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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 behind the scenes video of dancers from the State Ballet of Georgia preparing for a photo project. Link: http://bit.ly/2E4UuW7
THINGS TO READ
**Civil.ge wrote about reactions to the December 1st killings of two teenage boys at a school in Tbilisi. Link: http://bit.ly/2C7SImB
**Brookings published an article by Michael O’Hanlon arguing that in order to reduce the risk of war between the U.S. and Russia NATO expansion should be ended. Link: http://brook.gs/2z7yZQB
**Raisa Liparteliani, the Vice President of Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, wrote about the flaws in Georgian labor policy and their effect on workers, from the 2006 dismantling of the labor code to present. Link: http://bit.ly/2EisnTu
**Chai Khana posted a short film about IDPs in Georgia by Elene Mikaberidze, “Bags and Borders.” Link: http://bit.ly/2DdozBF
**OC Media published a piece about a woman’s bridenapping in Batumi in 2008. Link: http://bit.ly/2zxnulY