Saturday, December 6, 2025

Youth

Two private schools in Tbilisi accuse investor of sabotage

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TBILISI, August 5 – Founders of two leading private schools in Georgia have escalated a legal dispute with an investor, accusing him and his associates of serious misconduct and calling for a criminal investigation. According to founders Natia Janashia and Davit Tsetskhladze, both the British-Georgian Academy and Tbilisi British International School are at risk of … Read more

Another music festival in Georgia canceled after threats from priests

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TBILISI, DFWatch–One more electronic music festival in Georgia has been canceled due to threats from clergy, this time in Kobuleti on the Black Sea coast.  Organizers of GR Fest wrote on Facebook that the youth festival, which is scheduled to start on August 10, will be held in a new location, after priests and local … Read more

Tbilisi 'rave-olution' protesters mark one year anniversary of night club raids that sparked movement

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TBILISI, DFWatch–A satirical bust of Georgia’s interior minister was placed in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday, on the anniversary of the controversial police raids of two nightclubs. The statue’s pedestal was equipped with a red button, which if pressed made a voice say: “Let’s start with an apology.” This is a … Read more

Georgian and Indian youth clash in Mtatsminda Park

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Groups of Georgian and Indian youth clashed last Thursday in Mtatsminda Park, one of Tbilisi’s main tourist destinations. A video has surfaced showing a fight between groups of young men, with several young women watching. In the video, one of the brawlers, presumably a Georgian, is seen hitting another man violently with an unknown … Read more

Number of foreign students in Georgia doubles in four years

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly 29,000 foreign students are enrolled at universities and other higher educational institutions in Georgia; most of them come from Turkey, Iraq and India, as well as other Asian countries. The number of foreign students has doubled during the last four years, from 4,812 in 2015 to 9,710 in 2018-2019, according to data provided … Read more

Georgian clubbers call off protest after interior minister promises investigation of police brutality

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Beka Tsikarishvili, one of the spokespersons for the clubbers who protested. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi youth outraged by police raids of two night clubs called off their two day long protest Sunday night after the interior minister publicly apologized for police brutality and promised an investigation.

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GEM Fest 2018 thrown into doubt after application for permit rejected

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TBILISI, DFWatch–GEM Fest may be canceled this year, after an agency of the Georgian government denied the festival a permit to rent a land plot.

The fate of the annual electronic music festival, which is popular among youth in Georgia and neighboring countries, was thrown into doubt because the The National Agency of State Property (NASP)

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Georgia moves toward legalizing marijuana with Constitutional Court ruling

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a law requiring a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana, scoring another victory for campaigners who want the soft drug fully decriminalized.

An individual’s right “to choose the desired kind of the relaxation […] including marijuana,

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Rappers whose arrest sparked review of drug policy released on bail

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Mishka Mgaloblishvili. (Rustavi 2.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia released on bail two rappers whose controversial arrest on drug charges may have hastened a review of the drug policy.

The court released the two on bail Monday after their arrest June 10 for possession of between 1.5 and 2.3 grams

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