Спутник против отключения интернета. Президент против Грузинской мечты. Искусство против диктатуры.

Satellite Against Internet Shutdown. President Against the Georgian Dream. Art Against Dictatorship.

You are watching the news from the weekly rally at the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is December 14, 2:30 PM.

The TV channel Dozhd shared an investigation released on December 12 by The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was exchanged in August. The FSB Counterintelligence Department is engaged in surveillance and arrests of foreigners in Russia, kidnappings abroad, sabotage, and even attempted assassinations, such as targeting the head of Ukraine's GUR, Kirill Budanov.
www.wsj.com/world/russia/evan-gershkovich-russia-putin-arrests-spies-9a75e1c3?mod=hp_lead_pos7

On December 7, the online media outlet Caucasian Knot reported on Roskomnadzor’s exercises to disconnect the Russian internet from the global network.
www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/406399

When this happens, VPNs will no longer function effectively.

On March 5, the freedom of information organization Reporters Without Borders launched the free satellite package "Svoboda," which includes many well-known Russian-language channels.
rsf.org/en/rsf-officially-launches-svoboda-satellite-package-provide-independent-journalism-russian-speaking

They have prepared instructions on how to connect to the Hot Bird 13.0E satellite.
rsf.org/sites/default/files/medias/file/2024/03/Technical%20instructions%20dish%2C%20RU.pdf

Today in Georgia, parliamentary and regional representatives are voting for the country’s new president, with only one candidate on the ballot. The Georgian opposition, backed by current President Salome Zurabishvili, announced they would not recognize the election results.
www.dw.com/ru/salome-zurabisvili-otkazalas-uhodit-v-otstavku-do-novyh-parlamentskih-vyborov-v-gruzii/a-71054908

President Zurabishvili and two opposition blocs refused to accept the results of the parliamentary elections held in October, citing fraud reported by observers.
www.dw.com/ru/prezident-gruzii-ne-priznala-rezultaty-vyborov-cto-teper/a-70614361

On December 12, European parliamentarians joined ongoing protests on Rustaveli Avenue.
1tv.ge/lang/ru/news/deputaty-evroparlamenta-prisoedinilis-k-akcii-na-prospekte-rustaveli/

On December 13, the news agency Reuters reported that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad secretly fled to Russia, leaving behind his brother and cousins. Assad’s departure marked the end of Syria’s 13-year civil war.
www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/assads-final-hours-syria-deception-despair-flight-2024-12-13/

On December 10, Turkey’s Haberler news agency reported that Assad took $135 billion with him, according to former regime intelligence officer Khalid Beyye.
en.haberler.com/assad-took-135-billion-dollars-with-him-while-2024759/

Putin’s involvement ensured only the plundering of several GDPs worth of Syria’s resources.
data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=SY

On December 12, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Iranians, stating that the oppressors of the Iranian people spent over $50 billion supporting Assad, Hamas, and Hezbollah. He expressed hope for peace between Israelis and Iranians, emphasizing that both sides desire reconciliation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwwX3zVL7k

On December 11, Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi performed an online concert without a hijab. The next morning, Iranian authorities filed charges against her.
abcnews.go.com/International/irans-judiciary-opens-case-female-singer-after-viral/story?id=116713654

The concert is still available on her channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcaDHEnhbU

Artists need your support, just as protests rely on theirs. In Porto, anti-Putin artwork by artist Galya Titova is currently displayed at the Nope bar & gallery (Rua Miguel Bombarda, 316).
www.instagram.com/p/DDaQF-Gipid/

The €100,000 fundraiser for portable power stations for Ukraine continues.
antiwarcommittee.info/en/energy-for-life/

The first batch is already en route to Zaporizhzhia.
www.instagram.com/p/DDetRKAiOqg/

RCDA activists are raffling a Canadian flag signed by participants of the Anti-War Committee conference. To participate, donate any amount to the fundraiser and send confirmation to [email protected].
t.me/rcda_adcr/610

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