TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia met for a conference on Monday to sum up the three months after the parliamentary election of Georgia.
Representatives of NGOs working in the human rights field described the government’s first 100
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new survey, the number keeps growing of public employees who are members of President Saakashvili’s party and have been fired after the parliamentary elections of October, 2012.
The report, which is published by International Society
TBILISI, DFWatch–European Initiative – Liberal Academy Tbilisi presented a new web service about the evolution of EU-Georgia relations.
The goal of the project “Who is Who in Brussels on Georgia and the South Caucasus” is to offer a mapping of major interlocutors
TBILISI, DFWatch — Foreign diplomats in Tbilisi are concerned about the many speedy trials against former officials, saying the whole process looks like political revenge.
The new government in Georgia has received seven thousand complaints from people who say they
TBILISI, DFWatch — Civil groups in Georgia are concerned about the dismissal of public employees in local government.
Around 1 200 public employees have been fired from their jobs since the election in October, 2012. Non-governmental organizations now protest
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia is placed 100 among 179 countries on World Press Freedom Index list 2013. This is an improvement by four places compared to last year.
The report, published by Reporters without Borders, mentions Georgia only in passing together with a few
TBILISI, DFWatch — Transparency International Georgia claims pressure may have been involved as over a thousand public employees have left their jobs after the change of government in October, 2012.
The group writes that employees of public institutions are under pressure
TBILISI, DFWatch — A group claims a bonus system for public employees has not changed after the parliamentary election, but that there is slightly more transparency.
According to the Ministry of Finance, bonuses given to public employees amounted to over 750 000 GEL
TBILISI, DFWatch — The largest Georgian union of civil society organizations December 24 met to discuss the role of civil society, and their activities and future plans.
The National Platform, as the union is called, has been joined by 106 civil society organizations.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Just as the Inter RAO corruption scandal is jolting the political scene in Georgia, a Georgian think tank claims to have revealed three further cases of what is called high level corruption.
The Saakashvili government has been credited with having effectively