Georgia: Protesters hit by police water cannons after passing of 'Russian inspired' bill | BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2024
- Riot police in Georgia have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds protesting against a bill seen by some to be targeting media freedoms.
Under the "foreign agent" bill, independent media that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign donors would have to register as organisations "bearing the interests of a foreign power".
Protesters have spent days clashing with police on the streets of Georgia's capital Tbilisi, with some demonstrators throwing eggs and bottles at police in retaliation of what has been called a "Russian inspired" bill.
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Let's support the Georgia citizens and not the oppressor.
Proud and brave Georgian people! Support from Bulgaria!
Take care of your beloved country🇬🇪
Low cognitive level
They protest against one razonable law which even their dear yankees have, if this is not being stupid so i don't know what is 😂
Keep Fighting for your Freedom Georgians 🇬🇪
freedom from money and self-government
KEEP FIGHTING FOR LGBT AND TRANS GENDERS Georgians!
WEST COWARDS GIVING MONEY TO CORRUPT POLITICS IN GEORGIA, PATHETIC WEST LOSERS HAVE THIS LAW IN WEST, EVEN STRONGER VERSION
They don't want to think by themselves, they only want the western media think for them, sorry but i can't respect people like that
Explain me please what is "freedom"? They are protesting against one razonable law which even USA has... So why you call it "freedom"?
I guess Russia will have to "defend itself " from Georgia too.
Actually USA!! This mess has been created by the western powers to destabilize Georgia, and make way for Nato!!
😂
Georgian youth look very fit and healthy.
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Pesky "Russian Inspired" bill 🧐 ok beeb.
So proud of you Georgians..... Brave, proud nation.... God Bless you all, all the way to your freedom.... Good Luck.... ❤❤❤🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
KEEP FIGHTING FOR LGBT AND TRANS GENDERS Georgians!
@@vespercore8882 it’s not about lgbtq anymore bro it’s complex stop making propaganda I knew u trying to make lgbtq look bad 😂
@@Setidaknya3karakter0k if you are against gays then you support Putin! Russian bot!
Time for the people to take "Your" Country back and gain your Freedoms
Georgian "euromaidan"? To see the streets of Tbilisi and the walls of the houses covered with the flags of Georgia, the EU, and even Ukraine, NATO or the USA is an extraordinary experience. These people know what they want and they know it for years. Stay strong, friends, and fight for your freedom! The Czechs and the whole Europe is with you! 🇨🇿🇪🇺🤝🇬🇪
Us Slovaks are also with the Georgian protesters ! All the more that our current stupid government would want to criminalize civic society in the same manner as the 'Georgian Dream' party in Georgia.
The law to be enacted is very similar to the to the USA’s foreign agent registration act. Such a law clearly being an obstacle to externally influenced political interference from either the Russia or the West.
I merdastream i giornali di regime e tutti i politicanti idioti stanno dando del pazzo a Putin per la parola detta sulla 3 guerra mondiale voglio informare questi pagliacci che fino a prova contraria russia hanno fatto una guerra preventiva esclalescion nucleare sarebbe la morte di tutti
Свобода от разума?)))) точно такой же закон есть в США и в других странах. Ты хоть что-то знаешь о Грузии, борец за свободу полов😂
Будут грузины пить сами своё спиртное и минеральную воду. 😂
Stand firm for your Freedom and Future, Georgians!
against transparency
Does that go for the people of America to did you not know that America has exactly the same laws that the Georgian government is trying to introduce
@@colinturney8046nope. Wrong.
We dont use it to imprison foreign journalists
Firstly can you explain to me why I'm wrong and the second thing you said is absolute nonsense the law that the Georgian government has been trying to get through hasn't even been passed yet so how can they be jailing journalists under a law that hasn't even been passed so please could you give me a source to back up what you've said and one last point have you actually read "The Foriegn Agents Registration Act" a law that was passed in the united States in 1938 and if you have can you tell me any differences, to the proposed Georgian Foriegn Agents Registration Act"
Georgia chooses freedom and democracy 🇬🇪🇪🇺
And also Georgia chooses Trans and LGBT! Free to gay and trans people!
