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TSU students begin new sit-in, demand election cancelled

demetre_egnatashviliTBILISI, DFWatch–Student at Tbilisi’s largest university began another round of protest this week, breaking into building number 6 of TSU and refusing to leave until there are reforms of the education system.

Using the same name as the ad hoc group during a wave of protests

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TSU students threaten to resume protest after rector's election

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Students at Tbilisi State University held sit-ins in March and April, 2016. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students at Tbilisi State University threaten to resume their sit-ins and blockades after a former deputy education minister Friday became new rector in what they claim was rigged a election.

Gia Sharvashidze was backed by 21 members of TSU’s academic council.

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Auditorium 115 to ask court's help to break student union's 'monopoly'

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Auditorium 115 was formed during the student protests at Tbilisi State University in March. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The student movement Auditorium 115 plans to file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court demanding to amend several regulations in the law about higher education.

Members of the organization which was created during protests

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Student activists say police threatened their families

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Students at Tbilisi State University created a new movement in March. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The student movement Auditorium 115, which sprang up a during a protest at Tbilisi State University (TSU) in March, claims that law enforcement bodies are putting pressure on them and their families. The State Security Service denies this.

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Students and lecturers in joint protest at Georgian Technical University

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TBILISI, DFWatch–For the last week, several lecturers at Georgian Technical University (GTU) have been on hunger strike demanding the resignation of the rector, who has been elected three times in a row.

Five lecturers, with the support of students,

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