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How the MEGOBARI Act Ended Up on the Shelf: A Story of Lobbying
In 2024, against the backdrop of mass protests in Georgia, Washington froze its strategic partnership with Tbilisi, after which the MEGOBARI Act was ...
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Series of Arrests: Pro-Kremlin Activist and Pro-Western Journalist Detained on Espionage Charges
On the morning of May 30, the State Security Service of Georgia carried out arrests in Tbilisi. Two individuals with radically opposing reputations ...
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Merab Kostava: Knight of Georgian Independence
Imagine what your enemy would say about you. Or someone with whom you stand on polar opposite ideological sides. They would likely have ...
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Passenger Train Service Relaunched Between Baku and Tbilisi
On May 26, after a six-year hiatus, passenger rail service between Tbilisi and Baku finally resumed, having been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
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Russian propagandist Anna Tyts dies in Tskhinvali region
In the occupied Tskhinvali region, following a three-day search and rescue operation, the body of 52-year-old Russian citizen Anna Tyts, who drowned in ...
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Solidarity Marathon: Georgians Raise Over $600,000 for Children with Duchenne
In Georgia, 1,670,938 lari (over $600,000) has been raised to help children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The live marathon, titled “1 Lari,” was ...
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«The Georgian Modigliani»: A Lifelong Yearning for the Homeland
The cult film *Roots*, over which, it seems, every Georgian has wept, tells the story of a young man who arrives in France ...
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The Kremlin’s Network in Armenia: Spies, Oligarchs, and Pressure
As Yerevan prepares for the elections scheduled for June 7, Moscow is actively working to influence the outcome of the vote. It is ...
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Georgian Neo-Nazi Sentenced to 15 Years in US
A US court has ruled in the case of a Georgian neo-Nazi who was detained nearly two years ago. 22-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili will ...
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Preaching Prohibitions: How the Church Shapes Georgia’s Political Course
Last Sunday, a march marking the Day of Family Purity took place in Tbilisi. As part of this recently established public holiday, the ...
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The History of Georgian Currency
When the Roman Emperor Vespasian uttered his famous phrase, “Pecunia non olet” (“Money has no smell”), he meant that it retains its value ...
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Kanye in Tbilisi: Canceled in Europe, Sold Out in Georgia
An AI-generated video of American rapper Kanye West singing the famous “Sedaya Noch” (Grey Night) recently went viral on Instagram. Shortly thereafter, news ...