Society
First comment from Vano Merabishvili’s wife after her husband’s arrest
23 May, 2013
Tako Salakaia, wife of the detained former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili said the family of the former minister as well as his friends and relatives were behind Merabishvili and would “fight until the end”.
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‘It is very disappointing that representatives of the Georgian church behaved in an insulting way’ - Patriarch of Georgia
23 May, 2013
Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II said the “insulting” behavior of the church representatives during their May 17 protest against the planned demonstration for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was “disappointing”
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Detention for Merabishvili: court decision greeted with cheers
23 May, 2013
Kutaisi City Court assigned preliminary detention as preventive measure for Former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili but accepted 20 thousand Lari as bail for Kakheti Region Governor Zurab Tchiaberashvili on May 22.
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“Sorry, we thought Europe was something else” – Levan Vasadze
21 May, 2013
Businessman Levan Vasadze responded to the May 17 events on Rustaveli Avenue by telling the Politmetre talk show host he was “one of the leading proponents” of European and Western values
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“Stop LGBT promoting” – protest outside the Netherlands’ embassy in Tbilisi
20 May, 2013
A group of young citizens staged a protest outside the Embassy of the Netherlands in Tbilisi, telling the media they were “disgusted” by the “rhetorical” response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Innovations for Patrol Police: shoulder cameras, new cars and motorbikes
20 May, 2013
Up to four hundred new Skoda cars as well as Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha motorbikes have been added to the Patrol Police vehicle park and were presented on May 19
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Should cannabis usage be de-criminalized in Georgia?
20 May, 2013
Palitra TV channel carried out a street survey asking citizens if they thought cannabis usage should be de-criminalized in Georgia.
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Exclusive: Mark Mullen discusses LGBT supporters’ rally in Tbilisi
18 May, 2013
Former head of the National Democratic Institute office in Tbilisi and a former chair of Transparency International Georgia, Mark Mullen talked to Georgian News TV about May 17th demonstration
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Priests lead Orthodox anti-gays in violent Tbilisi clashes with rights activists, police – Russia Today
18 May, 2013
Russia Today covered yesterday’s clashes in Georgia between the participants of the protest for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
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Thousands protest in Georgia over gay rights rally – BBC
18 May, 2013
BBC reported from Georgia about the clashed that took place in the capital Tbilisi between the participants of the protest for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and the counter-protest by church representatives and citizens supporting them.
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Two church representatives face allegations by the Interior Ministry Tbilisi Main Section for their actions during the May 17 protest against the planned demonstration for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.
Tako Salakaia, wife of the detained former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili said the family of the former minister as well as his friends and relatives were behind Merabishvili and would “fight until the end”.
A Georgian Defense Ministry delegation led by Minister Alasania is visiting Baltic states on an official visit.
A man has died in a suspected terror attack in London sparking a national security alert.
The victim was hacked to death by two assailants who were then shot by police.
Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II said the “insulting” behavior of the church representatives during their May 17 protest against the planned demonstration for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was “disappointing”
Former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili and Kakheti Region Governor Zurab Tchiaberashvili's appearance in court was greeted with applause by their supporters attending the case hearing on May 22.
Tako Salakaia, wife of the detained former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, returned to Georgia on May 23.
Kutaisi City Court assigned preliminary detention as preventive measure for Former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili but accepted 20 thousand Lari as bail for Kakheti Region Governor Zurab Tchiaberashvili on May 22.
Image Center modeling agency is receiving applications for the Miss Georgia 2013 contest, Manager Ia Kitsmarishvili announced at a press conference on May 22.
Vano Merabishvili’s wife Tamar Salakaia leaves Georgia. According to a representative of the Prosecutor’s Office, Salakaia left Georgia on 21 May
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