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Opinion: How Georgia’s NGO spin machine turns a claim into fact dfwatch.net/how-georgias-ngo…
How Georgia’s NGO spin machine turns a claim into fact

How Georgia’s NGO spin machine turns a claim into fact

Who wouldn’t want to be a fly on the wall when a Western politician sits down with Georgia’s foreign minister, Maka Botchorishvili, and gets a rude awakening: the version of events fed to them back…

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New testimony bolsters Gakharia’s defense in Chorchana case (Link in comment)
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New testimony bolsters Gakharia’s defense in Chorchana case

New testimony bolsters Gakharia’s defense in Chorchana case

TBILISI, November 3 – The testimony of a former official has strengthened the case of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia. Maia Tskitishvili, who was infrastructure and regional development…

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Gunfire scares away guests at Georgia wellness resort (Link in comment)
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Gunfire scares away guests at Georgia wellness resort

Gunfire scares away guests at Georgia wellness resort

TBILISI, October 30 – Georgia’s environmental inspectors have stepped up patrols around a mountain resort after its founder said near-daily gunfire was frightening guests and causing some to leave…

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Four protest prisoners sign plea deals (Link in comment)
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Four protest prisoners sign plea deals

Four protest prisoners sign plea deals

TBILISI, October 29 – More people convicted over Georgia’s protests are entering plea agreements with prosecutors. Some have already been released from prison and others are seeking similar deals.

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Georgia bets on poker tournaments (Link in comment)
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Georgia bets on poker tournaments

Georgia bets on poker tournaments

TBILISI, October 29 – Georgia’s parliament has approved a new legal category for large international gambling tournaments, offering tax breaks to events with multimillion-lari prize funds and…

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Lost in ‘remont’: Eight years without a school (Link in comment)
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Lost in ‘remont’: Eight years without a school

Lost in ‘remont’: Eight years without a school

TBILISI, October 28 – Pupils at Tbilisi Public School No. 10 have waited eight years for a replacement building. Next year, they may finally get one. Parents and pupils blocked Tbilisi’s Dadiani…

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Georgia plans tiered gas and water tariffs

Georgia plans tiered gas and water tariffs

TBILISI, October 27 – Georgian households could soon pay different rates for gas and water depending on how much they use, under a bill passed by parliament in its first reading Tuesday.

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Georgia’s opposition party ban case: Where things stand (Link in comment)
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Georgia’s opposition party ban case: Where things stand

Georgia’s opposition party ban case: Where things stand

TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court is continuing hearings on a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties, with the case moving from procedural disputes into arguments over…

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Prison director faces removal after alleged prison beating (Link in comment)
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Prison director faces removal after alleged prison beating

Prison director faces removal after alleged prison beating

TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s justice minister says authorities are considering removing the director of Prison No. 8 in northern Tbilisi after an alleged inmate beating incident at the facility.

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Constitutional Court judge quits over opposition party ban case (Link in comment)
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Constitutional Court judge resigns after dispute over party ban case

Constitutional Court judge resigns after dispute over party ban case

TBILISI, October 13 – Georgian Constitutional Court judge Manana Kobakhidze has stepped down months before the end of her term, shortly after the court refused her request to withdraw from a lawsuit…

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Georgia asks Russia to reverse new import restrictions (Link in comment)
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Georgia asks Russia to reverse new import restrictions

Georgia asks Russia to reverse new import restrictions

TBILISI, October 12 – Georgia is working to persuade Russia to reverse new restrictions on products from several major Georgian companies, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Monday.

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