@@vespercore8882 There is something like this everywhere, but one country is particularly known for it. Alcoholism, prostitution, murders, homosexuality flourish in Russia, especially in the big cities, they are like Sodom and Gomorrah.
@@ditozarnadze5439 exactly! Georgians must free from bloody Russia! GAY Parades should be held like in all free democratic countries!
LOVE is the answer!
@@vespercore8882 what an idiot if you think this is about the gay parade when we are talking about freedom 🤦♂️
@@vespercore8882 Russia has occupied 20% of Georgia territory, that is more important than lgbt!
Don't listen to the media, don't listen to the politicians, listen to the PEOPLE! They don't want this legislation.
Only a few thousand citizens are against the law. Almost everyone has been bribed. read the forums, almost all Georgians are for the law.
these are NGO instigated protests, the same Western NGOs that do not want transparency about their funding
The law to be enacted is very similar to the to the USA’s foreign agent registration act. To quote Wikipedia.
“It requires "foreign agents"-defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice(DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.”
It’s explicit aim it’s not to ban or prevent such lobbying or advocacy but simply to allow transparency.
@@justgarry5485 transparency which would show how Western influence undermines democracy there and instigated these "protests"
I doubt the OP even knows what the new bill actually is.
I’m with our Georgian brothers and sisters ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🇦🇲🇬🇪❤❤❤
FREEDOM TO TRANSGENDERS in GEORGIA!
@@vespercore8882 you are on the wrong channel this is not about that
@@allapetrosyan2199 this is exactly right channel! No Freedom = No LGBT! No Trans sexuals rights! Putin and Communism destroying freedom of LOVE! KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOUr RIGHTS AND GAY RIGHTS GEORGIANS!
If you want to be in the EU youd better fight for your freedom
Quite the opposite: if you want to be in the EU, you have to surrender your freedom.
USA have such a law for many decades. EU is discussing such a legislation. What is bad about transparency ?
@alexsilent5603
British guy here. When we left the EU, we simply triggered article 50 and left. No war, no invasion, no deaths. But when Ukraine tries to leave Russia's sphere of influence, you invaded and started a massive war. Your president has an arrest warrant for deporting children. So no, Russia is not freer than the EU.
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Freedom to be a proxy for the Western Establishments???
Go educate yourself, this exposes Western hypocrisy.
The USA has a Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
Australia has a Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (FITSA).
The UK has the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) pending.
Georgia wants a similar law... but critics call it "the Russian law" SMH.
Not really. Those laws u've mentioned are focused on lobbyists of foreign governments inside their country. Georgian version makes it mandatory for ABSOLUTELY EVERY NGO or independent media that is funded from abroad to be registered as foreign agent. Big difference
Crazy messed up world
It’s a tragedy to witness your country becoming a lawless dictatorship
Check police arresting hundreds of US students in the same moment.
Bahaha hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
dictatorship can't be lawless. You are talking about anarchism.
The Georgian people deserve sovereignty and their own democracy.
The Free Armenians stand with Georgia! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Կեցցէ՛ Վրաստանը։ 🇦🇲🇬🇪Գաումա՛րջոս Սաքարթուե՛լոս։ 🇦🇲🇬🇪 გაუმარჯოს საქართველოს! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Long live Georgia! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Да здравствует Грузия! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Хай живе Грузія! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 ¡Viva Georgia! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Es lebe Georgien! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 Ζήτω η Γεωργία! 🇦🇲🇬🇪 زنده باد گرجستان 🇦🇲🇬🇪 youtube.com/@WOLA-2022-July-1?si=HV8nfeOFXXYzdrHY.
COWARD WEST LOSER, YOU HAVE THE SAME LAW
What a disgrace. What kind of government would support that
USA by the way
The US government.
a democratic one that values transparency
@@mistressfreezepeach Wrong. Dead wrong. A law being passed means nothing if it’s in such a corrupt country such as Georgia.
Look at elections in Russia and Iran. They look “democratic” but they’re only used to “justify” their autocratic power.
Russia has the exact same law and guess how they use it? To repress democratic and western opposition.
@@alexeyshumilov2055 Guess what Russia and the US have in common, “democratic” elections.
I think you know the VERY different uses of both.
A law being passed in a democratic country actually means something. In a corrupt country- it only means more power for their dictators.
