Tag: state agency on religious affairs

Jehovah's Witnesses recorded 51 cases of discrimination in 2015

August 18, 2016 by DFWatch staff

jehovas_witnesses_kingdom_hall_vazisubani — A lawyer for Jehovah’s Witnesses wondered why police were not using recordings from the surveillance cameras they have installed. (Rustavi 2.)

jehovas_witnesses_freedom_square — Some of the discrimination occurs when members try to hand out flyers in the streets. (Interpressnews.)

terjola_kingdom_hall — Problems getting a construction permit for a new congregation house in Terjola is one of the cases mentioned in the U.S. State Department’s report. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–On November 23 last year, shots were fired at a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Vazisubani, a district in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.

When bullets slammed into the building again one week later, a lawyer representing the religious community wondered

Georgia doubles funding for religious minorities

February 24, 2015 by DFWatch staff

catholic_midnight_mass_tbilisi_2014 — Christmas mass at a Catholic church in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia plans to spend 3.5 million laris on traditional religious groups and dedicate a new square to the idea of tolerance.

As reported by DF Watch, there have been growing friction in Georgian society in recent

Georgia doubles state funding of four religious communities

December 24, 2014 by DFWatch staff

Orta_Jame_mosque_Batumi_2014-04-25 — Friday prayer at Orta Jame mosque in Batumi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government is doubling the funding of four religious denominations operating in the country, apart of the Georgian Patriarchate, the head of the State Agency for Religious Issues said on Wednesday.

The four denominations

Religious minorities in Georgia shortchanged due to prejudice

October 2, 2014 by DFWatch staff

Jehovas_Witnesses__in_Khobi__Georgia — Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subject to a wave of violent attacks in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In the last few years, Georgia has had a surge in discrimination against religious minorities. A new report reveals that also a silent, invisible day-to-day form of discrimination is prevalent within government institutions and among public servants.