DISINFO: The West is preparing a coup in Georgia
SUMMARY
Relations between Georgia and the West have been cold for some time now. The cold winds blowing from the West towards Georgia revealed preparations for a coup in the country.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Georgia, framing popular protests as Western-led ‘colour revolutions’. The claim also portrays Georgia as a puppet state.
Western countries are not planning a forcible overthrow of the government in Georgia. No evidence is provided to support this claim which fits well into the recurring disinformation narrative suggesting a Western policy of staging “colour revolutions” worldwide with the aim of destabilising Russia, framing popular protests as Western-led.
The latest protests in Georgia were driven by a strong rejection among Georgian citizens of the controversial ‘Foreign Agents' law, which critics say mirrors a 2012 law in Russia used to crack down on dissent and suppress NGOs and media, and which could be used to restrict freedom of expression and association.
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