There are young, beautiful, advanced, European people in Georgia! Mordor, leave the Georgians alone!
Free Sakaashvili!
Free Assange!
Come on these EU and US backed entities have a huge payroll and demand their employees go out.
Why would Georgia be intimidate by a threat from the EU when its members have a similar bill? How is that a deciding factor if it should be accepted into EU?
I'll just remind you how this law works in Russia. There is a civil activist and blogger Ilya Pigalkin in the Russian city of Ivanovo. He is not affiliated with any foreign organization. He was just an observer at the local elections. Once his female neighbor borrowed 2,000 rubles ($25) from him, and then her husband repaid the debt with a transfer from his bank card. The husband at that time was a citizen of Afghanistan, then he obtained Russian citizenship. And this bank transfer became the reason for declaring Pigalkin a "foreign agent". This is no joke: the neighbor paid back a debt and the man was declared a foreign agent. All because the ruling party doesn't need honest election observers.
Oh dear liar, you forgot to mention that Ilya Pigalkin was excluded from foreign agent's list on May 6th, 2022
Abkhazia and Osetia was a warning, just like those couple bombs dropped on outskirts of Tbilisi in the early morning of first strike in 2008. EU and NATO will help Georgia just like they helped Ukraine, to continue further slaughtering of the country in hopes of weakening Russia. Oh and by the way, guess where Saakashvili and his party continued their political career after they ran from Georgia in 2012? Yep, in Ukraine... And coincidently after that Ukraine lost Crimea, and then you all know what happened. And just before war started in Ukraine Saakashvili sneaked back into the country and made a huge drama out of it, as he always does. So uhm... I dunno, let's at least think this through maybe? We have to understand few things:
Russia is not as weak as we were told under US/EU propaganda. They're strong, and they're evil. Countries like Georgia cannot stand against them, and we're not gonna let this country get overrun overnight by Russia because US's empirialistic ideas.
Propaganda from all and any side needs to be controlled and contained, and that's what this law is trying to do.
We need this law more than any other time right now, and EU has to deal with it, or they'll lose their influence entirely in this country, for whatever it's worth, and apparently it's worth something.
So to my fellow Georgians, please, look past this thick layer of literal SHIT that we've been bombarded with from west and north, and think about your country, your people. All this inner conflict and hate won't bring us anywhere near where we want to be, it only makes us weak and benefits the enemy, which in this case is BOTH Russia and US. Not only there's no black and white, but there's also no
"lesser evil". We're being used, and we're doing it to ourselves. Russia will rather bomb and destroy ENTIRE NATION before they allow us to enter NATO. Wake the fuck up.
1:36 mark these words. 100%, my man.
It was you, Georgians, who voted the Dream Party into the parliament, not Russians
"When they came to take the communists, I didn't protest because I wasn't a communist. When they came to take the social democrats, I didn't protest because I wasn't a social democrat. When they came to take the Jews, I didn't protest because I wasn't a Jew. When they came to take me, there was no one left to protest." - Pastor Martin Niemöller, oppositionist and opponent of the Nazis, imprisoned by the Third Reich in a concentration camp.
😢he Usa and Britain has this law, why georgia in not alowed to have it? you hipocrit
US and UK versions are aimed towards LOBBYISTS. Georgian version is aimed towards EVERYONE.
I am from Georgia and I support transparency 🇬🇪✌
Here we go again
This "law" is nonsens .
Why, USA have such a law for many decades and EU is discussing one. What is bad about transparency?
Laws exist to maintain order, protect rights, and ensure fairness in society. They establish boundaries, regulate behavior, and provide a framework for resolving disputes. Without laws, chaos could reign, and people's freedoms and safety would be at risk.
But there can be downsides to laws. Sometimes laws can be unjust or outdated, leading to inequality or oppression. Additionally, overly complex or restrictive laws can stifle innovation and personal freedom. Striking the right balance between regulation and liberty is an ongoing challenge for societies.
Yo, what is this law about?
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@@mysteriouscreature6249 Supressing free speech, critics and political opposition
The law came from U S A. Georgia government arrest those demonstrators. If, U S A can arrest demonstrators, so can you
Ivan i hope this comment made you enough money to feed your family
my prayers are with you
@@Wolfeblue another dumb ass Anglo-Saxon who can't tell the difference between a female name and male name. Get an education. I don't get paid for writing comments.
