Tamar Kintsurashvili
@tamarMDF
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Co-founder and Executive Director of MDF. Editor-in-Chief of Myth Detector. Associate Professor at Ilia State University
Georgia
Joined August 2014
@tamarMDF, Executive Director of @mdfgeo & Chief Editor of @MythDetector, joins the @OSCE_RFoM 25th Central Asia Media Conference 🇺🇿 (Nov 13–14, Tashkent). She’ll speak on Media Literacy as a Frontline Response to Disinformation. #MediaViability #OSCE #MediaLiteracy
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An excellent choice for the 2025 Sakharov Prize. Strong leaders do not fear independent journalists. When journalists are silenced, repression and corruption thrive. We need more independent voices like Andrzej Poczobut & Mzia Amaglobeli. They must be set free. Immediately.
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Our investigation into #FakeElectionObservers has uncovered that one of these so-called observers is the head of a funeral services company. This individual, previously known by the pseudonym Goldofaf, was a notable figure in France's far-right rap scene.
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In international practice, there are known cases in which certain governments or affiliated groups deploy so-called fake observers - formally
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Georgia Explained: MEGOBARI Act The United States has a unique opportunity to hold officials accountable and support the Georgian people’s fight for a democratic future. Follow for more updates
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Prime Minister Kobakhidze, The Georgian future is only for the Georgian people to decide. The same applies to every OSCE participating state. For people to be able to exercise this right, they need freedom of speech and free and fair elections with political alternatives to
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Georgia Explained: Massive protest on October 4th. As boycotted elections took place across Georgia, 200,000 people filled the streets of Tbilisi. Follow for more updates.
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My thoughts are with the people of Georgia, who stand for freedom and their European future. Democracy cannot be silenced. Moldova is by your side.
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Things are heating up in Georgia. Part of the protestors decides to go to the presidential palace. Keep your eyes on Georgia #GeorgiaProtests
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First march of October 4th just started. Keep your eyes on Georgia and follow protest 24 for more updates #GeorgiaProtests
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Georgia Explained: Fractures in Georgian Dreams’s Regime “If it took Putin 12 years in Russia, Georgian Dream did it in 12 months” - @Perran4CRH
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In an online meeting with Georgian media and civil society representatives, I discussed recent #MediaFreedom developments. Media and journalists in #Georgia are working under constant pressure and I commend their dedication and resolve to independent journalism.
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Georgia Explained: Repressive laws against protestors Georgian Dream is imposing new laws designed to crush nonstop protests but people are still in the streets after 300 days. Follow for more updates.
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🇬🇪Georgia’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) might sound like a graft-busting agency, but under Razhden Kuprashvili it has become a political weapon. Georgian Dream is using it to wage a repressive crackdown on civil society, silencing NGOs and opposition voices. 1/13
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Georgia Explained: Why are people protesting? From the fight against the Russian-style “foreign agent law” to stolen elections and suspended EU integration, Georgians are on the streets demanding democracy and a future anchored in the EU. Follow for more updates.
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The anti-American Georgian Dream regime is cracking down further on free Georgians for trying to prevent the total takeover of their country by Communist China. MEGOBARI needed immediately!
🔴 The #Tbilisi City Court has granted the Prosecutor’s Office’s motion to freeze the bank accounts of 7 CSOs as part of a sabotage investigation. ❌ Authorities allege the groups bought gas masks, goggles, respirators, masks & pepper spray for protesters. #RepressionInGeorgia
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The space is shrinking in Georgia for civil society. Authorities have frozen the accounts of 7 NGOs and opened a criminal case for “sabotage,” alleging they funded protective gear for protesters. Unlike previous cases, this could lead to the arrest of the NGO's leaders 1/3
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🚨 The joint statement of 7 non-governmental organizations: “Despite Asset Freezes and Repressions, Georgian NGOs Will Continue Our Work. The asset freeze of seven independent organizations represents yet another illegal act by Ivanishvili's government. It violates fundamental
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🇬🇪 in Frankfurter Allgemeine - a 🇩🇪 "newspaper of record", i.e. widely read and cited. Title: The Fairy Tale of the Evil Ambassador: ⬇️ https://t.co/hOAG0HYfxU
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The two-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, imprisoned on 11 January, is concerning and has a chilling effect on independent journalism in #Georgia. I reiterate my call for her release and will closely follow the appeal process.
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