Daily Archives: May 24, 2013

Saakashvili signs Georgia’s new security strategy

By | May 24th, 2013|Categories: News, Security|Tags: |

President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, visiting Georgian troops in Afghanistan February, 2012. TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, has approved the main directions of development of the ministry and Georgia’s armed forces until 2016. The goal of the Strategic Review of Defense 2013-2016, which is a manual for the Defense Ministry, […]

Opposing views on gay rights to meet, peacefully this time

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A counter-demonstrator on May 17. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The two opposing sides in Georgia’s gay rights debate are to hold demonstrations at the same spot in Tbilisi today. But Prime Minister Ivanishvili reassures the public that people will be able to express their views peacefully. The first one is in support of the LGBT people […]

15 000 sign petition to punish May 17 hate crimes

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The petition asks for punishment of perpetrators of violence May 17. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–About 15 000 persons have signed a petition that asks to punish those who committed violence on May 17. After clerics and parishioners attacked a peaceful demonstration by LGBT persons and their supporters on May 17 to mark the International Day […]

Metal workers in Zestaponi are holding out

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Metal workers in Zestaponi are keeping up their strike. (Zestaponi.com.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Workers at the Chiatura Mining and Enrichment Plant will May 25 join the strike at the Zestaponi Ferroalloy Plant, which started four days ago, while three persons Thursday went back on hunger strike in the same conflict. The workers who are […]