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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 photo of a presumably drunk young man who fell asleep on a grave the day after Easter Sunday. Traditionally the Monday after Easter, Georgians visit the graves of their relatives and hold a supra—a traditional Georgian feast. Link: http://on.fb.me/1rrKXfc
THINGS TO READ
An article by TI Georgia assessing the annual performance of the Georgian Parliament. Link: http://bit.ly/1huEpFc
An article by Rusiko Machaidze in DFWatch about the “moratorium” on prosecuting former officials. Link: http://bit.ly/1lLXECq
An article in Civil.ge about the anti-discrimination bill. Link: http://bit.ly/1gWfjzF
An article in the NYTimes by Peter Baker. Link: http://nyti.ms/1kbgPlr
An article by Giorgi Lomsadze in EurasiaNet.org titled “Georgians Want Their Government on a Diet.” Link: http://bit.ly/1gWfhb7
EMC published it’s human rights report “Religion in Public Schools: An Analysis of Educational Policy from the Perspective of Religious Freedom”. Link: http://bit.ly/1gWfevS
From TBLPOD’s very own Malibu correspondent: an article in Independent.co.uk about a new Georgian restaurant in London’s Mayfair called Marani. Link: http://ind.pn/1i5VCVx
An article by Lali Tsertsvadze in Agenda.ge about wandering books. Link: http://bit.ly/1mGfjsj