Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia scores high in international rankings of women’s participation in business management, although few Georgian women hold political office.
Reports: Georgian women more present in business than in government
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CEC approves referendum bid about same-sex marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved a proposal to hold a referendum about whether to allow same sex marriage in Georgia.
The proposal, which was submitted by a group of seven people, will not automatically
Sukhishvili performed at Russian oligarch son's Moscow wedding
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian media reported that Elton John, Sting, Jeniffer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Beyonce and others performed at the wedding of the son of Russian oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev March 26 in Moscow.
It caught some attention in Georgia
Over 1,400 minors became parents in Georgia last year
TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 1,440 minors became parents in 2015 and there were registered 611 marriages of people from 16 to 18 years, according to a report published Monday by Georgia’s ombudsman.
In 2014, there were registered 665 marriages involving minors.
Former police official Erekle Kodua sentenced in absentia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former government official was Thursday sentenced in absentia by Tbilisi City Court to two years in jail for exceeding official powers.
The Prosecutor General’s Office says Erekle Kodua, who chaired the Special Operative Department (SOD) of the
Public hearing process begins for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–A parliamentary commission has launched a public debate about a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The first meeting was held on Friday in Telavi, in the eastern Kakheti
Abkhazia field meetings to be resumed after near four-year break
TBILISI, DFWatch–The parties have agreed to resume talks aimed at solving problems in the border areas near the Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia.
Agreement to resume the talks, called Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), was reached
Tkibuli miners threaten new strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Trade Unions warns that workers in the coal mines in Tkibuli may go on strike again. Workers were on strike for two weeks in February, but an agreement was reached a few weeks ago.
The trade union says the the mining
Interpol drops arrest warrant for Georgia's former security chief
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor states that former chief of security had Interpol’s red notice removed against him due to his refugee status, not ‘political persecution’, despite his family’s claims.
Interpol removed an arrest warrant that was
Two suspected of stealing oil from BP's pipeline in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two persons have been detained for allegedly stealing crude oil from Baku-Supsa Pipeline (BSP), which is used to transport Azerbaijani oil to Georgia’s Black Sea terminal and is operated by British Petroleum.
The crime