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Georgia News Digest 06-29-07
A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
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1. report: Gender and Democratization: the Case of Georgia, 1991–2006
Tamar Sabedashvili Heinrich Böll Foundation, February 2007 report at www.ginsc.net/upload_files/docs/Gender%20and%20Democratization.pdf

2. The One-Way Game Is Over: Russia doesn't want to abide by agreements that its NATO "partners" ignore
3. In Ukraine, Four Steps to Democracy [excerpt]
4. The Future Of Kosovo: Europe's Chance Or Europe's Shame? [excerpt]
5. Black Sea Ring Highway Gets Green Light
6. Turkish ship seized for violating Georgia's territorial waters
7. Angry Georgians throw gas, paint on Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia
8. Georgia allegedly moving arms to South Ossetian border
9. South Ossetia in state of full readiness, expecting aggression from Georgia
10. South Ossetian village comes under fire – official
11. Two South Ossetian policemen injured in Tskhinvali
12. Three Injured in South Ossetia Shootings
13. Georgia denies wounding Ossetian militiamen
14. S. Ossetia Road Construction Resumes After Local Protest
15. Road construction works resumed in conflict zone
16. Georgian civilians demand resumption of road building in South Ossetia
17. Road works resume in South Ossetia after Russian troops' "retreat"
18. No intention to "wage war" on local people in South Ossetia – peacekeeper
19. Prone gorge residents demand withdrawal of Russian Peacekeepers
20. Peacekeepers accuse Georgia of opening new illegal police post in South Ossetia
21. Sides unwilling to negotiate in Georgia's South Ossetia - chief peacekeeper
22. Separatist minister describes Georgia's actions as "disgraceful"
23. Georgian MPs again demand Russian peacekeepers' withdrawal from South Ossetia
24. Caucasus mountain men look to EU membership
25. Georgia Promotes its Man in South Ossetia
26. Salome Samadashvili: Sanakoev’s Speech At European Parliament Showed New Realities Of Conflict Settlement
27. 'Sanakoyev Project' Making Progress
28. Karkusov slams Kokoity of provoking situation
29. Geo-Abkhazian Conflicts Considered In Bonn
30. Criminal Case Of Misappropriation Of Funds In Sukhum Administration To Come To Court – Ministry Of Interior
31. From September 1 In Abkhazia Pensions For Disabled From Patriotic War 1992-1993 To Be Increased
32. New Master Plan Of Sukhum Development To Be Adopted – City Administration
33. MFA Of Abkhazia Predicts Pessimistic Assessments At Meeting Of Mediators To Resolve The Conflict
34. 'Group of Friends' Discusses Abkhazia
35. UN Group of Friends backs Sukhumi's stance – Shamba
36. Plot to Kill Abkhaz PM Alleged
37. Abkhaz Separatists Threaten Doctors
38. Sokhumi Separatist Summit Postponed
39. Russia-Georgia gas pipeline to be world's highest
40. BSEC States Confer on Energy Security
41. Populace Invades Into Energy Distribution Company Of Zugdidi
42. Salome Zurabishvili Intends To Participate In Elections
43. Another opposition leader to run for Georgia's president
44. Justice Ministry withdraws complaint against opposition party
45. Bokeria Slated to Join Council of Justice
46. Draft Law on Amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on Courts of General Jurisdiction Failed
47. The Georgian Tax System in the Context of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP)
48. Law on privatization to be amended
49. Opposition Warns Strategic Assets Headed for Auction Block
50. TV Company MZE Cameraman Beaten and Stripped of Camera by Russian Officers
51. Russian servicemen physically insult Georgian cameraman
52. Georgian TV Says Russian Officers Beat Cameraman In Batumi
53. Azerbaijani Delegation Attends Tbilisi Conference on Culture Dialogue
54. Traders Demonstrate Against Selling Of Central Supermarket
55. Medieval Manuscripts Join the Digital Age
56. War veterans are demanding privileges to be renewed
57. Batumi #20 school teacher vs. principal
58. A corpse found in Mtkvari
59. WCs demolished in Vake Park
60. Medea statue put up in Batumi
61. Policeman arrested for bribery

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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814