The Georgians Fired For Protesting Against The 'Foreign Agent' Bill

Three Georgians have told Current Time how they were either fired or pressured to take voluntary redundancy after either criticizing the government online or joining protests against a controversial "foreign agent" bill.
#georgia #georgiaprotests #tbilisi #foreignagentbill #foreignagentlaw #tbilisiprotest

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[@baqaqipekhebi7148]

Nice to see real men standing up for real values!

[@cecile-p]

Courage and Freedom ! The people of Georgia deserve a much better government !

[@TRINITY-ks6nw]

Men of principle

[@Tommie.ManicGK]

That's right

[@robertm7120]

Those people are Heros to their country! Real Patriots! I Salute them for their Integrity and Personal courage. Slava Georgia !!

[@deecee1522]

Shame on Russia

[@roberthoyt7921]

Russia shall PAY for this!

[@jonno27]

This is how dictatorships begin.

[@Egill2011]

Absolutely. This is why we are protesting.

[@justanaverageguy912]

@@Egill2011all the strength in the world to you, my dudes, you guys are making history. a free europe does not exist until georgia is free as well.

[@ivanivanov-qi1el]

Indeed. Under the mask of democracy.

[@Erik3E]

Strikingly similar to maidan, the people refused to give up. And Ukranians got their freedom thanks to it. Hopefully Georgians can get the same. Russians would never get this idea to fight for your freedom.

[@roberthoyt7921]

@@Erik3E Get rid of Ivanishvili and his puppets

[@Windfree07]

To all georgian who reads this : Never give up ! You're not alone ! People are the power ! You're brave and worthy ! Much support from Belgium ❤

[@deecee1522]

Shame on Putler

[@SandyWolf-]

VPDFO

[@roberthoyt7921]

May the Lord condemn serial killer Putin back to Hell where he belongs!

[@itz_redgi9624]

What has putin to do with Georgia's issues ??

[@roberthoyt7921]

@@itz_redgi9624Georgia's dreaded 'foreign agents' bill, which has no right to become law, and that of Kyrgyzstan have been both modeled after the feral Russian original from a decade ago rather than America's FARA. Nowadays when people hear the phrase 'foreign agent', they will always refer to the evil Russian laws. God DAMN Russia!

[@cthree87]

Exactly why they MUST protest. Free expression is the right of every citizen in a democracy or it's not a democracy.

[@leahcasey2678]

Peaceful protesters in the US and EU are being beaten and arrested by police as I type ... they're democracies too, right? The Georgian police are allowing peaceful protests ... they're not allowing riots!

[@sevakpanosyan2711]

Support 🇦🇲🇬🇪👊✌

[@13BulliTs]

Respect, getting bullied bc you stand up for your believes is crazy.

[@hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP]

These people are fighting for their freedom and future!

[@redeyedmongoose2963]

Stand strong Georgia

[@shakkabubba]

Americans need to know what is happening to Europe currently. Before we learn the hard way.

[@jamesskelton6744]

there is a high price for liberty and freedom. and it is worth it.

[@heavysoftness8530]

Georgians rise now ! Later it will be to late, I am afraid...not as individuals but as a large group. Individuals will be targeted by oppressors. Take care of yourself .

[@tiapina7048]

Support from Italy

[@kusko2011]

What is the price of freedom? None. Freedom has no price, only sacrifice.

[@villyacethebar]

that's the line gentlemen

[@squaretriangle9208]

I think you are very courageous, you are my fellow European citizens!

[@RatTerminator]

Rise up 💪🇺🇸

[@namastezen3300]

My assumption is that rusiya is exempt from "foreign agent" status.

[@Egill2011]

Sure. These puppet rats oppose only Western, democratic institutions.

[@ivanivanov-qi1el]

Some NGO should hire these guys and the problem is solved

[@JoeVideoed]

Hopefully these people can sue for wrongful termination. It's done all the time here in the states.

[@tanyab244]

Repressions are already underway in Georgia as expected with Russia type laws. Georgians must continue to fight for their freedom no matter the consequences.

[@Birko64]

I would say that civil liberties and freedom are already gone.

[@JasonBlack66]

Go Georgia Go! Im sorry the west has not been very interested in you over the past few decades :( I hope things get better for all the people of the former Soviet states. (except Russia and the Moscovites)

[@gregsscubavids5128]

Brave people to lose their jobs over conscience. Not sure I’d be that brave in the same situation.

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

You could do it.

