Saturday, December 6, 2025

Six detained in clashes outside parliament in Tbilisi

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Lado Sadghobelashvili from Free Generation. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people were detained during clashes at a rally against the government’s economic policy outside the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Thursday.

Free Zone, an activists group which supports the National Movement, demonstrated

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Red paint bombs thrown at Saakashvili Library in Tbilisi

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Lado Sadgobelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were detained during tumults outside the Saakashvili Presidential Library in Tbilisi on Friday.

Inside the building, activists for the National Movement held an exhibition dedicated to the one year anniversary of the revolution in

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Foreign students facing bureaucracy and complex visa procedures

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Regina Jegorova-Askerova. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–How attractive is Georgia as a country for young students looking for a career path?

At the moment, there are 19 public and 47 private higher education institutions in Georgia. According to the National Statistics Office, there were 2,297 foreign students

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Students demand decision about Kobuleti madrasa

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The house in Kobuleti where a Muslim boarding school is planned. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students at a Muslim school demonstrated outside the government house in Batumi a few days ago, demanding that the the Kobuleti Boarding School issue be solved soon.

Also university students joined the rally. They claim that the local government

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Students demonstrated against 'nepotism' at Tbilisi State University

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Students say Tbilisi State University is run by clans. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students at Tbilisi State University on Monday demonstrated against what they say is a clan-run education system which doesn’t encourage scientific activities.

The march started from the central branch of the university and ended outside the

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Georgian ombudsman against use of video in children's psychology sessions

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Ombudsman Ucha Nanuashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s public defender recommends that the Ministry of Education reconsiders a decision to allow the use of photo and video recordings of children during psychologist consultations.

A psychology center for school children was opened in spring

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Georgia may make 'civic equality' part of university entrance exam

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Maia Miminoshvili, head of the National Exam Center. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The exam authority in Georgia has suggested introducing a new test in ‘civic equality’ as part of the entrance exams for university studies.

The new test has been proposed by the National Exam Center against the background of a recent discussion

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