Mirian Jugheli
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I am an Ethnic Georgian IDP (Internally Displaced Person) from the breakaway region of Abkhazia. Born and raised in the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi, I grew in ethnically diverse environment, where I had Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurd, Russian and other ethnic minorities as neighbors. I currently study Journalism and Mass Communications at the American University in Bulgaria. I'm interested in marketing, human rights, conflict, Caucasus and etc. I blog at The Young Georgians and tweet at @MirianJugheli
Latest posts by Mirian Jugheli
23 February 2012
26 September 2011
Georgia: Virtual Facebook Parliamentary Speaker Election Game
Ahead of next year's parliamentary election in Georgia, the ruling party continues in its attempt to harness the power of social media to attract interest in the electoral process from social media users. Mirian Jugheli reports.
25 August 2011
Georgia: Social Media Used by Presidential Election Candidate in Breakaway Region
Three candidates are competing this week for the presidency in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia recognized only by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, and Vanuatu. Despite being the oldest candidate, Sergei Shamba, born in 1951, turned to social media in order to attract support from voters online.
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20 June 2011
3 February 2011
7 January 2011
1 November 2010
Georgia: Reflections on Teach and Learn
Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a project established by the Georgian government aiming to recruit 1,000 native English speakers willing to teach English at local schools. Many of the first intake of teachers have also started blogging their experience to date.
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