TBILISI, DFWatch–The conflict between Christians and Muslims continues in a village in southern Georgia. A commission created in December to solve the dispute appears to have done nothing so far.
Muslims in Mokhe demonstrated in February against the appointment
TBILISI, DFWatch–A prisoner serving time for drug related crime claims he was forced to carry out a murder in 2008, but the plan was called off.
The prisoner’s story was discovered by the Georgian ombudsman, who recommended that the case be investigated
TBILISI, DFWatch–Only 35 out of 154 of the ombudsman recommendations in 2014 were followed, according to a report published on Friday.
22 out of the 154 recommendations to central and local government bodies, or the government officials were partly fulfilled, 47 not fulfilled
TBILISI, DFWatch–The ombudsman in Georgia on Monday published a report which criticizes the authorities for holding back information and not properly investigating a border shooting in 2012.
When the several days long standoff ended on the border with Russia in late
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s public defender recommends that the Ministry of Education reconsiders a decision to allow the use of photo and video recordings of children during psychologist consultations.
A psychology center for school children was opened in spring
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman addresses law enforcement bodies to properly and effectively investigate the attack on priests at an Armenian church on July 19.
On Saturday, about 50 people attacked Surb Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi. The Armenian Diocese
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) demands that the government starts investigating several cases of possible mistreatment of prisoners.
According to GYLA, 17 persons have contacted the organization the last 2 months, eight of them tell about
TBILISI, DFWatch–For about two weeks, the entire Kazreti village has been on strike. People have joined the strike among workers in the gold mines.
Eight people are on hunger strike. The workers want increased salaries, improved working conditions and insurance, and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Public Defender’s Office in Georgia calls on the Interior Ministry to react to the violation of the rights of a Georgian citizen who last month was prohibited three times from leaving Georgia.
Saikhan Muzayev complained to the office on January 20
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 800 prisoners are on hunger strike in a prison in Geguti in western Georgia, Ombudsman Ucha Nanuashvili says.
Nanuashvili said after meeting with prisoners on Friday that about 800 are on hunger strike demanding that the Prosecutor’s Office