The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

What it feels like to be beaten, detained in Tbilisi’s anti-Russia protests

Behind the scenes with a protester charged with ‘verbally abusing the police’ and ‘not obeying police orders.’ Georgia’s presidential election is today, but the anti-Russian opposition is boycotting.

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Editor’s note: Democracy matters. Resistance to Russia needs to be highlighted and supported.

That’s why we’re bringing you coverage from Tbilisi, Georgia today, to highlight yet another place that pro-Russian forces are on the march – and highlighting the courageous people who are fighting back.

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