkhazia, electricity shortage in Svaneti, a drop in foreign reserves, Georgian film screenings in Berlin, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.The CrossKultur festival: https://www.cross-kultur.de/veranstaltungen/filmemacherinnen-aus-georgien/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Rally against Electoral Fraud & more – 7th Nov 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 8:48 Transcription Available


    Opposition plans announced, Greta Thunberg in Tbilisi, a record-breaking year for tourism, film festivals, a Russian propagandist in Georgia, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Parliamentary Election Results & more – 31st Oct 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 10:06 Transcription Available


    The parliamentary election results, Victor Orban in Tbilisi, Sweden cutting ties with Georgia, an election fraud scheme, a rally, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Georgia Update: www.rorshok.com/georgiaWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The Pro-European Rally & more – 24th Oct 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 10:09 Transcription Available


    Georgia ready for the parliamentary elections, Pro-European and pro-Otsneba rallies in Tbilisi, an attack on an opposition member, the police raiding NGO employees, Bidzina Ivanishvili's interview with state media, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: EU Council against the Government & more – 17th Oct 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 9:09 Transcription Available


    Comparing the EU to the Soviet Union, an analysis of migration trends in Georgia, Russia placing a Georgian citizen on a wanted list, updated political party ratings, expanding the visa-free regime for Georgians, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Electoral Lists & more – 10th Oct 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 9:15 Transcription Available


    An analysis of electoral lists, a resolution from the European Parliament, a special doctor for Ivanishvili, pro-European demonstrations scheduled, a demolished bridge, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok's Updates: roroshok.com/updatesWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Pressure on NGOs & more – 3rd Oct 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 10:02 Transcription Available


    Pressure from the Anti-Corruption Bureau on NGOs, the President's signing of the Amnesty Law, resignations of Otsneba's Ministers, Lavrov's proposal to normalize relations between Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: US to Sanction Ivanishvili & more – 26th Sep 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 8:23 Transcription Available


    Potential U.S. sanctions against Ivanishvili, the EU considering a suspension for visa-free travel, British Airways to return to Georgia, a former president joining an opposition party, controversial banners in Tbilisi, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Ivanishvili on South Ossetians & more – 19th Sep 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 9:23 Transcription Available


    Ivanishvili on South Ossetia, opposition leaders discussing a potential coalition, an anti-LGBTQ law, US sanctions against Georgian officials, a new UFC champion from Georgia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.The 8th London Georgian Film Festival: https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-and-series/london-georgian-film-festival/#/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Otsneba's Candidates & more – 12th Sep 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 8:00 Transcription Available


    Otsneba's candidates, a new election monitoring mission, a solidarity protest in support of Afgan Sadiqov, Ozone.ru in the Georgian market, Kulumbegashvili's movie at the Venice Film Festival, football wins, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Link to register as an election observer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfA4u-_Z1Mo6hYGZvd8jCAmJFWoDLoN0KlXj9AM6GuSaGQVJw/viewform April's review: https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/05/april-review-dea-kulumbegashvili-abortionWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Russian Law into Effect & more – 5th Sep 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 7:03 Transcription Available


    The "Russian Law" into effect, Zurabishvili criticizing Otsneba, the upcoming elections, the Parliament debating LGBTQ+ "propaganda" ban, fires, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 2:51, the reader should have said, "he."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: Banning Opposition Parties & more – 29th Aug 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 6:24 Transcription Available


    A potential ban on opposition parties, the Constitutional Court to review the Transparency Law, the Natsebi party urging the release of Misha, the Georgian Orthodox Church as the state religion, the Night Serenades Festival, and much more.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The PM on Elections & more – 22nd Aug 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 6:47 Transcription Available


    Otsneba on the upcoming elections, Russian forces detaning Georgians, the Helsinki Commission's accusations, the visit of U.S. officials, a Border Police officer arrested for taking a bribe, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Russo-Georgian War anniversary & more – 15th Aug 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 7:15 Transcription Available


