Friday, December 5, 2025

Students demonstrating for their rights

The protesting students talked with the rector Monday, but the situation was not resolved. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A group of university students refuses to attend lectures when the new academic year begins 17 September. They claim that the quality of education is not on the level they expect, based on how much they pay.

The student’s movement Laboratoria 1918

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Students demand fired professor reinstated

The students say a professor was fired because of her political views, while the university claims she was made to leave after the contract expired. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Students at the state university in Tbilisi have launched a protest to demand that a lecturer who was fired for her political views gets back her position.

Professor of philosophy and gender researcher Lela Gafrindashvili was teaching various

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Two students beaten in Tbilisi, say it was because of blog

Up to five hundred students demonstrated Thursday against the beating of two students the previous day. The victims believe they were attacked because of a new blog criticizing the student's union and the university. This banner says "No to violence". (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Representatives of Tbilisi State University’s student’s union Wednesday beat two students.

The students who were beaten believe the reason was a recently started blog which contains criticism of the student’s union and its actions, as well as the university.

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