TBILISI, DFWatch – A prisoner in Georgia says he was sexually abused by prison staff and later told he would be killed if he told the outside world about it.
In a letter dated February 24, the prisoner asks for help and wants to be transferred to another prison.
TBILISI, DFWatch – President Mikheil Saakashvili suggests to bring Georgian doctors currently working in the U.S. back to Georgia. It is unknown how many doctors will accept the proposal.
Saakashvili said it while meeting with doctors in the U.S. The leader used the
TBILISI, DFWatch – John Bass, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, says that Hillary Clinton will visit Georgia.
In late 2011, it was reported that the US Secretary of State’s was going to visit Georgia, and February was mentioned as a probable date for her arrival. But the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s foreign minister and his Azeri colleague have decided to find a solution to the situation at the Davit Gareja Monastery complex while the two meet at the NATO summit in Chicago May 20 and 21.
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes
TBILISI, DFWatch – A pro-democracy campaign in Georgia Thursday presented their latest package of modifications to various aspects of the election system, as there are four months left until the parliamentary elections.
Among issues they presented to an audience of
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says 2012 has many parallels to 2008, and that NATO needs to show decisiveness to avoid a new war between Georgia and Russia.
He says NATO hesitated in 2008, and must show more decisiveness at a summit in Chicago
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian government says it will solve the problems with the David Gareja monastery complex on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.
The government raised the issue after witnesses reported that Georgian citizens and tourists aren’t allowed into a
TBILISI, DFWatch – There are two articles in Georgia’s Labor Code which entitles employers to terminate a labor contract without giving any explanations or preliminary warnings.
A teacher from a village in the Gori region was fired because of her husband’s political
TBILISI, DFWatch – A celebration of the international day for the fight against homophobia Thursday turned violent as demonstrators were beaten and posters torn.
Members of the two organizations LGBT Georgia and Identoba and their supporters held the event in front of
TBILISI, DFWatch – Money transfers from foreign countries to Georgia increased 6.4 percent in April, compared to the same period in 2011.
There was also an increase in money transferred abroad in April, compared to last year, according to Georgia’s National Bank.