God, parades and authoritarianism on the streets of Georgia
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The list of recent anti-democratic actions by the government of Georgia is long. Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ayed. What's happening in Georgia is a real time case study in the escalating global drift towards authoritarianism. Stand for Georgia, Gauma Jos, Dazdras, no justice, no freedom, and another one is fired.
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