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2010-12-15
Radio “Liberty”: Russian Magazine Is Misrepresenting WikiLeaks Cables
Just like their peers around the world, Russian
journalists have been writing extensively about the revelations
contained in the secret U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks,
Europe Bureau of the Radio “Liberty” wrote.
2010-12-13
The Tbilisi Bombings
Just before dawn on Sept. 22, a small bomb exploded
about 100 yards away from the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, leading
to the discovery of another explosive device in a nearby cemetery. In
the following weeks, a series of mysterious nighttime bombings
occurred. On Oct 2, a bomb exploded at a bridge outside the city, then
on Oct. 21 at the main train station, followed by another bombing in
the middle of the night in the outskirts of the city.
2010-12-10
Wikileaked: U.S. ambassador to Russia: We can't arm Georgia due to the "reset"
Ever
since President Barack Obama took office, his administration has
refused to sell military equipment to Georgia. In a newly released
WikiLeaks cable, the U.S. ambassador to Russia made the argument that
U.S. military support to Georgia is unwise because it would upset the
U.S.-Russian "reset."
2010-12-10
The Ghosts of Abkhazia
I slept badly in the Hotel Ritsa in Abkhazia. I had an
unsettling dream in which I walked through an old house with an elderly
Stalin, muttering malevolently to himself. In the morning, wondering
who had disturbed my sleep, I had a long list of suspects from the
other world.
2010-10-20
Will the arrest of two Israeli businessmen in Georgia hurt economic relations?
Georgia's minister of economy and sustainable development talks to Haaretz about the future of ties with Israel.
Vera Kobalia, 29, is Georgia's minister of economy and sustainable development. Born in Sukhumi, she lived, studied and worked in Canada for 15 years. In 1999 she graduated from King George High School, and in 2004, she received a degree from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She returned to Georgia in February, and on July 2 she was appointed to her present position. The minister of the economy and stable development of Georgia spoke about the further relations with Israeli in her interview with Haaretz. The humanrights.ge publishes the short version of the interview.
Vera Kobalia, 29, is Georgia's minister of economy and sustainable development. Born in Sukhumi, she lived, studied and worked in Canada for 15 years. In 1999 she graduated from King George High School, and in 2004, she received a degree from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She returned to Georgia in February, and on July 2 she was appointed to her present position. The minister of the economy and stable development of Georgia spoke about the further relations with Israeli in her interview with Haaretz. The humanrights.ge publishes the short version of the interview.
2010-08-30
Georgia under fire over refugee evictions
TBILISI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Georgia
is coming under fire from human rights groups over the forced eviction
of hundreds of people displaced by war from state-owned buildings the
government hopes to privatise.
2010-02-24
Georgia: Nothing Is Coming Up Roses
The Russo-Georgian war of 2008 provides the clearest current example of how war propaganda works – and how counter-propaganda can negate it and turn the tables on the War Party.2010-00-30
Georgia under fire over refugee evictions
TBILISI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Georgia
is coming under fire from human rights groups over the forced eviction
of hundreds of people displaced by war from state-owned buildings the
government hopes to privatise.
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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?