Robin Forestier-Walker
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@robinfwalker
TV news, journalism, current affairs and docs from the Caucasus and beyond.
🚨 Just in: Ivanishvili states that his and his regime’s recent anti-Western rhetoric is all about his money. “I’m doing this because of my money.” 1/
A beaten protestor with bloodied face is seen as Police in black clothing assault another peaceful protestor lying on the ground outside the Rustaveli theatre. For the second night in a row the Georgian Dream government has cracked down on peeacful protest against aborting Georgia’s EU accession.
Georgians want to join the EU, but a pliant government is dragging their country back into Russia’s orbit. ✍️ @robinfwalker Read more: torto.se/48mSres
I tried to enter Georgia (the country, not the state) to photograph the election. I’m an @IFJGlobal accredited journalist. On arrival my passport had clearly been flagged. They took it, I waited for 1.5h and then got paperwork saying I was denied entry and was being deported.
NEW: Out today with @newlinesmag, my investigation into Western support for a #GeorgianDream comms unit using troll accounts to attack critics and spread ‘pro-Russian’ disinformation. A 🧵on key findings… 1/11 newlinesmag.com/reportage/nato… #GeorgiaProtests #NoToRussianLaw #Tbilisi
Sharp analysis by @rochowanski and @sopjap of the political economy context from which the "foreign influence transparency law" sparking protests in Georgia stems: lefteast.org/unrest-georgia…
