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Issue no: 825
• MARCH 11 - 14, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Tbilisi Hosts First National Dairy Congress NEWS PAGE 2
NATO Repositions Forces as Russia Attempts to Split Alliance POLITICS PAGE 4
FOCUS
ON SUPPORTING SAVCHENKO
Ambassador Thomas Pickering on the Decisions Made about Russia
34-year-old Ukrainian combat pilot Nadya Savchenko has spent more than 600 days in captivity in Russia; Georgian citizens join EU Parliamentarians in calling for her release
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Journalists Attacked and Beaten in Russia’s North Caucasus BY NICHOLAS WALLER
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ECRI Expert: The Council of Religions Should Act as Mediator between Religious Groups SOCIETY PAGE 10
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group of international journalists and human rights activists were reportedly attacked Wednesday by an unidentified group of assailants near the ChechenIngush border in Russia’s North Caucasus, according to various Western media outlets. The incident appears to have taken place near the settlement of Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetia, just west of the border with Chechnya. Preliminary reports indicate that three cars carrying a small group of men blocked the journalists’ minivan. The group then beat several of the reporters before setting their vehicle on fire.
POLITICS PAGE 5
Enhancing the Study of Georgian Folksong in the Regions www.businessinsider.com
CULTURE PAGE 15