TBILISI, DFWatch–83 percent of residents in Marneuli, a city in southern Georgia, are Azerbaijanis.
Nearby villages are inhabited by Azerbaijanis too. Lack of knowledge of the official language, deficit of jobs, almost nonexistent infrastructure – this is a short list of the problems that
TBILISI, DFWatch–Rusudan Gotsiridze, Bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia, has been given the International Women of Courage Award 2014.
The award ceremony was held in Washington DC. Gotsiridze received the award because of her merits in promoting
Iormughanlo is a village at the river Iori and lies in the Kakheti region in the south eastern part of Georgia. The village has a population of not more than 2 000, according to the most recent census data, predominantly ethic Azeris. The majority of families in Iormughanlo have sheep as a livelihood. While walking … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Sabina Talibova is an ethnic Azerbaijanian living in Marneuli. Some time ago, she became involved in several non-governmental organizations which are working to engage women more in employment and politics.
DF Watch talked to her about problems
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is planning to create a new agency that will work on religious issues.
Minister of Reconciliation and Equality Paata Zakareishvili on Tuesday explained that the new body will implement a recent initiative by the government
TBILISI, DFWatch–The constitutional court in Georgia has struck down a thirteen year old ban on homosexual men becoming blood donors.
The court agreed with a complaint from five Georgian citizens and recognized several articles of an order issued by the labor, health
TBILISI, DFWatch–When strangers attacked a car and a house where Jehova’s Witnesses are meeting in Ozurgeti, Georgia, on January 1, it was not the first such attack.
Two years ago, strangers broke the windows of Kingdom Hall in Ozurgeti. The perpetrators were
TBILISI, DFWatch–Some of the Chechens in Pankisi Gorge close to the Russian border say they are blackmailed and harassed by Georgian counterintelligence.
Saikhan Muzayev, a former Russian and Arabic translator for the Refugee Ministry, said at a press
TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in Georgia say they are being pressured by law enforcement bodies.
Clerics from the Muslims community January 22 met with the Public Defender.
According to the Ombudsman’s office, the meeting dealt with problems they are experiencing and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Human Rights Watch criticizes Georgia in its World Report 2014 for not having done enough to protect the rights of religious minorities and LGBT.
When it comes to religious rights, the organization points out that the Muslim minority has experienced