Daily Archives: August 16, 2012

ISFED approves work of voters list commission

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: NGO news|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Despite its shortcomings, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) and Council of Europe’s election program advisor, Igor Gaon, are positive to how the Commission for Voters’ List Accuracy is working. The commission will […]

Georgian Dream names candidates to Adjarian council

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: Elections, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Georgian Dream coalition continues to name its majoritarian. This time the candidates for the High Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. The nominees are mathematician Amiran Mamuladze in Khulo, doctor […]

Info9 cameraman beaten by local official

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: Elections, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A cameraman for an opposition affiliated media outlet was today beaten by a local employee of Lanchkhuti town. His camera was broken in the incident. It happened while a journalist and a cameraman from info9 were standing outside the […]

Food safety in Georgian — A fairy tale

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: |

What do you do, if you happen to buy a food in Georgia and before eating it you notice that it is spoiled? In such a case, many people simply throw the food away and that’s it. Some people go back to the shop and request to exchange the food, or to return money. […]

Young lawyers demand media decree abolished

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: NGO news|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) thinks that a new decree about political advertisements exceeds the frames of law. The decree was issued on August 6 by the State Audit Office and it sets the rules for advertising, both for the media and […]

Foreign investments in Georgia grew 37 % in 2011

By | August 16th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Statistics Department GeoStat says direct foreign investments grew 37 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The total amount of direct foreign investments last year was USD 1 117 million. According to GeoStat, direct foreign […]