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Georgia’s largest investor in insurance, Vienna Insurance Group, celebrates 200th Anniversary
Open Caucasus Media
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September 4, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...
Georgian PM: Laws banning gender reassignment and same-sex marriage will not be repealed
APA
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In Georgia, no one will be able to officially change their gender at the Civil Registry Agency, said the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, APA reports, citing Georgian media. Kobakhidze voiced these remarks while commenting on...
Highlights and Goal Gibraltar vs Feroe Islands (0-1) in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
VAVEL
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September 8, 2025
⏱️ END OF THE MATCH: With a goal from Martín Agnarsson, the Faroe Islands defeated Gibraltar 0-1 in Matchday 6 (Group L) of the European Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.. 92' Five more minutes will be played at the Europa Sports Complex Stadium....
The Russian Opposition Replies to the Capitulators
World Socialist Web Site
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September 5, 2025
This text was written in 1929 by Christian Rakovsky (1873-1941), one of Trotsky’s closest friends and allies. After Trotsky’s deportation to Turkey, Rakovsky became the most important leader of the Soviet Opposition, which was by now dispersed...
While speaking of peace, Armenian premier unable to esnure passage of Armenian trucks through Georgian checkpoints - RPA
Finport
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ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan constantly talks about establishing peace with Azerbaijan, while he cannot even ensure the unimpeded passage of Armenian trucks through Georgian checkpoints to the countries of the Eurasian Economic...
HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: Events happening around the Big Bend and South Georgia, September 5th-7th
WTXL Tallahassee - Florida
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September 5, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Temperatures will rise into the 90s as we head into the weekend. It will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Below are some events happening around the Big Bend and South Georgia from Friday, September 5th, to Sunday, September 7th....
97 kg Preview & Predictions - 2025 Senior World Wrestling Championships
FloWrestling - Texas
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September 9, 2025
The 2025 Senior World Championships will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, from September 13 to 21. The 97 kg weight class in men’s freestyle will be in the third group of weight classes wrestled at worlds this year on September 15 and 16. Team USA’s...
‘We’ve waited 17 years’: Tskhinvali responds to Georgian Dream report on 2008 war
JAMnews
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September 5, 2025
Tskhinvali welcomes Georgian Dream report “Tbilisi has admitted what we and Russia have been waiting 17 years to hear,” Tskhinvali said in response to the findings of Georgian Dream’s commission investigating the actions of the Saakashvili...
Georgia jails 11 in crackdown on pro-EU movement
Macau Business
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September 3, 2025
Georgia on Wednesday jailed 11 pro-European protesters for two years each, a news agency reported, the latest in what critics see as a spiralling crackdown on dissent in the Caucasus country. Georgia, an official candidate to join the EU, has...
Turkmen Musicians take part in Tsinandali Festival of Classic Music
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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September 5, 2025
On 4 September 2025, the 7th Tsinandali Festival of Classical Music was solemnly opened in Georgia, with the participation of musicians from the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva. The Festival brought together eminent...
Abkhazia to open museum for footballer Vitaly Daraselia after Georgian TV criticism
JAMnews
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September 3, 2025
Vitaly Daraselia museum The authorities in Abkhazia plan to open a museum dedicated to Vitaly Daraselia, the celebrated Soviet footballer of Abkhaz origin who played for Dinamo Tbilisi. The announcement came in response to a report by the Georgian...
Key Member Quits Gakharia’s Party as Ex-PM Questions Parliament Boycott
Civil Georgia
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September 5, 2025
Teona Akubardia, a member of the opposition For Georgia party founded by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, said she is leaving the party days after Gakharia questioned the parliamentary boycott. Akubardia joined Gakharia’s party ahead of the...
Georgia fugitive arrested Wednesday in Farmville
The Farmville Herald - Virginia
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September 3, 2025
Published 5:44 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2025 A Georgia fugitive was arrested in Farmville Wednesday morning by the U.S. Marshal’s Service with assistance from local law enforcement agencies. Dekerius Thompson, 23, was taken into custody in...
Georgia’s summer of repression puts US relations in doubt
Atlantic Council
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September 3, 2025
New Atlanticist September 3, 2025 • 1:01 pm ET Print this page By Jessica De Mesa and Andrew D’Anieri The Georgian Dream party has held power in Georgia since 2012 in large part by employing an array of authoritarian tactics, but the first seven...
Georgian court acquits protester of drug charges
Open Caucasus Media
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September 3, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...
Georgia opens 12th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival
Georgia Online
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September 5, 2025
The Minister of State Tea Akhvlediani attended the opening of the International Animation Film Festival “Nikozi” in the village of Nikozi of Gori municipality, Shida Kartli region. The Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil...
‘Not yet ready for decision’: Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia’s (potential) impact on Ukraine’s compensation mechanism
EJIL: Talk!
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September 5, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, Court)’s merits judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (Ukraine-v.-Russia) prompted assessments (here; here; here; here). This post addresses one unexamined question: how the judgment has...
Russia and the Council of Europe: The troubled membership from the perspective of a Commissioner for Human Rights
EJIL: Talk!
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September 3, 2025
The volume Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights should be essential reading for a number of different audiences. It is very useful to have a detailed documentation of the fractious relationship of the...
Sports on TV for Sept. 6 – 7
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 5, 2025
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Sept. 6 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 —… (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Sept. 6 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL...
Batumi Real Estate Market Active Over Summer – Bochorishvili
Business Media Gerogia
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September 3, 2025
Batumi real estate market remained active throughout the summer of 2025, according to Nato Bochorishvili, President of the Georgian National Real Estate Association. She noted that demand came largely from buyers in neighboring and Gulf countries....