TBILISI, DFWatch–For the last two days, students at an agricultural college have been at the center of a dispute between the governing Georgian Dream coalition and supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
The dispute began with the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Four emergency service doctors have been on hunger strike since March 6. They are protesting against being fired and demand to replace the local management.
The doctors claim that the director of the emergency center illegally fired them and that
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly 200 children were poisoned at Tbilisi kindergartens in November, 2012. According to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the reason was bad quality products.
Representatives of the National Food Agency say that sanctions have
TBILISI, DFWatch — There is a small crowd gathered in the hall giving electronic signatures together with ID cards to get the parcel. ‘Parcel from America’, the tagline of the company says.
There are several companies in Tbilisi like this one that offer to ship items
TBILISI, DFWatch — About 600 minibus drivers went on strike in Tbilisi Friday, causing crowding on buses and in the metro.
The strike has the support of about 30 % of all minibus drivers in the capital. They are protesting against a new license system which has left
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two well-known Georgian TV anchors are accused of having used a homophobic slur.
January 18, one of the anchors of a morning talk show on Imedi TV said: ‘I’m honestly sorry for both surrogate children of Elton John’. The other one
TBILISI, DFWatch — A traditional Alilo procession was held in Tbilisi on Monday to celebrate Christmas according to the Julian Calendar.
Alilo, which is also a Christmas chant, was organized in each region and city of Georgia, as well as different districts
TBILISI, DFWatch — Another TV commercial in Georgia has caused controversy, as critics says it is sexist.
The ad is for Elit Electronics, a large electronics stores chain, and shows a woman sitting in the front of a car, while a man tries to squeeze all the Christmas
TBILISI, DFWatch — A religious conflict has broken out in a village in Georgia after orthodox Christians started interrupting Muslims in their Friday prayer.
The conflict started a few weeks ago. Tariel Nakaidze, leader of the Georgian Muslims, wrote on his Facebook
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two thirds still consider themselves unemployed in Georgia, a new survey shows.
67 percent say they are without a job in the latest survey of public attitudes by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The number has not significantly