Public defender urges Georgia to adopt civil partnerships for queer couples
In their 2017 report, the public defender denounced recent constitutional changes defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Six miners killed in Georgia’s Tkibuli coal mine, Mining
Three others remain in hospital, two in critical condition. The accident occurred in the same mine that killed four workers last May.
Violence against religious minorities ‘poorly investigated’ in Georgia
The public defender’s 2017 human rights report said religious discrimination is a ‘systematic problem’.
Abkhazia denounces Georgia peace initiative, US and EU offer support
The Abkhazian Foreign Minister said Georgia was ‘masking its true intentions’, while the Dutch and German ambassadors called the initiative ‘brave’.
Devdariani ‘to sue women’ who have accused him of sexual harassment
At least 10 women have accused Zviad Devdariani, a former NGO head, of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
Georgia unveils ‘unprecedented’ peace initiative for Abkhazia, South Ossetia
The plan would simplify trade from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including to the EU, and help students study in Georgian institutions.
Georgian National Film Centre slams Abkhazia international film festival
They say the festival represents ‘soft power deployed by Russia’s occupation regime’.
Abkhazia bans Georgian agricultural goods after Russian embargo
Abkhazia imposed the restrictions, a response to the stink bug agricultural pest, following a similar ban by Russia on goods from Abkhazia.
Jailed Georgian actor charged with organised drug trafficking
The Interior Ministry claims Giorgi ‘Bakhala’ Giorganashvili was involved in a plot to smuggle drugs from Turkey to Georgia in an ambulance.
Two women suing former Georgian Public Registry head for sexual harassment
Two women are suing Papuna Ugrekhelidze, who resigned on Tuesday after media pressure over a seperate allegation.