TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament has postponed the adoption of a landmark bill that will drastically change local government, after the draft Self-Governance Code was harshly criticized by the influential head of the Georgian Church.
The bill should have been
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has fined two persons who tore down posters announcing Hanukkah.
Wednesday night, two people tore down the posters and damaged the tribune that had been prepared for the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. They were fined 100 lari (USD 60)
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government of Georgia will two months from now approve a strategy of protecting human rights.
The document will be complex aiming to establish a high standard of democracy.
This is one of the results of a human rights conference in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–4 973 632 people visited Georgia in January-November, 2013 according to the Interior Ministry.
This is 22.6 percent more than the same period last year, and 12.3 period more than the total number of visitors in 2012.
The highest number of visitors
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says it is possible for Georgia to have good relations with Russia and at the same time move towards NATO membership.
Rasmussen said there are examples of nations that are member of NATO and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili says Russia has no means of influence that could divert Georgia from its course toward integration with Europe and interrupt the signing of the Association Agreement next year.
In a TV interview on Tuesday,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia has acquitted former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia, but sentenced the others who were charged in the same case to 3 years and nine months in jail.
Bacho Akhalaia, Giorgi Kalandadze, former head of Joint Staff and Zurab
TBILISI, DFWatch–People gathered in Tbilisi again on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine despite the frosty temperatures and cold wind.
About 50 people showed up outside the old parliament building carrying Ukrainian flags to express support for the Ukrainian people,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has slightly worsened its ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index – from 51st to 55th place.
In 2012, Georgia ranked 51st among 176 countries, but in 2013 it is in 55th place among 177 countries.
The organization
TBILISI, DFWatch–The House of Justice in Tbilisi was Tuesday evacuated as a result of high winds which damaged the roof of the building.
No-one was injured, but the building remained evacuated throughout the day.
The roof was damaged at the entrance of the building,