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Voices  16 Dec, 2015

Can a Team of Independent Journalists Help Prevent ISIS Recruitment in Georgia?

Source: Open Society Foundation’s web site, Voices’ Section December 15, 2015   by Anuka Toklikishvili Relatives and neighbors gather outside a home in the Pankisi Gorge region of Georgia, shortly after two of their vi

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