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🔴 At approximately 1:10 PM, journalist Mzia Amaglobeli was brought to Batumi City Court from Rustavi Prison—a six-hour-long drive. The verdict in politically motivated criminal case against Amaglobeli is scheduled to be announced at 2:00 PM. #FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionInGeorgia freesia.com
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✈️ Georgia announces emergency flight schedules Georgia’s Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani has announced scheduled flights for the next two weeks to evacuate citizens of Georgia from abroad and allow foreigners to return to their countries. 3 April — Tbilisi–Warsaw–Tbilisi
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The leader of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has temporarily left office due to what he called his "temporary incapacitation." ow.ly/42L150xWcWr
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Proposal: US troops leaving Syria could be sent to Georgia & become an “over the horizon” force to respond quickly if ISIS reconstitutes. USA could use old Russian base at Akhalkalaki which is only 460 miles (740km) from Raqqa. Georgia more dependable than Iraq right now. 👇🏻
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Statement by @usingeo & @EUinGeorgia : We are following very closely events in @Geoparliament in Tbilisi this evening. We recognise the hurt that many people feel today. We urge all sides to remain calm, show retraint and act within the framework of the Constitution at all times.
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NEW POLL: Visegrad Four poll reveals vulnerabilities to Russian influence iri.org/resource/visegrad-fo… #Russia #Hungary #Poland #Slovakia
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Where do IS suicide fighters come from? Tajikistan (27) Saudi Arabia (17) Morocco (17)
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#Georgia: Council adopts visa free travel for citizens for up to 90 days: ow.ly/VWH3309o43Y 🇬🇪 🇪🇺
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the article fails to mention the growing resistance in the EU Council against granting Georgia a visa free regime
EU states, parliament remove key obstacle to visa-free travel for Ukraine, Georgia ow.ly/nIC6306VUrX
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Mrs saakashvili saying elections were rigged... Who would have deemed this possible 5 years ago ^^? xitter.gq/DFWatch/status/7901812… – at Münster, Germany
Saakashvili's wife Sandra Roelofs withdraws from Georgian runoff election, claiming it was rigged by the ruling GD on order from Ivanishvili
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640 billion people in the world are obese. We compared men and women in these post-Soviet countries:
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voter turnout by 12PM is 19.7%, a decline from the 2012 elections (25.5%), but an increase from the 2014 elections (16.6%) #GVote #Gvote16
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EU ambassadors have finally given green lights for the council to start negotiations with EP on #Georgia visa liberalization!
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#Visa waiver proposal for #Georgia backed by @EP_Justice 44/5/0 | @GabrielMariya
EU diplomats still expect a final decision in EP/Council on visa lib for #Georgia & #Ukraine in Oct with visa free travel on 1 Jan 2017
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