TBILISI, DFWatch–For more than a week, students have been protesting at Tbilisi State University and the tension continues to escalate.
TSU is split in two, with the police and security guards protecting every entrance to the two-wing building occupied by students.
TBILISI, DFWatch–On the fifth day of protests, two opposing student groups continue to occupy a building at Tbilisi State University.
Both groups grew increasingly frustrated with a decision by police not to allow anyone to enter the building except accredited journalists.
TBILISI, DFWatch–After four days of students occupying a building at Tbilisi State University, Giorgi Gaprindashvili announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy for university chancellor.
“I am ready to step [aside] considering the interests
TBILISI, DFWatch–Education Minister Tamar Sanikidze is considering asking parliament to hold an inquest into the presence of intelligence agents at Tbilisi State University.
Saturday evening, Sanikidze met students at TSU who for the last three days
TBILISI, DFWatch–Students clashed with security guards and police at Tbilisi State University on Thursday while trying to prevent the election of a new chancellor of the university senate.
The assembly of the senate had to be canceled. Students continue
TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists demand transparent funding mechanisms for student government’s projects over allegations of misspending.
On Monday, 7 March, approximately 300 activists gathered in front of the administrative building
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Education Minister Tamar Sanikidze said on Friday that a handful of Iraqi students had their residency permits revoked because they didn’t comply with the legal requirements.
The students, who are attending Akaki Tsereteli
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Iraqi students protested in Kutaisi on Monday after having their residency permits revoked.
The protest at Akaki Tsereteli State University involved up to ten Iraqi students, who asked the university to help them after the Ministry of Justice revoked
TBILISI, DFWatch–Possession of up to 70 grams of marijuana is no longer a crime in Georgia, following a ruling in the Constitutional Court.
The Court on Saturday struck down as unconstitutional a passage in the law that made it punishable by from 7 to 14 years
