GEORGIA: Arrests in Chiatura & more – 22nd Jan 2026

Death of the Patriarch, Ten year sentence for former Deputy Minister of Economy, Massive police operation in Adjara, Village swallowed by landslide, Doping scandal in Georgian Rugby. Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Obituary | Patriarch Ilia II — the one constant in Georgia’s modern history: https://oc-media.org/obituary-patriarch-ilia-ii-the-one-constant-in-georgias-modern-history/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Iranian threat, Foiled attack on Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, Arrest of a policeman for market robbery, Drone raid in Abkhazia, Topuria at the White House.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally: https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/georgias-iranian-turn-tehrans-rapid-expansion-influence-once-committed-us-ally-luke-coffey Can an Untrustworthy Dictator Undermine the South Caucasus Connectivity by Sergi Kapanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/can-an-untrustworthy-dictator-undermine-the-south-caucasus-connectivity/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Georgia’s response to war in Iran, Opposition Alliance, TV Imedi’s troubles, Tbilisi Mayor stranded in Abu Dhabi, Life of Iranians in Georgia.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: rorshok.com/updatesSaving Georgia’s judiciary requires an examination of the past by Giorgi Meladze: https://oc-media.org/opinion-saving-georgias-judiciary-requires-an-examination-of-the-past/ Iranians find refuge in Georgia, despite murky ties with Tehran by Helena Bedwell: https://oc-media.org/iranians-find-refuge-in-georgia-despite-murky-ties-with-tehran/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

UK sanctions against state propaganda channels, work restrictions for foreigners, a revision of a social assistance database, a 400% spike in Georgia’s oil exports, a state theater left without actors, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Trump must be cautious engaging Georgia’s current leadership” by Misha Saakashvili: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5747364-trump-must-be-cautious-engaging-georgias-current-leadership/“Georgia’s cinema paradox — acclaimed abroad, yet struggling at home” by Tamuna Chkareuli: https://oc-media.org/georgias-cinema-paradox-acclaimed-abroad-yet-struggling-at-home/ Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Restrictions on Ilia State University, a Bachelor's degree in pseudoscience at Ivanishvili’s University, questioning government legitimacy becoming illegal, the Prime Minister’s promise to remove illegals, Nika Gvaramia released, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Transnational Repression as a Growing Threat to Democracy and Human Rights” by Vano Chkhikvadze: https://politicsgeo.com/transnational-repression-as-a-growing-threat-to-democracy-and-human-rights/Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

The ruling party’s decision to no longer merge two historic universities, a change of ownership in TV IMEDI, a Georgian citizen in the Epstein files, possible sanctions against a Georgian port, the EU Prize for Journalism, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Georgia, Venezuela, and the New Scramble for Spheres of Influence” by Natalie Sabanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/georgia-venezuela-and-the-new-scramble-for-spheres-of-influence/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

A new restriction on foreign funding, the merger of two historic universities, political prisoners isolated, the OSCE’s fact-finding mission for Georgia, workers striking in a major chemical plant, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Georgia’s regime has given critics a choice - prison or exile” by Davit Zedelashvili: https://oc-media.org/opinion-georgias-regime-has-given-critics-a-choice-prison-or-exile/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Demonstrators in jail for protesting on sidewalks, the arrest of an exiled Russian politician in Tbilisi, the State Security Service’s investigation of high prices in supermarket chains, the Prime Minister’s call for public debates, a Texas oil executive against the Megobari Act, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Police standoff: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3979834945481729“Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power” by Helena Bedwell: https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

An operation against a neo-Nazi group, no invitation to Davos for Georgia, the tourist industry’s growth, a tragic accident in Kveda Ghvirishi, Robert De Niro’s meeting with the Georgian National Ballet, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Neo-Nazi group footage: https://www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/33650451.htmlTransparency International’s report on the business ties of Kotsebi MPs: https://transparency.ge/en/blog/business-connections-georgian-dream-mps-public-procurement-and-party-donations“Can Georgian Democracy Survive in a Post-Western Order?” By Natalie Sabanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/can-georgian-democracy-survive-in-a-post-western-order/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Ex-Prime Minister in prison for five years, a pro-Russian businessman's meeting with the Head of Church, the suspension of visa issuing by the US, a Georgian Dream MP ridiculed for adultery, weaponization of poverty by the ruling party, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Weaponization of Poverty – A Primary Tool for Regime Survival in Georgia” by Sergi Kapanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/weaponization-of-poverty-a-primary-tool-for-regime-survival-in-georgia/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate