TBILISI, DFWatch- The possibility to study Georgian intensively for one year and then to continue studies in any Georgian university seems like a great opportunity for students coming from ethnic minority background. How helpful is the integration program
Minorities
Muslims in northeast Georgia demonstrate against Charlie Hebdo
TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in a valley northeast in Georgia demonstrated Monday against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo for publishing a caricature depicting Prophet Mohammad on January 14.
People in the village Duisi, in Pankisi Gorge, believe the cartoon
Weak ruble and new immigration law impacting Armenians in Georgia's south
It is a hard winter for ethnic Armenians living in Georgia’s southern Samtskhe-Javakheti region. The fall of the ruble has led to less money being sent home from relatives who have found jobs in Russia, and Georgia’s new immigration law is forcing people
Armenians in Akhalkalaki struggle to learn Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Armenians from Samtskhe-Javakheti have a dilemma: They feel isolated from Georgian society because they don’t speak the state language, but at the same time they don’t have enough motivation to learn it.
Shushana Shirinian, a journalist from
Government members attend Catholic Midnight Mass in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Several government members attended Midnight Mass at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church in Tbilisi last night.
The ceremony started at 23:30 and Giuseppe Pasotto, Apostolic Administrator of the Caucasus, conducted the prayer.
Georgia doubles state funding of four religious communities
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government is doubling the funding of four religious denominations operating in the country, apart of the Georgian Patriarchate, the head of the State Agency for Religious Issues said on Wednesday.
The four denominations
Ombudsman to study progress of Mokhe commission
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Defender is considering checking the progress of a new commission tasked with studying a conflict around a mosque in Mokhe, a village in southern Georgia.
Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili says he thinks people’s trust
Controversial bilingual education program to be changed
TBILISI, DFWatch–The current bilingual education program does not serve its purpose, according to Armenians in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. A specialist from the Ministry of Education and Science agrees with the critique and says that the current program
Georgian talk show host makes fun of Jehovah's Witnesses
TBILISI, DFWatch–A well-known TV host in the republic of Georgia was Wednesday evening criticized for making discriminating statements about Jehovah’s Witnesses while on air.
One of the guests on Nanuka’s Show, which is aired on Rustavi 2, a TV channel in the former
Pankisi's Council of Elders and what they do
DUISI, DFWatch–Despite its reputation, Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge is now a quite peaceful place, according to the Council of Elders, an informal body which arbitrates conflicts in the area.
The council has a long history here. Its role is to mediate and decide