@@Wolfeblue how old are you ? 14? Playing games that no one watches!
Police crack down hard on peaceful protest in Georgia. Honestly I couldn't be sure if they were talking about Atlanta or Tblisi until I spotted Georgia's flag in the crowd.
LOL xD I read this headline thinking this was Georgia the state in the US. I was so confused lolololol
this georgia is in near europe and asia. caucasian 7000 year old country
I wonder who paid the Georgian politicians to pass such a Russian-style law that's so against the public's wishes and so against the best interests of Georgia? I suspect there's a whole bunch of Georgian politicians who belong in prison for the next ten years.
Russian Oligarch and Putin's ally - Bidzina (Boris) Ivanishvili
Putin 😂😂
Same law in USA fools
Not the same, but similar with the major difference - FARA is very specific about who should be registered as an agent - generally focusing on those engaged in lobbying, public relations, and other political activities on behalf of foreign governments or political entities. It doesn't broadly target NGOs or media that receive foreign funding.
On the other hand - Georgian version obligates EVERY NGO and Independent Media to be registered as a foreign agent. Very big difference
@@AlexTheRevertP Maria Butina. And what's wrong with transparency it doesn't stop NGOs from working.
@@tonyp2865 Thats exactly what Putin was saying in 2012 while introducing this law in Russia - "it does not stop NGOs from working", "it's far softer than FARA", "agent is not a negative word", etc. And then, after passing this first law, that was "for transparency", few years later added new paragraphs to it, and eventually it became illegal to be an agent. And for 2022 18% of ALL NGOs have been criminalized in Russia. That's whats wrong with it. Thats what we see coming in Georgia too
@@AlexTheRevertP That rent a crowd in Georgia is exactly why they need to be banned. A minority taking over a country against the wishes of the majority.
Human rights in the US ,UK and Germany are taking a nose dive , custodians of such lofty concerns
Wow.... bbc failed to actually share real content of the bill but managed to frame the move as, against the poeple....
I lokforward to the day that news is actually informative again
The EU paid bribe money to the BBC for many years until we left and nobody did anything about that. The EU are paying a lot of money to buy opinion in Georgia too it's how they work to try to get people to support the EU. The government are doing what's best for Georgia.
It's not like Kent State University.
As an American, when I first read the title before opening the video in a new tab, I thought for sure it was our Georgia here, because this would totally be a Georgia here thing to do, given the racial history there and the protests on campuses right now, and the GOP being very influenced by Moscow at the moment. I'm equally saddened by it happening in the country as well, my great grandfather was from Georgia, so I know how long they have had to deal with Ruzzian nonsense, may you be well my brothers and sisters.
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Yes same names are tricky. I am from Georgia and my native Country real name is "Sakhartvelo", საქართველო.
Stalin, a Georgian, was literally a head of the Soviet Union. Another Georgian, Beria, was one of those responsible for repressions. There were lots of Georgians at the highest ranks of the power in Soviet Russia. There are still monuments of Stalin around the country, they haven't taken them down.
Stop blaming all the Russian nation like it's something inherently bad and all the others are inherently good
@@mikhail7587 yes, this is absolutely true.
Is gonna be like euromaidan in 2014?
So awful the police attacked the demonstrators.
The cops do the same thing in the u.s. it's democratic values on display! 😂🤣
These are not just demonstrators, but violent protesters, who attacked police.
What is the protest for, one part is saying we don’t want foreigners influence the other doesn’t. Was that wrong assessment?
I believe UK, US all have such a law too don't they? Why won't EU let Georgia have one?
It has not been passed yet
It is time to demonstrate, do not let others decide your future!
