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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 commemoration for Soviet Occupation day. The US Embassy and many others are sharing a photo of 19 year old Maro Makashvili who was a volunteer nurse and was killed by an explosion in the battlefield defending Tbilisi. Link: http://on.fb.me/1Tbd836
DfWatch talks with villagers along the administrative boundary line with South Ossetia. Link: http://bit.ly/1KPxIDb
In Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Caucasus Report, Liz Fuller writes that President Margvelashvili remains a divisive figure in Georgia even after the change in prime minister in December 2015. Link: http://bit.ly/24sCcG7
An interview with Prime Minister Kvirikashvili in RFE/RL. Link: http://bit.ly/1UnQlA5
The Hollywood Reporter looks at how Georgia, Ukraine, Portugal, and Switzerland are trying to promote incentives for film production in their countries. Link: http://bit.ly/21vUrIy
The Guardian profiles some couples in the UK divided by visa rules that requires a minimum income for family reunification. Link: http://bit.ly/21kjoGw
New Tbilisi-based documentary photo agency Error Images, founded by female Georgian photojournalists. Link: http://bit.ly/20YRmyx
A photographic series from Armenia. Link: http://bit.ly/1oE5v7Q
The Wall Street Journal on the story of the Swiss banker who lost Bidzina’s money. Link: http://on.wsj.com/1otX3bN
Gothamist goes to the Georgian restaurant Oda House to talk some adjaruli khachapuri. Link: http://bit.ly/1Q1nWNc
Thoroughly enjoyed the podcast as always. 🙂 Just wanted to point out that VimpelCom is 43% controlled by Norwegian Telenor and 47,9% by Russian Alfa Group. I don’t believe either party has ultimate control, so it’s not ‘Kremlin-controlled’.