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“Don’t attack me or I’ll attack you!’’ Public Figure threatens the Journalists
29 Jul. '10  “Take this article out... don’t attack me at all, or I’ll
attack you...’’ wrote Otar Kovziridze in an email to the journalist,
Ilia Martkopishvili. Otar Kovziridze is an activist for the Nationalist
Party and works at the Dedoplistskaro municipality government.
Kovziridze assures that his words don’t include any form of threatening.
Though, he can’t explain what gives him right to demand the
cancellation of material posted on the journalist’s blog.
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Saakashvili Talks on ‘Total Defense’ to Army Top Brass
29 Jul. '10  Georgia needs “a total defense” wherein “each village
should be able to defend itself”, as Russia has not dropped its plans to
occupy entire country, President Saakashvili said on July 28.
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Deputy Administrative Head Misappropriates Aunt’s Property
26 Jul. '10
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Georgia Limits Public Information about International Court Cases
23 Jul. '10  A new amendment to Georgia’s freedom of information law
is introducing strict limits on “third-party” access to information
about cases involving the Georgian government in international courts.
Civil society watchdogs term the change a setback for the country’s
democratic development. The amendment’s sponsor, however, contends that
the change reflects international standards.
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Georgia’s Ministry of Defense vs. Former Soldiers
22 Jul. '10  Georgia’s of Defense has filed suit against hundreds of former soldiers for breaking contract. “Former military soldiers signed the contract, and accordingly if they break it must pay a fine. The amount of fine is very high and it includes additional fees for every overdue day. Often soldiers must pay 30-40 thousand GEL,” said - the lawyer of Human Rights Center’s Gori office, Lia Khuroshvili.
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Part of Dedoplistkaro Lands Might be Left in Azerbaijan
22 Jul. '10  Kakliskure, the natural peninsula statue in the
Dedoplistkaro district is onin the edge of catastrophe. The river might
alterchange the connecting landriver-bed which will result in leaving
180 hectares of land in Azerbaijanian territory.
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Water Utility ,,Mtkvari-em” Blocked Irrigation System during -Droughts
22 Jul. '10  For a period two weeks the villages of the Gori district,
Khidistavi, Uflistsikhe , Kvakhvreli and Doesi were blocked from using
an irrigation system from the water company ,,Mtkvari-em”. The head of
,,Mtkvari-em” says that in this period there was no- water.
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France's Kouchner Tells Georgia: Keep It Civil
16 Jul. '10  French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner came to Georgia
on July 14 with a simple message: Put the emphasis on civil society to
put an end to conflicts with the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South
Ossetia.
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Information and Comments by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on the Police Operation in Mestia of 7 July 2010
15 Jul. '10  In 2010, Canadian investor William James Simpson
purchased a land area in the town of Mestia from Giorgi Svanidze, along
with a ruined building of the former tourist complex “Ushba,” where he
planned to construct a hotel. The land purchase agreement was legal and
was registered in the Georgian National Agency of Public Registry
(Svanidze had been an owner of this land for several years). William
Simpson’s official, notarially certified representative in Georgia was
David Kukhilava, resident of the town of Jvari.
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Several Families Might Remain Homeless
14 Jul. '10  15 families, whose shelter belongs to the Patriarchate,
might remain homeless. The families live in poor social conditions.
Among them are 30 children; some of them are infants. The Patriarchate
intends to open a branch of the Georgian Institute after St. Andira in
the building. The residents of the building state they have nowhere to
go. They were warned to leave the space before July 12. Otherwise, they
will be evicted under force. None of the residents have signed the
protocol to leave the building.
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Resolutions Enacted at Rustavi City Council without Review
14 Jul. '10  The members of the Rustavi city council voted for a
resolution of the council, for the creation of commissions and budget
amendments without having read the documents. Council members from the
opposition parties stated about it at a July 2 session.
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Shahkin and Liparteliani
13 Jul. '10
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18 People Detained for Criminal Settlement of Conflict in Khoni
13 Jul. '10
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“Socar” Is Blamed in Violation of Customers’ Rights
12 Jul. '10
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Parliament Discusses Amendments to the Law on Public Defender
12 Jul. '10
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Workers of Nikozi Dam Are Victims of Trafficking
9 Jul. '10  Workers employed at the construction of the dam in the
village of Nikozi in Gori district have been requesting the salary
arrears from the contractor company. The workers met the representatives
of the Company “Gola XXI, Ltd” located in Mitskevich Street # 25 in
Tbilisi. Journalist of the regional newspaper “Kartlis Khma” (Voice of
Kartli region) Giorgi Edisherashvili was video-recording the meeting.
The representatives of the company locked the journalist in the room and
erased all the materials from the camera.
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Moscow Intends to Launch New Information War and to Create Federal Media-Channel in Georgian Language
9 Jul. '10  Moscow was dissatisfied and confused by the word
“occupation” used by the US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in her
statement about the Georgian-Russian war in August of 2008. Russian
analyists loudly announce that the real reason of the current situation
is the lost information war with Georgia; analyst of political and
military institute Anatoli Chigankov said “Although Russia started the
military operation in 2008 only to force peace in Georgia, Tbilisi won
the information war,” wrote the newspaper “Resonance” in the article “We
Should Admit the Lost Information War with Georgia,” – They started
speaking about neutralizing Georgian propaganda and creation of federal
media-channel in Georgian language.”
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“We Send Cart or Horse for a Doctor or Nurse; We Carry The Dead Person on Tractor”
8 Jul. '10  In the village of Khorshi in Senaki district people have
to carry out the dead person by tractor because there is no bridge on
the River Zandzga. Children go to school with towels if the river is not
flooded and can cross the river on foot. If the river is flooded,
children cannot go to school.
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Officials of the Education Ministry Compel School Directors to Resign
8 Jul. '10  Director of the Tbilisi Public School # 14 Zviad
Miminoshvili is compelled to resign – the member of the Liberty
Institute Tea Tutberidze reported about it.
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Sauna in Rustavi – “You Can Choose Any of These Girls…”
8 Jul. '10  Sauna with suspicious reputation continues working on the ground floor of the Hotel “Rustavi” in Rustavi city. It is the sauna where the cruel minister of the Rose government Irakli Okruashvili (former minister of interior) carried out special operation years ago. The fact of prostitution was confirmed in the sauna. The law enforcement officers found naked women and their clients in the building. The special operation was video-recorded and the entire Georgia saw them in news programs of the national TV-Channels.
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Kartlos Kipiani, deputy head of the Georgian Government administration office, sold his aunt’s house in spite of the fact that power of attorney had expired. The sale resulted in 20,000 GEL being transferred to his personal bank account. He never shared any of the proceeds with his aunt during the proceeding legal process between him and his aunt, Nani Kiphiani, and which has been continuing now for three years.
As a result of a special operation in Khoni on July 6, 18 people were detained in their own homes at five in the morning. In addition, approximately 40 people were brought to the police station and interrogated as witnesses. On July 8, Darejan Kvaratskhelia, judge at the Khoni district court, sentenced nine suspects to a two month pretrial detention. Five attorneys defended the suspects.
The Kaheti region population protests the increased tariff on natural gas. Locals state that “Socar Georgia Gas” increased the tariff by 10 tetri, and only for those customers who became their subscribers after May 1, 2010.
The parliament of Georgia is discussing a draft-law to make amendments and additions to the Organic Law of Georgia for the Public Defender. Until now the public defender has submitted two reports to the parliament each year; after the draft-law is enacted, he will prepare only one report. In addition, there will be a new attorney position created for the purpose of gathering all necessary information from local self-governmental agencies, public agencies and government officials.NEWS
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