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events in the volatile region and what Russia has to do with it, The Moscow Times has gathered all the latest news and expert
parliament as required by law and despite widespread criticism of the agreement by parliamentary opposition and activists who dubbed it as
activists Omar Smyr, Garry Kokaia, Almaskhan Ardzinba, Ramaz Jopua and Aslan Gvaramia were arrested late on Monday when returning from
released Tuesday evening, the Russian state-run news agency TASS reported, citing opposition leader Ardzinba
around 1.4 million Russian tourists visited the small mountainous region with a population of just over 240,000 people, according to
initial approval by parliamentary committees sparked a wave of protests in the region earlier this year, leading to its eventual withdrawal
Russian pressure than civil society in Tbilisi was able to [stand up to] its own government that passed Russian-style foreign influence