Georgians in Georgia ( Caucasus) , Etruscans, Sardinians in Italy (Etruscans, who, along with others also lived on the territory of the kingdom of Kolkhida in the western part of Georgia by the Black Sea), Corsicans in Corsica, Picts in Britain, Spanish Iberians in Spain and other European people have same ethno, ethnic origin, Georgians are related to those peoples of Europe who have both Iberian and Celtic ethnic origins. Also, so for centuries and millennia between the ancestors of the Georgians and the Romans, after the Eastern Romans, there were closely mixed ethno-cultural relations, which also accordingly affected the genetic level of the peoples of the Georgians and Italians (Also, the ancestors of the Georgians lived not only in the territory of Georgia, but also in other parts of Europe, South-East Europe, also, the ancestors of the Georgians, along with other peoples of the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions, are also one of the creators of the Mediterranean civilization in those ancient historical times and so on. ), which is proved by history, respectively life itself, proved at the level of genetics (proved genealogically in different periods of time, including the director of the Zurich Genealogical Center R. Scholz), archeology, cultures, culture and so on., accordingly proven by life itself, and this is why all these listed peoples ( together with originality of each of these ethno, ethnic peoples) have similarities, identical in different forms of culture, in folk music, dance, in ancient architectural style and so on.
Georgian cultures/culture of different historical times (including modern times) are European ( together with their own culture/ cultures, influences with different European cultures, beginning from ancient times, influences with ancient Greek civilizations, cultures, with Roman cultures, later with East Roman/Byzantine culture, with Catholic Europe and other European cultures during all historical periods in history of Georgians, Georgia, subsequently, among other European cultures, having the closest relationship also with Russian culture) and so on.
For the record. This is not the same law the US uses. We dont use it to imprison foreign journalists simply telling both sides of a story.
Read the law 😂😂😂 they just label foreign funded organizations as Foreign Agents. As in agents not spies. They don't arrest anyone because they are foreign agents. Just that they have to be enlisted for list that they are funded by foreign money. Bbc is liar.
Yeap we all know what bbc mean of peaceful protests
At first I thought this was in Georgia USA but I didn’t see any BLM ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
Protesting for less transparency ??....
Its all transparent already. They just want to make it a law that will cause free medias to close, get lawyers arrested. Goverment leaders are justifying and repeating law with putins words 1 in 1 same law works in USA and Europe aswell but they know and say clearly who has bad interests in their country, our goverment doesnot do the same. There are more things about this whole thing not just this law. so ye its not only about NGOs being more transparent
It’s fine to have FARA law in US (Foreign Agents Registration Act), but when Georgia and other countries do that, it’s a threat to freedoms and democracy.
Jugashvili Stalin was from Georgia.
They still have a bunch of monuments honoring him in different places around the country
@@mikhail7587 says a lot.
Have you ever noticed how the United States often criticizes other countries for their restrictions on freedom of expression, but what about the USA's own policies? It's an interesting topic to explore.😂😂😂😂
FARA was made in 1938.
@@Dungshoveleux And it's still active. It doesn't matter if it was made in the stone age, if the Government hasn't rescinded the law, then it stands by it.
@@ari3903it's not "active" that's not how laws work in the US. You need a prosecution willing to enforce it and you won't find one
US brings economic PROSPERITY, Russia offers citizen SLAVERY!! So what do you choose?
@@holden5478 You're way off base. Once a law is passed, it stays in effect unless Congress repeals it or the courts strike it down. And as of today, the US Department of Justice, specifically the FARA Registration Unit, continues to enforce it. So, it's still in effect, both legally and practically.
Georgia will never give up!🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
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Its Amazing how the CIA can have such effect on the citizens. Are the Citizens being payed to protest, cos I don't understand 😂😂😂😂😂
Hey Georgia it's like Brexit for you
Vote for the Workers Party
The Georgian Prime Minister need push out the parliament
The US signed such a law (called FARA) in 1948.
EU has such laws for a good while.
Russia signed such a law in 2012.
Now Georgia wants more control over their media too.
What's the problem?
Very familiar scene which we had seen in Kiev 2014!
Georgia is in Asia, not in Europe. It has no border with Europe. So, what kind of EU integration is offered to Georgia? There are European nations who still are not members of EU. It doesn't make any sense.
Balkans and Ukraine should be the main focus in my opinion. They should get the EU membership as soon as possible . Georgia has still to distance themselves from Russian politics
CAUCASUS is right at the border of Europe and Asia, Georgia is a Caucasian country. What do you think Europe is 🤦
Word “Caucasian race” comes from Georgia, said by German scientists. We, ethnic Georgians are both genetically and culturally Europi
@@Qartlos German scientists? Nazis scientists?
