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Police Day observed in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | May 19, 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--Police Day was marked in Georgia May 19. It was supposed to have been held on May 6, but the event was rescheduled due to the Easter celebration. The Interior Ministry used the occasion to present a new uniform, a shoulder-mounted video
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Amnesty International says Georgian police failed on May 17
by Londa Beria | May 19, 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--Amnesty International says the police in Georgia failed to protect demonstrators from aggression on May 17. The human rights group which has more than 3 million supporters worldwide believes that the police failed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual,
Society
Day after violence, LGBT campaigners call for accountability
by DFWatch staff | May 19, 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--A peaceful rally to protest Friday’s violent clashes went ahead without serious incidents outside the government office on Saturday. In the afternoon, LGBT activists and their supporters started gathering in front of the government’s office,
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Gathering today to condemn Friday’s violence
by DFWatch staff | May 18, 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--After the violence yesterday, a gathering is planned today Saturday outside the government building on Ingorokva Street 7 at 15:00 to condemn what happened. Organizers say the goal is to condemn the violence by clerics and others who confronted the LGBT
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Georgian Church distances itself from anti-gay violence
by DFWatch staff | May 18, 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian church is distancing itself from the violence on May 17, but maintains that LGBT propaganda is not acceptable. Patriarch Ilia II commented on the violent clashes between his parishioners and LGBT campaigners in Tbilisi. Ilia II called
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Police Day observed in Georgia
by DFWatch staff
NGO news
Amnesty International says Georgian police failed on May 17
by Londa Beria
Society
Day after violence, LGBT campaigners call for accountability
by DFWatch staff
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Gathering today to condemn Friday’s violence
by DFWatch staff
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Georgian Church distances itself from anti-gay violence
by DFWatch staff
Elections ’12-’13
- Ivanishvili impatient to set date for presidential election
TBILISI, DFWatch--Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishivli calls on President Mikheil Saakashvili to set a date for the presidential election. Representatives of the president's administration told DF Watch that the president's opinion about this issu... - Ivanishvili picks Margvelashvili as candidate for president
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian Dream coalition has chosen Minister of Education Giorgi Margvelashvili as its candidate for president in the upcoming election. "Giorgi Margvelashvili has all good skills to be a president," Prime Minister Bidzina ...
Opinion
- Understanding Georgia’s Foreign Direct Investment Trends
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to Georgia fell significantly from the second quarter of 2012, closing the year 23% down from 2011. After several years of steady recovery, this is a serious concern for policy makers. Georgia’s domestic ca...
Economy
- Foreign trade turnover fell 4% Jan-Apr 2013
TBILISI, DFWatch--According to preliminary data, Georgia’s foreign trade turnover has decreased by four percent in the months January through April of 2013, compared to the same period in the preceding year. The total foreign trade turnover in...
Society
- Tense ahead of gay rights rally in Tbilisi today
TBILISI, DFWatch--Rallies are planned in Tbilisi today to prevent a gathering of activists who want to mark the International Day Against Homophobia. The two organizations Identoba and Women’s Initiative Support Group announced about a month a... - Activists planning to prevent gay rights rally in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch--An announced gay rights rally is causing outrage among different groups in Georgia who plan to interrupt the rally May 17 and organize parallel rallies against LGBT people in the country. Non-governmental organizations which wo...
Friday’s clashes
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- Georgian Church mobilized thousands against LGBT event
TBILISI, DFWatch--Thousands of parishioners and clerics from the Georgian Orthodox Church May 17 prevented LGBT rights activists from carrying through a peaceful rally against homophobia in downtown Tbilisi. According to the health minister, the... - Gay rights protesters driven out of Tbilisi, many injured
TBILISI, DFWatch--Orthodox Christian activists Friday successfully prevented a peaceful demonstration to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Tbilisi. After numerous violent incidents throughout the day which led to m... - Three rebel fighters reburied in Pankisi
TBILISI, DFWatch--The bodies of three militants who died in a border shooting in August 2012 were Thursday reburied in Duisi, in the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. An autopsy has been carried out on the bodies of Salam Zaurbekov, Aslan Margoshvili an... - Three dead ISAF soldiers brought back to Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch--The three Georgian soldiers who May 13 died in Afghanistan were today brought back to Georgia. The bodies of Corporal Alexandre Kvitsinidze, Corporal Vladmier Shanava and Sergeant Zviad Davitadze, arrived at Tbilisi airport on ... - Georgia declares a day of mourning after Afghanistan losses
TBILISI, DFWatch--Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, has declared May 16 a day of mourning as a tribute to those Georgian soldiers who have lost lives while serving in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The presidential order says that... - Secret archive of abuse videos discovered
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Prosecutor’s Office and the Prison Ministry have discovered a secret archive of prison videos. At a meeting with journalists, Prison Minister Sozar Subari said that when the government came to power these kinds of archive... - Saakashvili back for another US visit
TBILISI, DFWatch--After touring the United States for several days in the beginning of May, President Mikheil Saakashvili is back on an other visit to the country. He has already had a meeting with Senator Marco Rubio, one of the Republican part... - 27 Georgians were wounded in attack, some back on duty
TBILISI, DFWatch--Ten of the 27 wounded Georgian soldiers in an insurgent attack have returned to duty in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, while the remaining 17 are still undergoing medical treatment. Part of the wounded may be taken to Germany... - Another hailstorm hits eastern Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch--A strong hailstorm hit Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region Monday, almost completely destroying fruits and crops in five villages. Giorgi Sibashvili, former Deputy Governor of Kakheti, told Interpressnews that hail has destroyed... - Injured ISAF soldiers brought to hospital
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian soldiers who were wounded in yesterday’s attack in Afghanistan are in a satisfactory health condition and have been moved to the main hospital at Base Bastion, according to the Ministry of Defense. Three Georgian... - Three Georgian soldiers die in Afghanistan
TBILISI, DFWatch--Three Georgian soldiers died on Monday in Afghanistan in a large attack by insurgents. There are wounded soldiers as well, Defense Minsiter informs. Georgia's Defense Minsiter Irakli Aalasania said Monday that the insurgent att... - Saakashvili vetoes two bills
TBILISI, DFWatch--President Mikheil Saakashvili has vetoed two bills passed by parliament. One of the bills is about amendments to the Civil Code of Georgia, which allows to change the status of non-profit legal entities and change the status of...
NGO news
- Ex officials subject to pressure in prison
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian Young Lawyer's Association (GYLA) claims that former government officials are being subject to pressure while in prison. Representative of GYLA visited seven former employees of the Ministry of Agriculture just after t...
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