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2010-05-10
Excitement About One Book Continues
2010-05-10
Georgian Participants of Hollywood Film Are Not Paid
Early in October of 2009, there was simulated fire in
Gori center. Burning tires, exploded cars, simulated dead people were
scattered in the streets; people with red paints on their faces were
running in front of the Stalin Statue; there were wounded soldiers and
scared people . Real tanks and helicopters were moving around… The
city, who endured the war once, saw the same again because Hollywood
works on a film about the war in August of 2008. Andy Garcia stars in
the film in the role of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The filming
process damaged both environment and people’s health who were not
warned about it in advance.
2010-05-07
NGO Report on violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law during the Russian-Georgian War Was Released
Open Society Georgia Foundation and Georgian Human Rights
NGOs released a report on violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian
Law during the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008. Presentation of the
report "In August Ruins" took place on May 5, 2010 in the National
Library of the Parliament of Georgia.
2010-05-07
Vano Merabishvili Has Turned May 6 Into a Holiday of Violence
Radical opposition kept
promise and failed the Police Day announced by the government. However,
the supporters of the National Council were punished for the “victory”.
The people with broken heads were taken to hospitals. Bloody show
continues!
2010-05-05
Incident in front of the University
On May 4, in front of the Ilia State University, the
young people gathered to protect the freedom of expression. The youth
branch of the Public Orthodox Movement and Union of Orthodox Parents
dispersed them.
2010-05-04
Tagliavini's Report Heard at PACE Debates
Georgia “triggered off the war” with heavy artillery
attack on Tskhinvali in August, 2008, however, this attack was not an
isolated event, but a culminating point of years of mounting tensions
and all sides bear responsibility, Heidi Tagliavini, who led EU-funded
fact-finding mission into causes of the war, said on April 28.
2010-05-03
Shameful Paradox – Visa Regime In the Native Country
We can travel to Akhalgori
district after taking “visa” – temporary permission which is issued by
the Mtskheta district security service department. The people, who wish
to travel to Akhalgori shall be interviewed in the department. The issue
of each applicant shall be discussed within the estimated term and it
will take several days to make decision. In fact, the security service
department acts as a consulate. The head of the consulate has functions
of the consul. People already call the permit “visa”.
2010-04-30
Election Commission Has Office Next to District Governor’s Office
Kvemo Kartli was the most
outstanding region in Georgia during the last presidential and
parliamentary elections in regard with violations. Together with various
violations, experts said that the representatives of the opposition
parties in the polling stations were oppressed. People still speak about
various problems at the upcoming municipality elections. The most
interesting topic for voters is the office of the regional election
commission # 21 which was opened next to the office of the district
governor.
2010-04-30
PR-Campaign of the National Movement Has Victims
The main topic of the news programs of the national
TV-Companies from April 23 till April 26 was the emergency situation in
the village of Velistsikhe in Gurjaani district (Kakheti). Ministers of
internal affairs, regional development, agriculture, environment,
Kakheti regional governor, deputy governor and Gurjaani district
governor were interviewed in the morning, afternoon and evening releases
of Kurieri, Moambe and Kronika.
2010-04-30
Abkhazia: counting the costs of conflict
Abkhazia may have been a holiday destination for the
Soviet top brass 20 years ago, but now, Russian budget tourists who
cannot afford a package to Turkey and don't mind strolling along
semi-ruins will fill its beaches in the summer. They will discover that
price comparison does not work in Abkhazia's favour anymore, while
comfortable hotels and decent infrastructure are still lacking.
2010-04-30
Georgia's 'Little War' Raises Big Questions
Was the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia a
fight over small separatist provinces? Or did it represent something
larger?
The latter, says Ronald Asmus, executive director of the Brussels-based Transatlantic Center of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and author of the recently released "A Little War That Shook The World: Georgia, Russia and the Future of the West."
2010-04-29
Heidi Tagliavini Stated Georgia Is Responsible for the Out-Break of the War in August of 2008
On April
28, at the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE, the
head of
the EU Fact-Finding Commission on Georgia-Russian War Heidi Tagliavini
blamed
the Georgian side in provoking the war once again. However, she also
mentioned
“substantial and multiple” violations of international norms by Russia.
Everybody liked Tagliavni’s statement at the session. The Georgian
newspaper
“Resonance” wrote about it in the article of Malkhaz Gagua “Tagliavini
Blamed
CoE in Launching the War.”
2010-04-29
Luisa Mascia: “Prosecutor of the Hague Court Plans To Visit Georgia in June of 2010”
The Interpresnews interviewed the Europe Coordinator of
the Coalition for the International Criminal Court Luisa Mascia about
the cooperation between the Government of Georgia and the International
Criminal Court regarding the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.
2010-04-29
Population VS Trucks
2010-04-28
Ossetian Passports Will Be Issued in Akhalgori since May
Akhalgori district de-facto administration will start to issue so-called Ossetian passports from May 10. The de-facto government of South Ossetia said the process will be voluntary that means only those will take the passport who wish it.2010-04-28
Rebel of Workers in Zestaponi and Chiatura Ended With Temporary Truce with the Administration
The mass strike and protest demonstrations, which
started on April 20 against Georgian Manganese Ltd in Zestaponi and
Chiatura came to an end. The factory administration and the initiative
group of the strike committee started negotiations since April 27.
OTHER NEWS
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GNCC Members Got 331 00 GEL As Bonus Last Year
Chairman of Parliament Talked About the Activities Security Members
Ministry of Internal Affairs Is Going To Buy Supervisory Videos Carrying On Bodies
Instances of pressure exerted on individuals detained on the Case of the Ministry of Agriculture need to be investigated
Archive
BLOG
Historic Review of Georgian Political Advertisement
In 2005, American researchers estimated that political advertisements on TV have short (two-week) impact on voters. But the result is so rapid andDetailed...
Pre-election Advertisement Promises
Quality and Purpose of Political Advertisements
EDITORIAL
Human Rights Center to Monitor Trials on Former Senior Governmental Officials
How the detention process of former senior officials is going on; whether political motivation is detected in it and will the new initiativeDetailed...
As a result of international oppression, State Audit Office and National Bureau of Enforcement postponed the repressions
The August war- who is guilty?
POLL
How do you think, did the political prisoners, released by the Parliament of Georgia short time ago, deserve freedom?