Democracy & Freedom Watch

TBILISI, DFWatch--A peaceful rally to protest Friday’s violent clashes went ahead without serious incidents outside the government office on Saturday. In ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Rallies are planned in Tbilisi today to prevent a gathering of activists who want to mark the International Day ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--An announced gay rights rally is causing outrage among different groups in Georgia who plan to interrupt the rally ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--The Patriarch’s Easter epistle has caused a debate about abortion in Georgia. Ilia II in his recent sermon called ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--The ruling Georgian Dream coalition is preparing a bill to decriminalize the use of marihuana. Head of parliament's human rights ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Tbilisi City Court has fined five participants at a May Day rally in Tbilisi with 400 GEL (USD 240). ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Human right organizations and gay rights activists plan a flash mob event May 17 outside the old parliament building ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s Orthodox Church celebrated Easter May Day 5, as the parish attended traditional prayers at churches around the country ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Police on Thursday published footage from street surveillance cameras which shows how participants in a May Day rally damaged ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Police in Georgia Wednesday dispersed a peaceful protest organized by students and youth groups that wanted to mark the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--The Armenian community in Georgia on Wednesday held a rally outside the Turkish embassy in Tbilisi. Their demand was ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia's Ministry of Justice has produced a six-minute commercial to explain that a new ID card with a micro ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Locals in a village close to the Black Sea shore claim that a group of soldiers late at night ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia will conduct a population census November 5-19, 2014. An action plan is already ready and preparations for the census ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--In 2014, Georgia will conduct its first population census in 25 years. This was decided by the State Coordination Commission ...

Tbilisi, DFWatch -  The Agricultural University got its authorization back on March 26, two weeks after it was suspended by ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--It has caused strong reactions in Georgia that a one year old child died of hunger late at night ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Port and metal workers in Poti went on strike Saturday, demanding to improve their work conditions and have a ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--While the students at the Agricultural University are waiting to see if their learning institution will get its accreditation ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--The Education Quality Development Center will March 26 at 18:00 decide whether to reinstate the Agricultural University's accreditation. The center ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Tengiz, a man now in his early sixties, was sentenced to 11 years in jail for burglary in 2007. ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--The students at the Agriculture University continued their protest Friday, and handed Education Minister Giorgi Margvelashvili documents which were ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--For the last two days, students at an agricultural college have been at the center of a dispute between ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Four emergency service doctors have been on hunger strike since March 6. They are protesting against being fired and ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Nearly 200 children were poisoned at Tbilisi kindergartens in November, 2012. According to the National Center for Disease Control ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- There is a small crowd gathered in the hall giving electronic signatures together with ID cards to ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- About 600 minibus drivers went on strike in Tbilisi Friday, causing crowding on buses and in the metro. The ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two well-known Georgian TV anchors are accused of having used a homophobic slur. January 18, one of the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A traditional Alilo procession was held in Tbilisi on Monday to celebrate Christmas according to the Julian ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Another TV commercial in Georgia has caused controversy, as critics says it is sexist. The ad is for ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A religious conflict has broken out in a village in Georgia after orthodox Christians started interrupting Muslims ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two thirds still consider themselves unemployed in Georgia, a new survey shows. 67 percent say they are without ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - There are stores in between the large markets near the central train station in Tbilisi were people ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Saturday evening around 30 local organizations marked World AIDS Day with an event on Freedom Square in ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- The Georgian Dream coalition had on its agenda to change many things after coming to power, including ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A recently established movement called SOS on Thursday gathered to celebrate the 9 year anniversary of the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- The bus strike in Tbilisi Monday appeared to be heading for a solution, as drivers promised to ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Sunday, Tbilisi bus drivers met representatives of city hall to try to solve the conflict which has ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A bus strike is making life difficult for the population in the capital. For a third day more ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Protests have reignited to protect a historic square in the old part of the Georgian capital as ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- The miners in Georgia are not giving up as they enter their fourth week of protest in ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A group of volunteer youth in Tbilisi decided to organize a charity event in the city internationally ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s capital last weekend was the scene of elaborate display of handicraft, winemaking, food and fun, as ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- While the country is rocked by political tension, rallies and protests, up to twenty students and others ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – A study concludes that Georgia's National Communications Commission is failing to cooperate effectively with society. The study was ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Salome (22) is a reporter for a Tbilisi-based online newspaper. Due to her job, she needs to ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - A group of university students refuses to attend lectures when the new academic year begins 17 September. ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Students at the state university in Tbilisi have launched a protest to demand that a lecturer who ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – For many years, Goga has been selling various old things in downtown Tbilisi. He mostly sells to ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Luis from Ecuador has been traveling for seven years around the world. This time he stops in ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – Walking the streets of Tbilisi, at several spots you will see groups of children dressed in worn-out, ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – After peaceful demonstrators against homophobia were beaten by counter-demonstrators Thursday, people gathered in front of parliament building ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Nani (48) left Georgia about 17 years ago to work in Italy and send money to her ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - 23 per cent of Georgia's population is away from the country, 80 per cent of which are ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - The de facto president of Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia recently said a veteran from Abkhazia had died ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Saturday morning, the day before Easter, there is a large crowd at the railway station in Tbilisi. ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Vakhtang Nadibaidze (53) stands in line in front of the Polish embassy, waiting for the answer to ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Nani has been working in Turkey for last ten years at a rich family, taking care of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgia, which already has 250 000 internal war refugees, does not recognize eco-migrants. Thirty thousand families are left ...

Can the Caucasus region be united through good taste? That was one of the questions as food producers from all ...