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title: "Proof is in the evidence"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:53:49+00:00"
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#  Proof is in the evidence

 Written on 01 December 2025.

On December 1st, 2025, the BBC released a documentary *When Water Burns*, which presented evidence suggesting that water cannons deployed during protests in Georgia in November-December 2024, sprayed water mixed with bromobenzyl cyanide. This WW1-era tear gas, also known as camite, is a toxic chemical that can cause burns, vomiting, shortness of breath and other serious long-lasting injuries. The Georgian authorities’ immediate reaction was to deny the allegations and the ruling party publicly denounced the BBC documentary as containing “absurd and false claims” and labelled the BBC a “fake media” organisation. However, following public outcry over the BBC report, the State Security Service of Georgia announced an investigation into the allegations.

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