    The anniversary of the August 2008 war, a letter from the US, EU support, political violence, a rescue in the mountains, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Russian compensation refusal & more – 8th Aug 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 8:13 Transcription Available


    Russian compensation refusal, Lasha Bekauri's Olympic win, US sanctions on Georgian officials, Public Defender's visit to ABL villages, Speaker's speech on 2008 war victims, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Georgia Update: https://rorshok.com/georgia We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Georgian's gold medal & more – 1st Aug 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 7:15 Transcription Available


    European Air Gymnastics Championship, Kutaisi City Court project, Adam Kinzinger's speech, new election fraud group, Georgia's gold medal, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.All Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: A supervised election & more – 25th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 6:06 Transcription Available


    A supervised election, an opposition lawsuit against transparency law, Georgian PM's comments on US elections and Ukraine, Georgia's commitment to European integration, US review of bilateral cooperation, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Hate crime charges & more – 18th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 8:06 Transcription Available


    U.S. discussion of Georgia's elections, hate crimes charges, NGOs against “the Russian law”, a special parliamentary meeting, National Geographic Food Festival, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: EU Freezing Millions & more – 11th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 6:57 Transcription Available


    The EU freezing 30 million euros, the US to stop military exercises in Georgia, Gakharia accusing the Russian intelligence of election meddling, the General Prosecutor's post, treating Hepatitis B, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Election Code & more – 4th July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 7:32 Transcription Available


    Awards for the national football team, Georgia joining NATO's Jubilee Summit, changes in the election code, a jet crash, new GPB board members, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Mark Mullen's Interview:https://georgiatoday.ge/ivanishvili-would-like-for-georgia-to-be-a-place-where-he-can-retire-and-spend-his-life-in-passive-control-mark-mullen-on-georgia-at-a-crossroads-bidzina/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: EU Warning & more – 27th Jun 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 7:55 Transcription Available


    The EU's warning, Otsneba's policies criticized, legislative changes causing tension, the Venice Commission against anti-LGBT law, the new UN Coordinator for Georgia, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: The President vetoes changes to Election Code & more – 20th Jun 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 7:37 Transcription Available


    US condemning elections in Tskhinvali, the President veto on the changes to Election Code, concerns over foreign agent law, Mezvrishvili criticism of Otsneba for justice system issues, the raise of teachers' salaries, and many more.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Sanctions & more – 13th Jun 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 7:26 Transcription Available


    US to sanction Georgian officials, the LGBTQ+ controversial bill, US travel bans, Russian forces to detain Georgian citizens, Ivanishvili's book, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at georgia@rorshok.com. You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 6:56, the reader should have said, "Georgia," and in 7:11, "Nakhvamdis."Sorry for the inconvenience!

    GEORGIA: The Georgian Charter & more – 6th Jun 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 8:31 Transcription Available


    The Georgian Charter, the President against the Anaklia port deal, new consumer protection rules, Georgia's prison population, online shopping, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at georgia@rorshok.com. You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Independence Day & more – 30th May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 8:28 Transcription Available


    Independence Day celebrations, the Parliament discussing the veto on the Russian Law, the ECHR's ruling on Misha, the National Bank's foreign exchange auction, a new bridge in Tbilisi, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at georgia@rorshok.com. You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Contact us at:info@rorshok.comRorshok's Ourzines: https://rorshok.com/ourzines/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

    GEORGIA: Protests & more – 23rd May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 7:54 Transcription Available


    Protests against the "Russian Law," the US to sanction Georgian officials, the president's veto, new educational reforms, the wine industry, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at georgia@rorshok.com. You can also contact us through Instagram @Rorshok__georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok's Georgia Update: www. rorshok.com/georgiaWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini survey:https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link:https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 2:40, the reader should have said, "EBRD," and in 2:43, "Unlike the ADB the EBRD has, however, been clear in its condemnation of the Russian Law."Sorry for the inconvenience!

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