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Svaneti residents attempt to oust pro-Russian extremist group from their town

by Shota Kincha

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The backlash against the pro-Russian extremist group Alt Info has escalated following Russia’s war against Ukraine, taking both legal and grassroots forms. On Tuesday, a group of residents in Mestia, the largest town in the historical north-western Georgian region of Svaneti, protested against the newly opened offices of the Conservative Movement in their town. Alt Info, the far-right group behind the Conservative Movement party, have faced condemnation and calls for their leaders to be pro

Anti-Pride protesters threaten OC Media reporter. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Alt Info

Facebook takes down pages tied to Georgian pro-Russia extremists

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Facebook has reportedly taken down ‘pages and groups’ associated with Alt Info, a violent extremist group largely responsible for organising mass attacks on journalists in Tbilisi last July, which many speculate has received funding from Russia. The move by the social media company, first reported by the International Society for Fair Elections And Democracy (ISFED), a Georgian election watchdog, coincided with emerging calls to curtail ‘Russian propaganda’ in Georgia following Russia’s invas