Tbilisi, DFWatch – “After all contacts were broken, nothing is being built in Abkhazia,” Paata Zakareishvili, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, stated at the parliament library on Sunday.
DFWatch staff
Georgian clinic discriminating against fathers, ombudsman says
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ombudsman has called attention to discrimination against fathers at the Children’s Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital.
Fathers are not allowed to stay at the clinic at night to supervise their kids.
The ombudsman Wednesday described
Georgia's parliament may consider mandatory gender quotas
TBILISI, DFWatch–The human rights committee in Georgia’s parliament Thursday favored a law that would guarantee that at least 25% of representatives are women.
The law concerns those representatives who are elected
Leader of parliamentary majority quits to head investment fund
TBILISI, DFWatch–A leading member of parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition is leaving in order to take the helm of the government’s Partnership Fund.
It is not yet known who will replace Davit Saganelidze as member of parliament. According
Georgia's National Bank intervenes for sixth time since start of lari crisis
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Bank intervened to bolster the flagging currency lari on Tuesday, causing its value to rise four tetris against the US dollar.
The Bank put USD 40 million up for auction, out of which USD 27 million has been sold so far.
The lari currently
One Georgian soldier dies in Afghanistan
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian soldier has died in Afghanistan while taking part in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.
Private Vasil Kuljanishvili was from the 43rd battalion of the IV Mechanized Brigade.
Sergeant Paata Rostobaia from the same
Georgian PM says lari has bottomed out as it near historic low
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s national currency is four cents away from reaching its lowest point ever against the US dollar.
When the lari began to drop rapidly in November, 2014, one USD was about 1.75 laris. Today, the Georgian National Bank’s official exchange
Georgian MP wants 'sexual orientation' deleted from anti-discrimination law
TBILISI, DFWatch–A conservative MP from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition wants to make changes to the anti-discrimination law passed by parliament last year which he himself voted for at every hearing.
Soso Jachvliani, an armwrestler, actor and film director,
Police officer stabbed in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A police officer is in hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed Sunday night in a Tbilisi suburb.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the policeman was stabbed with a knife.
An investigation has been launched for attacking a policeman.
Four detained at Georgia-Turkey border with baby in the trunk
TBILISI, DFWatch–Border police in Georgia Sunday detained four people for illegally trying to cross the border with a infant in the trunk of their car.
According to the Interior Ministry, the four were trying to go to Turkey, avoiding the official border crossing.
One of the grownups