Daily Archives: February 15, 2016

Georgian man ‘citizen arrested’ in South Ossetia

By | February 15th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

Abandoned South Ossetian checkpoint at the village of Ergneti from Georgian-controlled side (DFWatch, May, 2014) South Ossetian KGB detained a 42-years-old Georgian following citizen's arrest by a local man near Tskhinvali. An uneditified Georgian man was detained in South Ossetia for crossing ‘the border’ (administrative borderline), South Ossetian news agency Res reported. The agency [...]

Putin critic to play a gig in Tbilisi

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Andrey Makarvich wearing ribbon with colors of Ukraine's flag during Peace March in Moscow, 2014 (Bogomolov.PL) Andrey Makarevich, leader of a Russian cult rock band Mashina Vremeni, and a vocal critic of the Kremlin will play a concert in the Tbilisi Concert Hall on March 9. Mashina Vremeni was founded in 1969 and is [...]

Iran introduces visa-free regime for Georgians, visa-on-arrival for most countries

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Georgian citizens can enter Iran  visa-free for up to 90 days, while most foreign nationals can obtain 30-days visas at Iran’s airports. Iran has reintroduced visa-free regime for Georgian citizens, Iran’s deputy ambassador to Georgia Mohsen Kebriaizadeh told journalists on Monday. The decision follows a phone conversation between Georgian Prime Pinister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Iranian President [...]