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Preliminary report on causes of air crash in Aktau to be published in January-end | https://t.co/1nLJwXrFyS https://t.co/h3OOxhWTnn— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 5, 2025
Day: January 5, 2025
On January 5, three opposition political forces, Coalition for Change, Unity-UNM, and Strong Georgia, issued a joint letter urging Pia Kauma, the President of OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly, to condition her visit to Georgia by GD’s government committing to new elections and releasing the detained protesters.
The letter reads that “the self-proclaimed regime of Georgian Dream is solely focused on achieving international recognition of the results of the falsified elections of 26 October 2024, its illegitimate one-party ‘parliament’ and ‘president’.”
The statement further noted that the “self-proclaimed regime” of Georgian Dream “does not consider releasing political prisoners or holding new elections,” and the visit will only be deemed appropriate if it facilitates preparations for new elections and the release of political prisoners.
This follows some European criticism of the planned visit. On January 4, Richard Kohl, a Latvian Member of the European Parliament (MEP), wrote on X (formerly Twitter) about Kauma’s scheduled visit to Georgia on January 8-10, calling it “a disastrous and ill-timed move.” “Such a visit would hand the regime a propaganda victory, legitimizing an autocracy-in-the-making while critically undermining oscepa’s credibility,” Kohl argued. Rasa Juknevičienė, a Lithuanian MEP, also wrote about Kauma’s visit, saying it would only be “useful for Bidzina Ivanishvili, for the recognition of the state capture scheme created by him.”
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Коллапс в Приднестровье! Сепаратисты мерзнут без газа РФ. Молдова готовится к военной операции? – YouTube https://t.co/RIW9o9BVBE— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 5, 2025
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Abdul Hakim al-Shishani in an interview with RBC-Ukraine – About Chechnya, Kadyrov, Russia and Ukraine’s victory | RBC-Ukraine https://t.co/Ryp16UpH9m— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 5, 2025
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Southern Azerbaijanis stand with Azerbaijani state against Iranian provocations https://t.co/VjrTalPy7o— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 5, 2025
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Potential new fronts of Ukraine – Russia war: South Caucasus, Chechnya, Transnistria, Far East – Google Search https://t.co/ypx88T7Ziv https://t.co/A2FEN9HcSI pic.twitter.com/Pg2sUWwaJA— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 5, 2025
Since January 7th of last year, the “Azerbaijan Wind” program, broadcast on Turkiye’s “TRT Türkü” radio, will continue in 2025 based on listener requests. This year, the program will feature Azerbaijani cultural heritage, including mugham (traditional Azerbaijani music), folk songs, as well as works by Azerbaijani composers and writers, Azernews reports, citing Saidə Ömər, the author of the project.