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Exhibition-sale of Indian goods held in Adzharia
The exhibition of India-made goods, held in Batumi, the capital of Adzharia, within the programme of popularization of Indian culture in Transcaucasia, will last till August 28.
Jun 26 2010, 13:00
Union "Erkir" is against resettlement of Adzharia residents to Armenian-inhabited regions of Georgia
| On June 25, the union of public organizations for repatriation and development named "Erkir" made a statement calling the authorities of Armenia, international agencies and diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia to take steps towards preventing resettlement of Adzharians to the regions of Georgia, where Armenians live. |
Apr 20 2010, 11:00
Russian seamen detained in Georgia to be fined by USD 37,000
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Most likely, in the near future, the Russian ship detained by Georgian frontier guards on April 17 in the water area of the port of Batumi, will be fined by 65,000 laris (about 37,000 US dollars) for "polluting the water area of the Black Sea."
Adjaria, Georgia, Russia
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Feb 24 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent
Ministry of Finance ready to write off debts from TV-25
| In early February Merab Merkviladze, director and owner of the television company TV-25, had a meeting with Ombudsman of Georgia Georgiy Tugushi and discussed the issue of asking the local Ministry Finance to write-off part of the company's debts, since otherwise the channel might be stopped. |
Feb 05 2010, 23:50
Two levels of unfinished house collapse in the capital of Adzharia
| Four persons, including two children, suffered in Batumi, when two floors of the 14-storey building, which is in construction, cracked down at night on February 4. |
Jan 30 2010, 13:00
Moscow is concerned about demolition of WWII Memorial
| Moscow is worried with another "fact of disrespect by the authorities of Georgia of the memory of soldiers who perished in the Great Patriotic War." This was stated by Andrei Nesterenko, official spokesman of the Russian of Foreign Affairs. |
Jan 27 2010, 23:40
Adzharia demolishes a monument to WWII victims
| In Georgia, another monument to the casualties of World War II was dismantled. This was reported by the oppositional party "Movement for Fair Georgia" headed by ex-prime minister Zurab Nogaideli. |
Jan 04 2010, 14:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 28, 2009-January 3, 2010
| Resonant litigation on Mukhrovani mutiny coming to end in Georgia; approval of Sochi civil development rules; Russian-Georgian negotiations on New-Year direct charter flights; New Year celebrations in the regions of the Caucasus, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of December 28, 2009-January 3, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Dec 25 2009, 20:00; CK correspondent
In Adzharia, owners of TV-25 to discuss their debt with Ombudsman of Georgia
| On December 26, in Batumi, journalists of the oppositional channel TV-25 will present documents to the Ombudsman of Georgia Georgiy Tugushi, on the basis of which they will try to write off their debt, which threatens to stop the channel. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Merab Merkviladze, owner and director of the TV company. |
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Dec 12 2009, 17:00; CK correspondent
In Adzharia, young man dies from swine flu
| A young man - Ramaz Bezhanidze, 27, whose life was supported by a respiratory apparatus, - died today in the afternoon from swine flu in a Batumi hospital. This was reported at an emergency press conference by Alexander Kvitashvili, Minister of Public Health of Georgia. |
Adjaria: Interview
- Frank Judd: "Situation in Chechnya affects not only locals, but the global community as a whole"
- Interview with Tom de Waal "I look optimistically at the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations, since societies change and people become more open for possible changes"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
Adjaria: NGO Documents
- Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer: "Detention of Article 31 Rally Participants Raises Human Right Concerns"
- Statement of Lira Kozaeva - Tskhovrebova
- Appeal to the parties to the Geneva talks
- Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Report, Chechnya Fact-Finding Mission
- Russian Federation: Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence