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The Armenian media: less free than it seems?
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The Armenian media: less free than it seems?

29 September 2016
The media in Armenia is significantly freer than in many neighbouring countries. Overt censorship and intimidation is rare these days. But the press is influenced in more subtle ways. Joseph d'Urso was in Armenia recently and prepared this report for commonspace.eu
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Georgian State Minister: “We will not allow elections to be used as a pretext to distabilise the country”
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Georgian State Minister: “We will not allow elections to be used as a pretext to distabilise the country”

28 September 2016
Bakradze listed a number of key reforms that the government had worked on since 2012. The country had moved from democratic transition to that democratic consolidation. This was ongoing despite the fact that the government faced a constant propaganda warfare from anti-western forces who were trying to convince the Georgian people that reforms were futile. "They do not understand", Bakradze said, "that we actually believe in these reforms".
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Vatican briefs about Pope's visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan
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Vatican briefs about Pope's visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

27 September 2016
Vatican Radio says that the spokesperson for the Vatican told journalists this will be Pope Francis 16th pastoral visit outside Italy and it'll be focused on the themes of peace and brotherhood, following on from the message of peace that he took with him to the neighbouring republic of Armenia last June.