If you don't know, please do not comment. Or go read some books and get more knowledge on the topic
shame on russia from Iran.
Durud, Greetings from Georgia 🇬🇪 and glory to freedom of your nation
@@Qartlos 🇮🇷❤️🇬🇪
This has nothing to do with Russia.
Violence entails more violance. FSLN
Dime qué es fribolidad dime qué es revolución tu sabes no?
Why the hell are the people against the bill when they're against Russia? It doesn't make sense, you would think revealing Russian influenced NGOs and more transparency would be welcome.
The western spring has begun.
🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇸
US-sponsored people protesting against US law. The madness of some...
Are you real human?where is us?
Putin’s robot?
If you don’t know anything about Georgian politics it might be better to shush. The people in government are literally sponsored and heavily supported (politically and financially) by Russia.
Newsflash- they invaded Georgia in 2008 and ethnically cleansed 20% of the country’s land.
The government is essentially an enemy of the people at this point.
Russian sponsored comment I see.
Are you guys liberal idiots?
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.[1][2] It requires "foreign agents"-defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.[2]
leave georgia alone why arnt you in the eu
CIA working overtime.
As a foolish young man, I would empty my wallet buying drinks for ladies in nightclubs, hoping that this would convince them to come home with me. Surprise, surprise when my wallet was empty, they'd just say "Goodnight, I'm going home". This is my cautionary tale. Make of it what you will.
what is so bad about limiting foreign influence? US has a law like this
No, that’s actually a different thing and not like in the US.
Cause US brings Money and progress for people. Russia brings slavery to people. PERIOD
Its bad for US and other countries who wants to influence small countries, especially around Russia through NGOs and media. Those protesters are either too stupid, or payed by USA.
Gee I guess the US and UK will have to get involved in this shit to.
Behind this always are foreiners
As we have the National Security Bill including several updates on foreign influence in UK in the last two years, and why the same thing becomes “repressive“ as suggested by BBC in Georgia? 😅🤔 And Eurasia Group is founded by the American, why EU should listen to them when EU and UK are paying 4 times more for their fossil fuel?
Beyond the politics, why is Georgia considered Europe when it’s located in Caucasia ?
Culturally speaking they’re much closer to Europe as well. They’re in a hard spot to place but considering them as an “Asian” country also just doesn’t fit as well.
@@aperson6799
Um okay so not native Europeans either 🤔
“Caucasian race” itself comes from Caucasus said by German when visiting Georgia. We are both culturally and genetically European
@@user-irj1nxa3cof2zgenetically European. We are white. This is the place where word “Caucasian” comes from
@@Qartlos
Genetically not actually. Just checked! Although culturally you guys might live/feel like western civilization.But not everyone in Europe is native European either. Slavs for example or the English . The only native Europeans in Europe are Albanians, Germans , Italians and Celts .
Georgians and Russians have great shared History:
1. Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti became part of the Russian Empire in 1801 AD.
2. Kingdom of Imereti became part of the Russian Empire in 1810 AD.
3. Principality of Guria became part of the Russian Empire in 1829 AD.
4. Principality of Svaneti became part of the Russian Empire in 1857 AD.
5. Principality of Abkhazia became part of the Russian Empire in 1864 AD.
6. Principality of Mingrelia became part of the Russian Empire in 1867 AD.
Georgians in the Russian tsarist army and in the government are a topic for special study. In total, during the existence of the Russian Empire, there were a few thousand generals in the Russian army, of which 380 generals were Georgians by nationality. In addition to generals, a similar percentage is observed among officers. As for ordinary soldiers of Georgian origin, by the beginning of the twentieth century there were tens of thousands of them, with a total number of 5 million soldiers in the tsarist army. In the 21st century, in Russia, there are 190 indigenous ethnic groups. In the Russian Empire, there were more indigenous ethnic groups, but only 4 of them were in the highest government. The generals and governors of the provinces of the Russian Empire were 4 main nationalities: Russians (also Ukrainians and Belarusians), Germans, Georgians and Armenians.
