Voices of the Silk Road with Dr. Anna Dolidze

Today I joined the mothers of political prisoners in their weekly effort to raise awareness about their sons and daughters who are currently imprisoned for participating in pro-democracy protests. We distributed newspapers and spoke with people in Tbilisi to remind everyone that this fight is not only legal or political — it is deeply human. Their letters from prison carry more hope than the situa...

Today I’m diving into a very important and, honestly, worrying topic — the possible banning of opposition parties in Georgia. Georgian Dream and Bidzina Ivanishvili have repeatedly mentioned the idea of banning parties they call “foreign agents.” In this episode, I analyze what that really means, what scenarios could unfold, and what consequences this could have for Georgia’s democracy, our EU can...

📢 In this second episode, I talk about the ongoing court proceedings in Tbilisi against peaceful protesters who were unjustly detained. From inside the courthouse, I share what I witnessed — the overcrowded cells, rushed hearings, and the silencing of media.

📢 In this first episode, I talk about Georgia’s ongoing authoritarian crackdown, the recent political arrests, and the country’s struggle for democracy. As a Georgian lawyer and politician, I share a firsthand perspective from Tbilisi on what’s really happening right now.