1023. Fighting Moscow's Toolkit for State Capture

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Eka Gigauri is a Georgian anti-corruption and democracy advocate best known as the Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia, a role she has held since November 2010. Under her leadership, TI Georgia expanded its staff, opened regional offices, and became one of the country’s most prominent watchdog organizations focused on corruption, governance, elections, and democratic accountability. She has also served on the board of the global Transparency International movement. Eka Gigauri is a Georgian anti-corruption campaigner and A former senior official in Georgia’s Border Police, she has become one of the country’s best-known civil-society voices warning of state capture, democratic erosion, and the authoritarian turn under Georgian Dream. ----------LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eka_Gigaurihttps://transparencyschool.org/lecturer/eka-gigauri/https://www.opengovpartnership.org/people/eka-gigauri/https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigaurieka/----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------PLATFORMS:Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtainTwitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm----------

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