More than 200 local ethnic groups lived in the Russian Empire (which existed from 1721 to 1917). The Russian Empire was ruled by princely families. The total number of such promoted lineages in the empire was 235. Of these, 139 were from other ethnic groups, and 96 were Georgian princely lineages - They were from the Georgian former independent 6 states (Kartl-Kakheti, Imereti, Guria, Samegrelo, Svaneti and Abkhazia). This means that 40% of the princely families of the Russian Empire were of Georgian origin.
The Russian Empire had 380 Georgian generals from 1698 to 1917. In 1917, the transitional government had 21 Georgian generals and the Soviet Union had 126 Georgian generals. This Georgian generalship helped the Russian Empire in hundreds of battles, as well as thousands of Georgian officers and hundreds of thousands of Georgian ordinary soldiers, privates. The Russian Empire was saved from Napoleon by the Georgian general Peter Bagration (whom Napoleon called the most worthy opponent among the Russian generals of that time). For this merit, the Russian emperor erected a monument to Bagration in the Borodino Valley.
Stalin and Beria were also among the 126 Georgian generals of the Soviet Union, who created Russia's space program, the atomic bomb, atomic energy (granted the Soviet Union complete energy-independence), made all 15 republics of the Soviet Union fully industrialized, ended the hunger strike that had been taking place in every 10 years in most of the territory of Russia and the Soviet Union in general. They created a military, scientific, economic base, the strongest intelligence and special services, such as the KGB, and turned the Soviet Union into a superpower, which was one of the rulers of the bipolar world together with the USA, and Russia and the Russian nation still enjoy their power today. The Russians were saved along with the other 124 Georgian generals from Hitler's invasion and enslavement (more than 300 thousand Georgian privates also died in the WW2).
Every fifth person from Georgia was conscripted to the front of the Second World War - 700 thousand Georgians out of 3.5 million inhabitants of the Soviet Republic of Georgia. About every second did not return home. 300,000 Georgian fighters fell in battle while defending their homeland.
In total, during the existence of the USSR (1922-1991), the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to 12,777 people (for military, scientific, entrepreneurial and sports special merits). 95 women were awarded the title. A total of 1038 ethnically Georgian citizens of the Soviet Union received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. This means that every tenth hero in the Soviet Union was an ethnic Georgian. Georgians received the title of hero 5 times more often than representatives of other Soviet ethnic groups.
The Soviet Union was a Georgian-Russian empire. The Soviet Union was founded by four cities: Moscow, the capital of the Veliko-Russians, Minsk, the capital of the Belarusians, Kiev, the capital of the Malo-Russians, and Tbilisi, the capital of the Georgians. At the same time, all the main foundations of the Soviet Union were built by the Georgian elite that created this superpower. "The single individual, who played the biggest role in creating the military-industrial complex in Russia was a Georgian man Sergo Orjonikidze (Grigory Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze), who was the people's Commissar of heavy industries in the 1930's. He was apparently a brilliant manager and he played absolutely key role in organizing of the creation of the military-industrial complex of Russia." - Alexander Mercouris Sergo Orjonikidze became a symbol of the industrialization carried out in the territory of the Soviet Union in general, that is why hundreds of towns, villages and districts were named after him throughout the Soviet Union. and 12 districts, villages and towns in Georgia.
P.S. Probably, Peter I, the founder of the Russian Empire, was Bagration, since he was the son of Prince Erekle I Bagration of Kartli and Queen of Russia Natalia Naryshkina (if genetic research is carried out, everything will be clarified in the end).
Peter I was the last tsar and first emperor of Russia, a giant and a genius. He occupied the royal throne in 1682, at the age of 10. The name of the young king is associated with the implementation of large-scale reforms in Russia and the expansion of the territories of the Russian kingdom.
In 1721, Peter I became the first emperor of the Russian Empire. He abolished the Russian kingdom and announced the creation of a new superpower - the Russian Empire on November 2, 1721. He was interested in studying science and studying Western European achievements and implementing them in his country. After a one-year trip to Western Europe, he introduced European customs and lifestyle to Russia, and the era of great reforms, reconstruction and enlightenment began in Russia.
((Updated)): “Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020
“Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂
Palavras sábias.
