TBILISI, DFWatch–A new report found violations in the activities of the National Communications Commission.
It says that commission head Irakli Chikovani, who has been abroad for the last 3 months, has a conflict of interest.
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Georgian media continue to be polarized
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new survey the main problem in Georgian media is polarization.
This is the main finding of a new report based on data gathered by four Georgian NGOs: Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), Internews – Georgia, International
New book details ownership in Misha's Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–After the election for parliament last year, the process of changing and reallocation ownership has begun, says journalist Paul Rimple, who has published a new book called Who Owned Georgia.
In it, he vividly depicts the very sophisticated quasi-legal
Ivanishvili government's first 100 days
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
Saakashvili's local people are leaving
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
New webpage about EU-Georgia relations
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
Are the trials against ex officials political revenge?
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
GYLA: Local government employees under pressure
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
Georgia improves on press freedom list
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
A thousand public employees may have been forced to leave
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