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Proteste in Georgien Osteuropa-Projekt der taz Panter Stiftung ‒ Osteuropa-Projekt der taz Panter Stiftung

In the organizer's words:

Georgia's government is turning its back on Europe and taking ever tougher action against its protesting population. A taz talk with Nino Haratischwili and Nils Schmid.

On November 29, the Georgian government announced that it would suspend the EU accession process until 2028. In response, the people of Georgia took to the streets. The police and special units used violence against the demonstrators - there were beatings, arrests and the use of water cannons. However, the fight for democracy and a European future for Georgia continues. Moscow has said that it sees "parallels" to the pro-European revolution in Kyiv.

What can we in Europe, especially in Germany, do and why? How can we support Georgia's future? How could the situation in Georgia influence other post-Soviet countries in Eastern Europe? We would like to discuss these questions with our guests.

Guest in the talk:

🐾 Diana Bogishvili is a sociologist and was a research associate at ZOiS until October 2024, since then she has been affiliated with ZOiS. As a doctoral candidate at the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, her doctoral thesis focuses on the socio-cultural consequences of migration for young Georgian migrants and their families in Georgia.

🐾 Nino Haratischwili is a Georgian writer and theater director and is one of the most important voices on the European literary scene. Her works address Georgian history, identity and the challenges of the post-Soviet space, often in the context of oppression and personal freedom.

🐾 Nils Schmid is a former minister and member of the German Bundestag. He has been foreign policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag since 2018. Member of the Executive Committee of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and member of the Advisory Board of the Center for East European and International Studies (ZOIS) in Berlin.

🐾 Tigran Petrosyan will moderate the talk. He is a journalist and has traveled as a reporter in Eastern Europe and recently in Georgia. He holds a doctorate in history and cultural studies with a focus on media. He heads the Eastern Europe projects of the taz Panter Foundation.

The post-Soviet region is a focus area of the taz Panter Foundation. The talk will be held in German and is an event of the taz Panter Foundation.

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Price information:

Free admission, donations requested at: taz.de/spenden and with possible causes: Osteuropa-Projekte ----------------------------------------------- Seat reservation required Participation is only possible with a pre-booked ticket. We therefore ask you to register via the ticket portal below. Places are limited, admission is free.

Location

taz Kantine Friedrichstraße 21 10969 Berlin

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