Hans Gutbrod

Fulfilled a long term ambition and visited the Very Good Dogs of D.O.G shelter (in Tbilisi, Georgia) today. Now I have my heart pinned on a one-eyed black lab with a heartbreaking history. Inevitable but also…. help! Paging @HansGutbrod

almost all of my friends disagree with me on this, but here re-upping why in my view it is right to go for local elections -- and why parties should have done it three months ago. You have to go in to convey that you can lead the country out of the mess it's in, a kind of…

#JustinTimberlake is coming to Tbilisi on a GD sponsored event on July 23 to project normality & how cool regime is. Young Georgians launched petition to get @jtimberlake to speak up against repression (many dozens in jail, incl artists) -- not to cancel the event. Good…

"For nothing is more beautiful than freedom of thought and independence of one's own will, if one does not fear them. Here they are trying to rob us of them, but they will not succeed!" Alexander Schmorell, co-founder of the anti-Nazi group White Rose, murdered on July 13, 1943

had to re-read to get this, but this is the tweet of the day. #Georgia

while thousands of Georgian pupils sit for their exams, held to high standards of honesty, the new Minister of Education fibbed about having a doctorate -- one also mentioned by the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in his introduction to the people of #Georgia. In any normal…

on #Georgia , turning points such as the April 9 2000 Shevardnadze Prez Election fiasco or the Psycho screening; why GD is much more fragile than it may appear; what a strategy of success against authoritarian assault could be; and much more. Thanks @TalkGeorgia2025 for hosting…

Erneute absurde Verurteilungen von anständigen und freiheitsliebenden Menschen in Aserbaidschan. Der Europarat wird sich auch damit befassen und die nötigen Konsequenzen ziehen. ⁦@AbzasMedia⁩ #abzasmedia ⁦@PACE_News⁩ #Azerbaijan hrw.org/news/2025/07/0…

Two months ago, on this day towards the night @UlviyyaAli was abducted by the Azerbaijani police illegally. Even though she didn't report for Meydan TV, she was accused of working for them. I will continue to promote her case globally. At least this summer isn't that hot in Baku.

in times like this, it's even more important to talk about culture -- and that not as a profession or job, but in terms of what is great to discover. If you have not heard about the Georgian musician Russudan Meipariani, you should check her out. Here my quick summary, with a…

alumni of @LSEnews and of @LBS in #Georgia doing the right thing & speaking up against people being locked up.

⚠️ OUTRAGEOUS: FOUR liberal opposition leaders have been thrown in jail by the Georgian Dream regime. This is pure political repression. The people of Georgia are demanding democracy, and they are being silenced. Liberals will not stay quiet. We demand their immediate release…

If you haven't paid attention to #Georgia for 2-3 weeks, here is status of main opposition party leaders. (Khoshtaria recently arrested & mistreated. Bokuchava's husband kidnapped & threatened for 9 hours two weeks ago.)

great time for authoritarians to sentence journalists to sentences that in other countries you get for serious crimes. Keep attention on this also.

Come to Tbilisi to talk about #tech at Global Tech Weekend. One word about human rights or democracy? You will be turfed from the stage. Deeply dystopian. @antelava @NeilPHauer

read this. (And yes, you can keep your skepticism about every single story, but after all the lies in so many cases -- what about the presumption of innocence?)