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Georgia: Art, Protest and the Struggle for Freedom

Georgia: Art, Protest and the Struggle for Freedom

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Georgia has experienced profound and traumatic political changes in
recent years. Since 2024, political tensions have intensified, with
the ruling Georgian Dream party remaining in power, large
pro-European protests following the disputed parliamentary
elections, and the government announcing that it would not pursue
EU accession negotiations until 2028. As political pressure grows,
civic space narrows and austerity policies take hold, artists and
their work are often among the first to feel the consequences. In
this episode, VIDC Director Sybille Straubinger speaks with
Georgian documentary filmmaker Salomé Jashi about artistic freedom,
civil society protests, and the future of Georgia.