Malkhaz Machalikashvili (left) at the protest of fathers for Truth. (Mari Nikuradze/OC Media)
Tbilisi City Court has ruled that the Georgian State Security Service (SSG) did not violate the presumption of innocence of 19-year-old Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was fatally shot in late 2017 during an anti-terror sweep in Georgia’s Pankisi Valley. [Read more…]
The family of Temirlan Machalikashvili and their supporters gathered on 26 December demanding a parliamentary investigatory commission be set up. (Dato Parulava/OC Media)
The Family of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was shot dead by Georgian security forces last December, have held a silent rally in front of Tbilisi’s parliament building demanding parliament look into the teenager’s death. [Read more…]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May 2017 (Mari Nikuradze /OC Media)
Queer people in Georgia are ‘completely defenceless’ against domestic violence, a recent study conducted by Georgian rights group the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre (EMC) has found. The study said this frequently results in victims being forced to leave their homes and impacts their education and careers, contributing to homelessness. [Read more…]
(Iberia TV)
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has announced plans to move a large number of their staff to zero-hour contracts. As employees protested the decision, local rights groups have called for parliament to step in. [Read more…]
Striking workers and unions meet with the company's management near Khashuri (GTUC/OC Media)
Around 80 labourers working on upgrading Georgia’s main east-west motorway have been on strike since last Sunday, demanding improvements to their working conditions. Workers on the Upper Osiauri–Chumaleti section of the road, near Khashuri, are awaiting a response to their demands from construction company SinoHydro. [Read more…]
