Monday, January 19, 2026

Improved human rights in Georgia, but minorities are discriminated

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Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili. (Interpressnews.)

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

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Tuvalu withdraws recognition of Georgian breakaway regions

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Taukelina Finikaso (left), Foreign Minister of Tuvalu, and Maia Panjikidze, Foreign Minister of Georgia. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tuvalu has withdrawn its recognition of the Georgian breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

A government delegation from Tuvalu is visiting Georgia these days to sign a protocol establishing diplomatic and consular relations between the two

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Are interruptions in Georgia's wine export economic warfare?

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Levan Davitashvili, head of Georgia’s National Wine Agency. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There are interruptions in the export of wine from Georgia to Belarus, although formally the export is not stopped.

The sale of wine to Ukraine and Russia is continuing without any restrictions, according to Levan Davitashvili, head

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Discussion: Ethnic minorities and language skills

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Agit Mirzoev (left), Executive Director of Analytical Center for Inter-ethnic Cooperation and Consultations, and Ali Babayev, from the Congress of Georgian Azerbaijanis. (DF Watch.)

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

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Saakashvili offers to give testimony, but only during trial

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Mikheil Saakashvili speaking at Independence Square in Kiev March 29, 2014. (Maestro TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili offers the current government his own rules of the game; rules which are against Georgian legislation.

The rules in question are about how to question witnesses in criminal cases. This issue has been a source

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