Wednesday, March 05, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-04-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. Republican Party withdraws from opposition: is strength found through breaking-up?
2. Opposition, government bargaining over pending constitutional amendments
3. Georgia counts on Poland’s support for joining NATO
4. Saakashvili hopes for "irreversibility" of NATO accession
5. “Republicans” condemn latest developments in Armenia
6. Georgian “Conservators” call on international society to respond to events in Armenia
7. Burjanadze expressed condolences to families of people who died in Armenia
8. Saakashvili hopes that situation in Armenia improves in nearest future
9. Russian paper compares Armenian protests with earlier events in Georgia, Ukraine
10. NGOs rally in Tbilisi in protest at Armenian government's use of force
11. Tbilisi’s reaction to Armenian crisis
12. A week in the Russian blogosphere, 16-22 February
13. Moscow mayor slams Georgian leader's "aggressive actions"
14. Further Russian-Georgian relations will only depend on Tbilisi – Luzhkov
15. Burjanadze hopeful of improved Russian ties under new president
16. video: Interview: Aslan Abashidze
17. Burjanadze hopes for improvement of Georgian-Russian relations after presidential elections in Russia
18. Kosovo and Abkhazia: they could not be more different
19. Situation was calm in Russian presidential election in Abkhazia – Bagapsh
20. Abkhazia votes in Russian presidential election
21. Medvedev receives 90% in Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
22. Burjanadze calls on dialogue between sides regarding detention of Malkhaz Basilaia
23. Burjanadze urges Abkhaz separatists to release journalist
24. Detained journalist treated well in Abkhazia – Georgian Minister
25. Abkhazia to free Georgian reporters if found to only have violated "border"
26. Abkhaz reporters urged to act over detained journalist
27. Shida Kartli journalists demand release of Malkhaz Basilaia
28. Journalist in Sokhumi appealed Bagapsh for the release of their Georgian colleagues
29. Georgian journalists’ address to their Abkhaz colleagues was released
30. Kutaisi journalists demand release of Malkhaz Basilaia
31. Zugdidian mothers held manifestations supporting the journalist
32. Kidnapped journalist offered in ‘hostage swap’
33. Office of Abkhazian Public Persecutor leveled charges against Malkhaz Basilaia and Davit Tsotsoria
34. New defence minister of South Ossetia appointed
35. South Ossetian leader demands tighter security to thwart Georgian "terrorism"
36. South Ossetia votes for "independence" in Russian poll - separatist leader
37. War looming for once-Jewish city?
38. Two socially vulnerable mothers handed vouchers on GEL 1000
39. President pardoned 9 female convicts
40. Gigi Ugulava congratulated mothers with many children
41. Burjanadze and Kvitashvili congratulated inmates of boardinghouse for old people on mother’s day
42. ICC seeks international trade safeguards: New policy statement confirms position
43. Bee’s milk production cannot cope with demand
44. Skiing in Georgia: Bakuriani and Gudauri - Europe’s best kept secret
45. Old numbers, new sums: New study more critical about Georgia
46. New board for Public Broadcaster: ‘Independent from politics’
47. Education certification process postponed: Nodia: ‘more time is needed’ for planning
48. Badri Patarkatsishvili buried in Tbilisi – fate of Imedi still clouded
49. Try, try again
50. The President of Georgia makes a statement on Sophiko Chiarulei’s death
51. Correspondent of Asaval-Dasavali newspaper is starting hunger strike
52. Tsiskarishvili opened tractors service center in village Velistsikhe
53. Local population holds rally in village Duisi
54. Young Christian-Democrats rally at Healthcare Ministry
55. Rustavi 2 TV denies chief's dismissal
56. Ethnic groups in Georgia # 4 –Roms
57. Smoking risks widely unknown in Georgia

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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

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