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Georgia: Leaving Care

June 15, 2016 by Onnik J. Krikorian

darina 1 — Darina, now aged 19, is a confident and intelligent young woman thanks to the support of various NGOs. (Onnik J. Krikorian)

TBILISI, Georgia — Darina Eradze was just eleven-years-old when her mother had no other choice but to place her in care. After years of living with a father with psychological problems, Darina says that her older brother and herself were beaten on an almost daily basis. Things became even worse when after putting their house down as collateral for a business loan, he lost it and the family was evicted. Her father would sleep in parks while Darina and the rest of her family would seek out abandoned buildings.

Tbilisi NGOs ask Brussels to specify reform criteria

March 3, 2016 by DFWatch staff

federica_mogherini — The letter is addressed to Federica Mogherini. (EU Commission.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Eight non-governmental organizations in the Georgian capital ask the EU to specify exactly how to measure the reforms the country is carrying out after signing an association agreement with the EU in 2014.

The association agreement involves

More about the two American NGO workers who were deported from Russia

February 23, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia last week detained two American members of non-governmental organizations (NGO) for violating visa rules and holding ‘non-tourist meetings.’

DF Watch spoke to Temur Kobalia, director of the NGO Georgian-Russian Forum,

Groups find shortfalls in Georgia's attempts to live up to EU agreement

December 18, 2015 by DFWatch staff

open_society_georgia_report_Dec2015 — (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations on Friday presented a report about how Georgia is doing in fulfilling its requirements under an association agreement signed with EU in 2014.

The report outlines progress in some fields, but also problems

NGOs warn of selective justice after activists' detention

October 7, 2015 by DFWatch staff

kutaisi_city_court — The NGOs react to a decision by Kutaisi City Court to place three Free Zone activists in pre-trial detention. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) warn against selective justice from authorities and call on the government to treat everyone equally.

The NGOs’ express concern about the detention of the three activists from Tavisufali

NGOs urge Georgia to overhaul its strategy towards Russia

July 15, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgian NGOs call upon the government to “fundamentally revise” its politics toward Russia, postpone next round of Abashidze-Karasin talks and ensure more involvement of the international community in Georgian-Russian relations.

Think-tank: Georgian business should reorient away from Russia, towards the EU

July 1, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Presentation of the EPRC report at OSGF office on Tuesday (EPRC)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgian government and business should switch their focus away from the trade with Russia towards taking full advantage of the opportunities created by the free trade agreement with the European Union, the report by Economic

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Report: Informal governance is rife in Georgia

May 29, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Presentation of the report at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel (GYLA)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – 15 non-government organizations prepared report about 2 years of Georgian Dream’s being in power describing progress and challenges, also main problems for the government, among which there is ‘informal governance’, the parliament failing to fulfill

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Poroshenko spontaneously left car to support NGO rally in Riga

May 27, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Civil society activists who rallied in Riga during the EU summit caught the attention of Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, who saw the rally from his car and walked over to them to express his support.

Members of the non-governmental organizations

Activist group appeals against surveillance legislation in Constitutional Court

April 9, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch–NGOs in Georgia have revived their campaign This Affects You Too, and are launching a lawsuit against the Ministry of Internal Affairs for having direct access to communication operators’ networks and, thus, having ability to eavesdrop on citizens unchecked.