Putins hand is shorter than before
Georgia in EU? Who's next, New Zealand?
New Zealand in the EU will make more sense than Turkey...
Georgia is not Europe
No Georgia in the EU
used special means...like the special operation😂😂😂
50-50
US have the same "Russia inspired" law. 😂😂😂 As do many other countries.
the law in Russia is just the instrument of Putin, so it's not the same
Big difference between the two
us goverment was not pro-russian and was not using it to destroy NGOs and medias that were against them ! they are killing free-speech with it
In relation to the content, they are significantly different.
And look how Russia uses the same law, how is this even a valid argument so many people make
Европа встречай беженцев из Грузии😂😂😂
Another western funded protest. Reminds me of how Ukraine started 😂😂😂😂😂.
Clearly, you know nothing of Georgians
@@OptimisticHominid check out how brutally US police take down all the pro-palestinian maidans all over US now with hudreds of arrests.
@OptimisticHominid I know everything about Georgians. I've been there 4 times, I know a lot of them don't speak English, but I know a lot of the protest organizers speak English, which means one thing. Washington.
@@SimbaM2kufu Your reply re-confirms that you know very little about country Georgia and its history. Just because you were there 4 times and ate Khinkali, etc., does not mean you have learned much about this country and its people. You are always welcome to learn more. Until then, it's pretty immature on your part to say you know "everything about Georgians."
@@SimbaM2kufu Georgian here , English is a widespread language , most upper class /semi successful people here know at least English.
and people in foreign countries such as in america protesting for Palestine are treated better
Treated better by being arrested and beaten up??
@@Percival5 are you living under a rock
@@Percival5 they are literally destroying foreign countries and yet treated better even they aren't in their own country and Georgians their own citizen are being treated harshly
@@Percival5 When they’re abusing their peaceful protest rights to the point it’s not so peaceful anymore?
Come on. Protesting in America is a breeze compared to Eastern Europe. At least you don’t have to worry about disappearing or losing your entire livelihood (unless you do something heinous).
@@aperson6799 you have been manipulated by media I have seen so many videos they are just chilling and stopping other students to attend universities plus they burnt american flag ,look to support Gaza is good .people should but why being so aggressive .....and destructive ..
My God! This looks like the US
Yep
Slava Georgia!!!
Georgia United States? Ok just kidding. But USA news needs to get better. Because I’m USA and don’t understand this our education is trash. I have to research what’s happening. Thank you BBC for world news. If it wasnt for the accent I wouldn’t know any better. You can’t tell just by looking at people. We have protest over here too. I hope you guys get everything you’re asking for. Seems serious. So sorry.
How is this controversial?
us goverment was not pro-russian and was not using it to destroy NGOs and medias that were against them ! they are killing free-speech with it
It is Russian-backed.
@@natalieturko4808 you mean it's something the West don't like.
The protests are Western NGO funded. They don't want transparency about how the West undermines democracies
The Russian funded politicians passed a law on monitoring “foreign agents/foreign entities that fund people/orgs in Georgia.”
They passed a law that would hurt them? No. It’s going to be used to suppress opposition to this sorry excuse for a government.
It's either Russia or Turkey for Georgia and Armenia
and turkey is under Europe :P its easier for Georgians but for Armenians it's not as easy since Turkey has not even recognized the Armenian Genocide, but, better Turkey than ruzia
We already have good diplomatic relations with Turkey. Can’t say same thing with Russia. It’s west or North
@@Qartlos West baby ;)
@@yrdusernamesiwanttak obsoletely
Yep, “That’s a great way to get the Student Democratic Vote.”
His innovation has democratized access to information.
Kriminal. Parlament.
Azarbajan supports Rassia. ☝️
classic...Georgia is fighting for democracy, where the minority, represented by non-profit organizations that are financed by foreign countries and defend the interests of foreign countries, defend themselves against a law that could threaten this influence of the West. strange that in Georgia, Russia, Hungary, the law is a threat to democracy, in Israel, the USA, the same law is perfectly fine.
Unfortunately, Georgia has a border with Russia, so either they will withdraw the law there or there will be a coup d'état, viz. Ukraine
This is how weak America has become. There’s only about 200 people there protesting. Do you want me to send granny down there with her Kane?