Tumso fakes his death and Shukhuti plays leloburti

Luiza Mchedlishvili talks about how Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a popular Chechen opposition blogger, reportedly his own death to fool Chechnya Head Ramzan Kadyrov.

Chechen blogger claims he 'staged own death' to fool Kadyrov

Mariam Nikuradze talks about this year's leloburti game — a rugby-like sport played on Easter in the western Georgian community of Shukhuti.

In pictures | Rugby with no rules — Easter in Guria

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Tumso fakes his death and Shukhuti plays leloburti

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