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Thursday, November 15, 2007, #219 (1486)

Okruashvili now a fugitive

On November 14, Tbilisi City Court ordered arrested ex-minister Irakli Okruashvili, now on bail and out of the country, back to prison after he failed to attend an earlier court hearing in the capital..(more)

Imedi TV's broadcast license suspended ahead of lifting emergency rule

Authorities are suspending Imedi TV’s broadcast license, station representatives said on November 14, the same day government officials confirmed that the state of emergency—and its accompanying media blackout—will be lifted on November 16. (more)

Parliament proposes overhaul to election rules

Georgia’s parliament hastily assembled committee hearings on Wednesday to discuss a package of amendments, put forward just one day before, to the country’s constitution and electoral code. (more)

Re: Letter to the Editor: The day of truth for the West; November 13


Economy

Government official calls for change in economic policy

Niko Lekishvili, chair of the parliamentary Committee of Sector Economy and Economic Policy, has called for a change in Georgia’s economic development direction. (more)

MP: Georgia to experience tea production revival

Georgia is set to revive its tea industry, according to Arnold Zhvania, a member of the parliamentary Agrarian Issues Committee. (more)

Tskaltubo could never have been Georgia’s Las Vegas

The government initiative to turn the former resort town of Tskaltubo into a Georgian version of Las Vegas was doomed from the beginning, according to Zurab Butskhrikidze, deputy chair of the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee. (more)
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“Imedi TV may not resume broadcasting after emergency rule lifted” (more)
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The government has suspended Imedi TV’s broadcast license for, they say, airing statements on November 7 inciting protestors to violently overthrow the state. Is the suspension of Imedi TV’s license justified?
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