Garibash team shrinks, Lari tanks, Interior deck chair arrangement, Georgian Daesh death, Beruch & Turks, Steinmeier in Tbilisi, Armo PM in Tbilisi, Beruch & Kerry, NATO brass in Tbilisi, BoG buys Kiev PrivatBank, Ucha mad re Batumi prison beatings, Misha says Geo officers fight in Ukraine DefMin says BS, BI disses Alasania, Azeri Journo Ismailova jailed, TBL protest, Mtvari water level, Geo Air ticked at Rus Air, funerals for Abkhaz war victims, CAR troop replacement, gold at Sarpi, North Cauk drills, Mistro journo locked up at Grigory Leps concert, Margvel gives Zhvania medal, another husband kills wife, Georgian video app does well on app store, Geo DC theater, Health min proposes limits on women’s reproductive rights, parliamentary majority prevents pres from proposing bills, Chirkva interview, Mdivani charming prince, FDI numbers
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A discussion in English of the week in Georgia (the one near Chechnya not the one near Alabama) Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები
Don't know what a podcast is? Don't worry, just click on it and listen. That's it. Nothing scary about it.
კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! თუ ინგლისური იცით, დააჭირეთ ისარს და მოისმინეთ კვირის საინტერესო ამბები.
The MEME this week is a photoshopped image of the ‘Imeretian Mother’ portrayed on the 10-lari note. The caption reads: “The Lari has no mother anymore” — which in Georgian has the connotation “this is messed up.” She says “I’m outta here!” Link: http://on.fb.me/1zFi8Bu
THINGS TO READ
An OSCE report on the independence of the judicial system in Georgia. Link: http://bit.ly/1yFKgR1
An interview with Abkhaz Foreign Minister Viacheslav Chirikba, on the annexation treaty with russia. It will help you understand the official Abkhaz view of things. Link: http://bit.ly/1snlfHX
Georgian Journal has another piece on the Mdivani family, this time featuring the younger brother Alexi, nicknamed “The charming prince.” Link: http://bit.ly/1wGtWEm
The latest report by TI Georgia, following three years of court monitoring for administrative trials. While they praise improved transparency in court hearings, they find that there are still problems when it comes to high-profile cases. Link: http://bit.ly/1Dl0eI2
The Pittsburg PA paper has the response from Republican Pat Buchanan regarding the resolution passed by Congress, that condemned Russian meddling in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. He talks about how great Putin is and how unfair the US Congress was to criticize him. Link: http://bit.ly/1BCxpVJ