Daily Archives: June 6, 2016

Georgians support gay rights, but want gay rights rallies banned

By | June 6th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: |

Invisible Protest for May 17, 2014, Tbilisi, Georgia (DFWatch) TBILISI, DFWatch–Over half of Georgians think the state should protect the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and other sexual minorities, but four out of five want it to be illegal to demonstrate for LGBTI rights, according to a new survey by Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG). […]

Ivanishvili invites 10 TV channels to his residence for a joint interview

By | June 6th, 2016|Categories: News|

Among the invited channels to interview Ivanishvili there are Maestro, Rustavi 2, Imedi, Kavkasia, GDS, Tabula (2030) Tbilisi, DFWatch – After negotiations between former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili and two opposition TV channels fails, the billionaire and Georgian strongman issues a statement inviting 10 major TV channel to a press conference. The conference is scheduled on Tuesday at Ivanishvili Sololaki residence at noon. […]

Civic groups brace to appeal Constitutional Court bill

By | June 6th, 2016|Categories: News|

Meeting of civil society organizations to discuss Constitutional Court Bill. June 3. Tbilisi (Facebook) Tbilisi, DFWatch – Civil society organizations brace for appealing revised constitutional court bill, and express their discontent with the final version of the bill that includes the president’s objections. President Giorgi Margvelashvili vetoed a bill on Constitutional Court on May 31, […]