Tsitelubani, DFWatch – The Iskanderov family members tell the story of life on the move, Meskh activism in Georgia, and challenges of life at the ABL.
When DF Watch first knocked on Salim Iskanderov’s door, he was suspicious.
Minorities
Man attacks Jehovah's Witnesses in Kutaisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man attacked a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kutaisi, western Georgia, on Thursday. The inebriated attacker beat him and tore book and, leaflets and smashed the JW stand.
The incident took place on Thursday morning near
Free Democrats support constitutional ban on gay marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Free Democrats, an opposition party which until 2014 was a member of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition, supports a Constitutional amendment that will define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Four members
Lecture on homophobia disrupted at Free University in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A public lecture about homophobia was called off at the Free University in Tbilisi as result of a protest by a radical religious group that claimed the lecture was propaganda.
Identoba, an organization working to defend the rights of sexual and
GD coalition agrees on constitutional block against gay marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–Leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) coalition on Monday agreed to support a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The constitutional amendment was discussed at a session
Batumi Muslims rally demanding permit to construct a mosque
TBILISI, DFWatch–Batumi Muslims continue to rally for permission to build a new mosque in the city. The only existing mosque, called Ortajame, is not large enough and people have to pray on the street.
Several hundred Muslims gathered outside
CoE criticises Georgia’s record on religious minorities and LGBT rights
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new report published by the Council of Europe (CoE) highlights persisting issues of hate speech, racism, xenophobia, direct violence, and systemic discrimination in Georgia.
On Tuesday, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Christians and Muslims in Adigeni agree to share cemetery
TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims and Christians have reached agreement about a cemetery in a village Adigeni, in the south of Georgia, after a tense standoff.
The communities agreed to have one common cemetery, which will be separated by a line.
Jambul Abuladze,
MIA opens investigation into Christian-Muslim cemetery conflict
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has launched an investigation into the religious conflict in Adigeni in southern Georgia, where Muslims and Christians disagree about whether to have a separate graveyard for Muslims.
The investigation
