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Transparency International criticizes seizing of dishes

By | September 15th, 2012|Categories: NGO news|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – According to a new survey, the confiscation of a Georgian TV company’s property was illegal. Transparency International Georgia (TIG) is behind the new study, called Analysis of the ‘Pre-Election Process’. The report is based on a survey […]

Georgia’s new power ministers: Akhalaia and Shashkin

By | July 3rd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s former defense minister has been appointed new interior minister. The former education minister will take his place, and the former rector of Police Academy will be new education minister. Bachana (“Bacho”) Akhalaia will take the position […]

Education reformer who was fired makes comeback

By | July 1st, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – An key figure in Georgia’s education reforms who was recently fired has made a comeback and launched her own consultancy to improve the education system. “We plan to provide some recommendations to the Ministry of Education and vigorously […]

Computer programmer goes missing in broad daylight

By | June 18th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A former employee of the Education Ministry went missing seven days ago. The disappearance happened at 2 o’ clock in the afternoon. Mamuka Jibladze (54) wrote something called the CAT algorithm for the ministry; a program for translating exam […]

Minister in Georgia wanted to electrocute opposition athlete

By | June 9th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – An athlete in Georgia claims that a government minister said he wanted to electrocute him as punishment for joining the opposition. The would-be victim, 2004 Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri, joined the Georgian Dream movement of billionaire […]

Another suspected political firing in Georgia

By | June 5th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Another case of a possibly politically motivated dismissal has come to light. This time it’s an employee of United Water Supply Company of Georgia. Lasha Shvangiradze has been employed in the company since 2006. He works in Khoni, in the region […]

Georgia’s education sector reports political harassment

By | June 2nd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Former employees at Georgia’s education ministry are reporting about harassment and threats after they resigned in protest against the ministry’s decision to fire the head of the National Examinations Center. Almost half the employees at the exam […]

Georgia’s government seeks reconciliation ahead of contested election

By | June 2nd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A government commission set up to monitor usage of administrative resources during the elections is calling for a halt in the dismissal of ministry employees before the elections are over with. Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zghuladze released a […]