[@gregsscubavids5128]

@@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc I would hope so. Thanks for the vote of confidence. Have a good one. G

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

@@gregsscubavids5128 You too. 🫂We are all stronger than we think when the moment comes. 😎💪🏻

[@delliott777]

"You have to choose, politics or work". It's the same in the USA! Even in America, freedom only applies to certain people.

[@AnaMaria-wg8xb]

These are real men. What you do in your free time is not your employers business. They don't own you 24/7. I hope all of you find something better.

[@leahcasey2678]

I wonder if this guy's interview on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty confirms his collaboration with a foreign entity and foreign interference within Georgia? Absolutely!

[@rickyprovalone1913]

Fight like hell ✊

[@iako...]

გაგიმარჯოს ქართველო !

[@bloggalot4718]

As an outsider it sounds like the Georgia Government is sympathetic to Russia?

[@user-ui7iy4vk1e]

Rashka-parashka, get out of Ukraine and Georgia!

[@Sziasztok742]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣гавкай, гавкай. это всё, на что ты способно.

[@jtremblay100]

The disturbing thing is those men that were threatened by their supervisors is the fact the supervisors threatened them. They are enabling those in power.

[@kenfeeb355]

Good men here

[@RealNyeTheScienceGuy]

Hey boss men… telling everyone what they can do because your company is the only thing that matters… you will soon find yourself NOT welcome back to society

[@carolinesenter6624]

Just like the us if you’re criticizing Izrehell

[@Soraab25]

ਵਾਹ ਭੀ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਕੀ ਰੰਗ ਹੈ ਤੇਰਾ

[@Raised_by_God]

Turn back to Jesus my people…

[@tonyhunt9001]

good

[@Hereford1642]

This law requires ngo's and media companies who are funded more than 20% by foreign money to register that fact. I fail to see why this is a hot topic with the public especially when similar laws are in place in America and Australia to name just two democracies.

[@KPsTboy]

Russias next state...

[@Sziasztok742]

wow, a working Georgian... under the USSR this was nonsense, but now they have to work to survive.

[@Quasiguambo]

Not to state the obvious... but I am British and it is the same here... I agree with the Palestine protests, but I am pretty certain that if I joined in those protests, I would lose my job. It's not stated explicitly... but some work sites have even been protested. There is no way I would be allowed to participate in a protest, and keep my job. It sucks, but... it's just a other factor of our societies that protect those in power. Obviously that is the set up those in charge would want.

[@marystapley309]

What and who do you really stand for then?

[@Quasiguambo]

@marystapley309 Well... trying to pay my bills and exist. Obviously I will argue and vote on the side on issues I care about, I feel pike conversating with people who disagree and helping to bring them around the right side of things, I think that is real and tangible benefit - you have people who say protests don't help... I am inclined to disagree, but I am a lefty, so I just agree... I support protesting. But I have family who've protested all their lives, now they're old and grey, and they have less time to protest, and they've given up... they're sad because they can see how little impact their protest movements have had (we're talking mainly environmental issues I believe)... I try to live in conscious ways, and of course propagate the message about the state of things... but in the end, my not protesting in terms of the environment, will have had no impact one way or the other. In terms of Palestine... I believe the same to be true. I think it is more beneficial that I can be there with people who vote, who work for the government, and pass perspectives on to them, from news sources they would never see... realities they would never be exposed to... I think changing the minds of those people through conversations, has its place. I think that helps. Protesting is for students and the unemployed... or old people.. or those on strike. I can't afford to protest. I can't afford not to work. To lose a job. That's how it is. But I don't consider myself a capitalist, I don't like any government or trust any system... we must all work within the confines we are born into. I don't know anyone who agrees with Israel, for example... so when it comes to politics, then that would play a factor - still... at the end of the day, I believe democracy to be a bit of a lie. I do believe that our government, your government, etc, will do whatever it wants to do regardless. I do believe we are doomed in that regard. All we can do is ensure there are positive thinkers around, morally. I'm sorry to sound so bleak.

[@marystapley309]

@@Quasiguambo You can donate to the Freedom fighters of Ukraine. These heroes have values that will be lost if we lose them.

[@davidkartvel8844]

We will be free only when Americans and Europeans leave our homeland! We are the Caucasus! We are not a morally rotten Europe! We will not be a colony of the United States, we will be an independent country where our traditions cannot be ignored!

[@warfootagee]

Sounds just like Trudeus Canada

[@dmn4794]

Merghkel. Dead, but still living..