Daily Archives: March 19, 2015

Convicted murderer may be free one day after president converts sentence

By | March 19th, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Margvelashvili on Thursday converted the sentence of a man so he will no longer need to spend the rest of his life behind bars. The head of the president’s pardon commission Zviad Koridze said the most serious crime the prisoner […]

Georgia to allow teenagers to test for HIV without parents knowing

By | March 19th, 2015|Categories: Society|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is to allow teenagers between 14 and 18 years to test themselves for HIV without permission from their parents or guardian. This is an initiative by the health committee in parliament, which will amend the law on patient rights. […]

Every third woman in Georgia has experienced domestic abuse

By | March 19th, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

From left to right: Inga Popovaite, Nana Chabukiani and Salome Chagelishvili. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Every third woman in Georgian has been victim of domestic abuse, but it is not socially accepted to discuss it outside the family. We sat down to talk about the problem with Salome Chagelishvili from Anti-Violence Network of Georgia (AVNG), an […]

Georgian and Russian diplomats clash over new South Ossetia treaty

By | March 19th, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Davit Dondua. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian and Georgian diplomats meeting in Geneva for regular talks clashed over a new treaty Russia signed yesterday with the breakaway region South Ossetia. At the latest round of talks, which ended on Wednesday, Georgia brought up the […]