Monthly Archives: July 2021

Coronavirus in Tbilisi – July 11th, 2021

Posted on July 11, 2021 by panoptical

I am going to make this the last regular, weekly coronavirus in Tbilisi update.  Coronavirus just isn’t occupying my mind the way it used to be, and just reporting numbers off a spreadsheet without in-depth, critical analysis doesn’t feel like … Continue reading →

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Pride and Politics

Posted on July 5, 2021 by panoptical

Today, Tbilisi Pride called off the “March of Honor” in light of threats, intimidation, and actual violence against journalists and activists.  This was not at all unexpected: in my predictions post, I had given it only a 30% chance that … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus in Tbilisi – July 4th, 2021

Posted on July 4, 2021 by panoptical

Numbers We got absolutely slammed this week.  The government hasn’t posted numbers yet for today – as of 6:47pm – but as of yesterday our 7-day total was 3946 for Tbilisi – up from 2750 last week.  I imagine once … Continue reading →

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The Contested Boundaries of Freedom of Speech

Posted on July 2, 2021 by panoptical

The general theme of this post is limitations on freedom of speech.  What limitations are there on freedom of speech?  What limitations should there be?  How should these be implemented, and by whom?  What are the greatest threats to freedom … Continue reading →

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