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IPI: European Union Must Urgently Respond to Escalating Media Repression in Georgia
The Messenger
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By Liza Mchedlidze Tuesday, July 1, 2025 The International Press Institute (IPI) has issued a stark warning about the worsening state of media freedom in Georgia, calling on the European Union to take immediate and decisive action. According to a...
Georgian opposition politician Khoshtaria starts hunger strike, joined by colleague and activists
Open Caucasus Media
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June 30, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
International Press Institute: The European Union must immediately respond to the unprecedented repression of the media in Georgia
Inter Press News
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The European Union must immediately respond to the unprecedented repression of the media in Georgia, reads a statement from the International Press Institute (IPI). According to the organization, the media in Georgia is in an extremely difficult...
Russia has always taken a hardline stance against geopolitical reconstruction in the post-soviet space
Azertag
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June 30, 2025
Baku, June 30, AZERTAC Russia has consistently viewed the post-Soviet space as its backyard and has taken a hardline stance against any geopolitical reconfiguration in this region. Since the Patriotic War, Azerbaijan’s initiatives have...
Despotism Beckons as Georgia Jails Opponents
CEPA
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June 30, 2025
In Georgia, a forgotten opposition is in despair. Over recent weeks, the country’s ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), has jailed a number of opposition leaders. Nika Melia, Zurab Japaridze, Givi Targamadze, and others — all associated with the...
Tbilisi City Hall Funds Over 100,000 Medical Cases Through Social Programs
Business Media Gerogia
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June 30, 2025
Tbilisi City Hall has financed more than 100,000 surgeries and medical treatments in recent years as part of its broader healthcare and social support programs, according to Deputy Mayor Andria Basilaia. Speaking at a presentation of recent...
Armenia: The captivating European country that’s still off-radar
The California Courier
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It’s golden hour in the mountain town of Dilijan in Armenia. I have wandered into the steep back streets, which are lined with traditional houses, all wooden fretwork balconies and walls of multi-pane glass, the softening sunshine turning the...
Russia drowning in a wave of chauvinism: A new phase of repression against migrants and minority peoples
Azertag
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June 30, 2025
Baku, June 30, AZERTAC Recent events in Russia starkly reveal the catastrophic direction of the country’s national and ethnic policies. Muslim peoples living in Russia are now targets of a new wave of repression. The overt anti-Azerbaijani...
Music on Sunday announces series of jazz, classical and Baroque concerts
Greenville Journal - South Carolina
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June 30, 2025
Where else can you find a music series that offers classical concerts along with performances focusing on jazz, folk music and Renaissance styles? The 27th annual Music on Sunday series features all that and more. As always, concerts will take...
OPINION: The South Caucasus Powder Keg
Kyiv Post
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June 30, 2025
A swift ceasefire in the Israel-Iran War came as a relief to a global public bracing for a wider regional conflagration. Yet for one actor – Russia –the brief war offered a timely opportunity to advance its military and geopolitical aims...
Aimar Ventsel: The many faces of the Russian community in exile
ERR
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June 30, 2025
The problem with the Russian exile community is that they ignore the reason they ended up in exile in the first place. Most Russians who have fled abroad prefer to turn a blind eye to the war while simultaneously building their own little Russia...
Mass Detentions of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg Spark Diplomatic Tensions
Pravda.ru
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June 30, 2025
Mass Detentions of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg Spark Diplomatic Tensions Law enforcement actions cannot be grounds for diplomatic demarches, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on a statement from Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry,...
Entertainment events this July in Coastal Georgia
Coastal GA News - Georgia
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June 29, 2025
Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick websiteCosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website Catch the best entertainment Coastal Georgia has to offer this month. The following entertainment...
Minister: 69 trucks with Armenian cognac heading to Russian border
Finport
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ArmInfo. Over the past 3 days, 69 trucks with cognac have departed from the Georgian customs checkpoint Gezi and are now en route to the Upper Lars checkpoint, as reported by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan. In a post on social media, Papoyan...
Sino-Russian Convergence in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Global Threat to the US and Its Allies
CEPA
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June 30, 2025
The use of AI-driven propaganda and deepfake technologies has significantly escalated the scale and sophistication of disinformation, posing unprecedented challenges from Russia and China for Western intelligence and democratic institutions....
Fourth Baku Piano Festival concludes with vibrant Brazilian music concert
Azertag
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June 30, 2025
Baku, June 30, AZERTAC A vibrant evening featuring Brazilian music by the Liz Rosa Quartet successfully concluded the two-week Baku Piano Festival 2025. The festival’s ceremonial closing took place at the Rotunda Roof Garden. The event brought...
Review | What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? — A Georgian ode to everyday wonder
Open Caucasus Media
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June 30, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Japan’s regulatory regime and recent cases underscore focus on Russian and North Korean sanctions
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
Overview Japan is currently implementing economic, financial and trade sanctions against various foreign countries, including North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, South Sudan, Russia, Belarus, parts...
Entertainment events this week in Coastal Georgia: June 29 - July 5
Coastal GA News - Georgia
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June 29, 2025
Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick websiteCosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website Catch the best entertainment Coastal Georgia has to offer this week. The following entertainment...
Georgia Faces Possible EU Sanctions and Visa Review Over Democratic Backsliding
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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June 29, 2025
After months of simmering tensions in the country, Georgia is slowly moving up the EU’s agenda again, driven by a wave of arrests of opposition figures and new restrictive laws such as the Foreign Agents Registration Act and changes to...