Amnesty International
‘Virulent’ homophobic attacks put South Caucasus activists at risk
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‘Virulent’ homophobic attacks put South Caucasus activists at risk
18 May 2012
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan must do more to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, Amnesty International said after a spate of attacks on acti...
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BBC
Fighting at gay march in Tbilisi
Fighting breaks out as religious protesters block a small gay rights march in the capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
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BBC
VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia
The authorities in Georgia have declared a state of emergency and sent troops into the capital, Tbilisi, after severe flooding.
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Al Jazhera
Deadly floods batter Georgia's capital
At least five killed after torrential rains cause river to burst banks, wreaking havoc in Tbilisi districts.
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NEWS.au.com
Four dead in Georgia floods
AT LEAST four people died in a flood in Georgia's capital Tbilisi after torrential rain caused the local river to burst its banks.
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AP
Georgia's patriarch baptizes 400 babies
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church presided over the baptism of hundreds of babies in a Tbilisi cathedral on Sunday as part of an effort credited with helping raise the birth rate in this former Soviet nation....
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The Jerusalem Post
'Georgia not determined Iran's hand in terror plot'
Tbilisi says investigation into who was behind failed attack on Israeli vehicle not concluded; Georgian envoy tells ‘Post’ report of Israeli use of Azeri airfields in attack on Iran "doesn't make sense."
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ElPais
El exjefe del KGB local, nuevo presidente de Osetia del Sur
Leonid Tibilov, apoyado por el Kremlin, aboga por la unión con Rusia de la región separatista de Georgia. Tbilisi niega toda validez a los comicios
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Huffington Post
Leonid Tibilov, Ex-KGB Boss, Wins Presidential Election In South Ossetia
TBILISI, Georgia — A former KGB chief on Monday scored a victory in the runoff presidential election in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia that has been roiled by a political crisis over presidential succession.A full vote count showed Leonid Tibilov won with 54.1 percent of the vote, local Election Commission Secretary Irina Gassiyeva said. His rival, David Sanakoyev trailed with 42...
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Irish Times
Fan's prayers aren't answered after pilgrimage from Tbilisi
TV VIEW:FROM THOMOND Park to the Meydan racecourse it was a cosmopolitan kind of a weekend, RTÉ’s Daire O’Brien telling us that on his way to the Munster v Leinster game – in Limerick, not Dubai – he’d met an American women who’d travelled from Tbilisi in Georgia in a Munster jersey for the contest.
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New York Times
Millennium Theater in Brighton Beach as Link to Old Country
The Millennium Theater in Brooklyn is a bit like a Lincoln Center for Russian-speaking immigrants who live in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, but still remember their days in Odessa, Tbilisi, Kiev or Minsk.
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Pravda
WikiLeaks: Israel sets up Georgia
The official Tbilisi has not yet commented on another leak on WikiLeaks, but some Georgian experts and journalists have taken the information about the handover by Israel to Russia of the secret codes for the earlier supplied Georgian army drones (UAV) seriously. Four years ago a deal between Moscow and Tel Aviv took place
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National Post
India arrests journalist with Iran link in Israeli embassy car bomb blast
The freelance Indian journalist, Mohammed Kazmi, was arrested in a southern district of the capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday evening and charged with criminal conspiracy
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The Nation
Three Georgian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
TBILISI - Three Georgian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan while serving alongside Nato-led forces fighting the Taliban, the defence ministry in Tbilisi said on Wednesday. “The Georgian military servicemen died while they were carrying out combat tasks. Their combat vehicle exploded following an insurgent attack,” the ministry said in a statement. The statement said that the ...
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The Jerusalem Post
Iran’s tentacles
One motive behind the attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi was Iran’s desire to deter the West from a strike on its nuclear facilities.
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Mail & Guardian
Israeli diplomats targeted in car bombing
Israeli diplomats have been targeted by bomb attacks in Delhi and Tbilisi with two people injured in the Indian capital when an embassy car exploded.
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BoingBoing
One more response to Boing Boing post on "Police Pad" gadgets in Georgia, by Some Guy from Georgia
People walk past graffiti on a street in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Jan. 13, 2012. (REUTERS) Editor's Note: In response to an anonymously-sourced wisecrack we published about police corruption in former Soviet states, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs responded with a statement, which we published in full. A Boing Boing reader from Georgia also [...]
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Art Review
Video posted by dima27
Video posted by dima27labirinth ( Gela in"Gala" )2011/11/25 Tbilisi My buddy artist Gela Zautashvili exhibition in"Gala Gallery" created and published "dima 27". Copyright © 2011.Dima27. All rights reserved.
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Reuters
Georgian business tycoon launches opposition movement
TBILISI (Reuters) - Several thousand people gathered in the Georgian capital Tbilisi Sunday to attend the first public meeting of a new movement led by billionaire and aspiring opposition politician Bidzina Ivanishvili.
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Foreign Policy
The Titan of Tbilisi - By Thomas de Waal
Is Georgia's elfin billionaire and new political phenomenon big
enough to take down President Mikheil Saakashvili?
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