At a briefing, Georgia’s 5th President, Salome Zurabishvili, stated that the attempt to begin censoring words in the media is straight out of Orwell’s playbook — a clear effort to further restrict society. “Yet this society is fighting back, and this protest cannot be suppressed,” she said.
Zurabishvili claimed the launch of a new wave of repression is a sign of the government’s weakness.
She emphasized that the Resistance Platform’s main demands remain unchanged:
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Parliamentary elections (and if not scheduled by October, joint parliamentary and local elections)
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Release of political prisoners
“These elections must not be held under Ivanishvili’s rules or under the control of the State Security Service (SSG),” she stressed, adding that a detailed document outlining their position and demands has already been prepared.
Zurabishvili asserted that the way to achieve elections lies in the current instability of the regime, which affects multiple state institutions, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“The continuation and escalation of repressions highlight the government’s weakness. The move to monitor and censor every word in the media is a blatant attempt to limit society even more,” she said. “But the public is resisting, and they will not be defeated — unless confusion, disappointment, or division is sown among them. That’s the only real lever the government has left.”
“We must fight that confusion together. Unity and resilience will carry us through — and the end is already in sight,” Zurabishvili concluded.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has filed formal complaints with the Communications Commission against two leading opposition-leaning broadcasters, Formula TV and TV Pirveli, accusing them of violating new broadcasting regulations.
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