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Rorshok Georgia Update

A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what's happening in Georgia. No ads. If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/ Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/ Thank you!
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GEORGIA: Political Arrests & more – 26th June 2025

More political arrests, Ivanishvili’s hidden assets, a vehicle-ramming incident at a demonstration, the national census results, Sean Penn’s opinion on Georgia’s situation, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Car ramming into protesters: https://palitravideo.ge/vide...

Jun 27, 202513 minEp. 221

GEORGIA: Concerns over Sanctions & more – 12th June 2025

An attempt to poison a bishop, political kidnapping, the retirement of the U.S. Ambassador, Khareba’s resignation, the PM meeting Hungary’s President, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/...

Jun 13, 20259 minEp. 220

GEORGIA: The Foreign Agents Registration Act & more – 5th June 2025

The arrest of another opposition leader, three years of prison for pro-European demonstrators, a report on law enforcement, the ruling party’s complaint against opposition channels, the Polish and French Embassies’ travel warnings 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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and te...

Jun 06, 20259 minEp. 219

GEORGIA: Opposition Leader Arrested & more – 29th May 2025

Independence Day, a failed meeting between Ivanishvili and the U.S. Ambassador, the resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Russia’s outrage over a Georgian artist’s performance, a shooting 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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. The Intelligence Ag...

May 30, 20259 minEp. 218

GEORGIA: "Family Purity Day" & more – 22nd May 2025

Marco Rubio’s comments, the German Ambassador unhappy with TV IMEDI, the Family Purity Day celebration, a simplified path to Russian citizenship for Abkhazians and South Ossetians, Georgia’s economic forecast, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Full list of updates...

May 23, 20259 minEp. 217

GEORGIA: PM’s Letter to Trump & more – 15th May 2025

The arrest of an ex-Minister of Defense, Georgians fearing invasion, Putin’s letter to Georgia’s WWII veterans, a man killed in Rati’s Bar, the 50th birthday of Mzia Amaglobeli, and much more ! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Democracy Perception Index: https://146165116.fs1.h...

May 16, 20259 minEp. 216

GEORGIA: The US MEGOBARI Act & more – 8th May 2025

Bomb threats on three major malls, a shooting outside the President’s residence, the shutdown of Mtavari TV, an attack on an activist, 10,000 unsafe buildings, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Attack on activist: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJSKRsiJu53/?utm_so...

May 09, 20258 minEp. 215

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. ACTR’s survey: https://actresearch-global.com/en/th...

May 02, 20259 minEp. 214

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Byron Smith’s Exhibition:...

Apr 25, 20259 minEp. 213

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and...

Apr 18, 20259 minEp. 212

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We wa...

Apr 11, 20259 minEp. 211

GEORGIA: US Sanctions & more – 3rd April 2025

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know y...

Apr 04, 20259 minEp. 210

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, ...

Mar 28, 20259 minEp. 209

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. To downloa...

Mar 21, 20259 minEp. 208

GEORGIA: Misha’s Sentence & more – 13th Mar 2025

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Pl...

Mar 14, 20259 minEp. 207

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Attack on Comedian: https...

Mar 07, 202510 minEp. 206

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Attack on Demonstrators: https://www.facebook.com/aprilimedia/...

Feb 28, 20259 minEp. 205

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. The arrest of the camera operat...

Feb 21, 20259 minEp. 204

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Georgia Updat...

Feb 14, 202510 minEp. 203

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and te...

Feb 07, 20259 minEp. 202

GEORGIA: Visa Restrictions & more – 30th Jan 2025

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want ...

Jan 31, 202510 minEp. 201

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. CHINESE COMPANY CRTG: SECURITY RISKS AN...

Jan 24, 20259 minEp. 200

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeo...

Jan 17, 20259 minEp. 199

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! ...

Jan 10, 202510 minEp. 198

GEORGIA: Ivanishvili Sanctioned & more – 31st Dec 2024

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this m...

Jan 01, 202510 minEp. 197

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want...

Dec 25, 20249 minEp. 196

GEORGIA: Presidential Elections & more – 19th Dec 2024

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Businesses’ Website: Fr...

Dec 20, 20249 minEp. 195

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Attack on opposition Journalists: https://palitr...

Dec 13, 20249 minEp. 194

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Updates: rorshok.com/updates We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps:/...

Dec 06, 202410 minEp. 193

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

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 [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgia Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Gnomon Wise Article: https://gnomonwise.or...

Nov 29, 202410 minEp. 192
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