TBILISI, DFWatch–A new study has found that children in Georgian schools are verbally and physically harassed because of their ethnicity, belief, appearance or for other reasons.
The study is based on interviews with all pupils from 8th to 11th grade at six public
TBILISI, DFWatch–DFWatch organized a discussion about the problem minorities are experiencing with getting involved in politics and state affairs.
A representative of a minority diaspora and a spokesperson for an opposition party participated in our discussion.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Pariz Alakhverdiani, 17, is in 12th grade at the public school in Duzagrama, a small village in southeast Georgia populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis.
Alakhverdiani wants to study at the Medical University in Tbilisi and has decided to become a dentist.
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia’s southwestern Adjara region, authorities have changed their decision to allow the Muslim population to build a new mosque in Batumi, a city on the shores of the Black Sea.
Tens of thousands of Muslims live in different villages and
TBILISI, DFWatch–A human rights group in Georgia warns of an alarming trend of intolerance of religious minorities in public schools.
Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) studied eight schools in Tbilisi and found that the Ministry of Education has not
TBILISI, DFWatch–Discrimination of sexual, ethnic and religious minorities, child marriage, family violence, bullying in schools, people affected by hydro power development and mistreatment of prisoners.
These are some of the human rights challenges in the Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–Representatives of NGOs working with minority issues took part in a discussion organized by DFWatch.net about how ethnic minorities often lack skills in Georgia’s only official language – Georgian.
Agit Mirzoev, Executive Director of Analytical
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister wants to define a family as a union between a man and a woman.
Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says he has asked the constitutional commission to look at his proposal.
“Though according to the current legislation,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU criticizes Georgia for not having done enough in 2013 to protect freedom of speech and prevent violent outbreaks of islamophobia and homophobia.
The new report is published by the European Commission and is part of the implementation of the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia will finance four traditional religious confessions besides the Orthodox Church. Non-traditional religions will not receive financing.
Until now, the Orthodox Church has received financing from the state, the argument being