TBILISI, DFWatch–School children appeared outside the government office on Wednesday, enacting scenes where they were forced to abandon their dreams in order to become a wife and mother.
The street performance was staged by the Georgian Women’s
DFWatch staff
Debate on the need of pro-social labour reforms
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Debate between the representatives of the government and different interest groups intensifies as pro-social labour market reforms are being implemented.
On 25 November, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Georgia hosted the
Opposition party calls off hunger strike against election fraud
TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists from a Georgian opposition party which claimed a recent election was falsified called off their 16-day hunger strike on Tuesday after meeting with parliamentarians.
Irma Inashvili, the Alliance of Patriots’ candidate for parliament in in October’s by-election
479 foreigners barred from entering Georgia since Paris attacks
TBILISI, DFWatch–In the ten days that have passed since the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, law enforcers in Georgia have prevented 479 foreigners from entering the country.
One Georgian citizen and 31 foreign citizens have been detained for
ISIS threatens Georgia in new video
TBILISI, DFWatch–The terror group ISIS threatened Georgia in a video appeal on Sunday recorded in the Georgian language with Russian subtitles.
The intelligence service is examining the clip but have not yet made detailed comments.
Local media have researched
Russian border guards detain three on South Ossetia perimeter
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three people were detained by Russian soldiers on Monday in a village near the disputed border with South Ossetia.
Locals in the village Adzvi told the television channel Imedi that the three were planning to go to a church which lies near
Suspected ISIS fighter arrested in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was arrested in Georgia Saturday suspected of being connected with ISIS. Davit Borchashvili was arrested as he arrived at Tbilisi airport after having been extradited from Turkey.
After his arrest, he was sent to hospital where he is currently receiving
Traffic restrictions many places in Georgia due to heavy snowfall
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Road Department has established restrictions on road throughout the country due to heavy snowfall that started Saturday morning.
From 188km to 198km of Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili road in Svaneti and 142km to 157km of the
Georgian opera singer considers going into politics
TBILISI, DFWatch–A famous Georgian opera singer and philanthropist is considering going into politics as less than a year remains until the parliamentary election.
Paata Burchuladze, a world-renowned operatic bass and in Georgia also known
Russia considering visa liberalization for Georgian citizens
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Russia are considering simplifying visa rules. This became clear as diplomats from the two countries met in Prague on Thursday to discuss transport, communication and humanitarian issues.
During the regular Prague meeting,