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Survey tallying number of students wearing hijab sparks outrage in Daghestan

by OC Media

•4 min read

The student survey, which has teachers track the number of students that wear a hijab, has angered Daghestani residents and elicited vociferous denials from government officials. A teacher’s unintended WhatsApp message has sparked widespread anger throughout the Russian Republic of Daghestan. On Wednesday, a group of parents in a common WhatsApp group, whose children are students at gymnasium No 13 in Makhachkala, received a message from one of the school’s teachers — an image of tha

Children's Rights

MPs grill investigators over Khorava Street murders

by OC Media

•5 min read

Investigators from the Khorava Street murder case faced questioning from MPs on Monday, into alleged failures by the investigation. A parliamentary commission was set up in the wake of large street protests in Tbilisi, which followed the partial acquittal of the suspects in the case and allegations the investigation was mishandled. Zviad Pkhakadze, the prosecutor on the case, and chief detective Kakha Siradze faced questions over alleged mistakes made in the course of the investigation. Thi

Children's Rights

Tbilisi court partially acquits teenagers of fatal school stabbings

by OC Media

•5 min read

Tbilisi City Court has acquitted two teenagers of the murder of Davit Saralidze, one of the two teenagers killed in a school brawl in December. The court found one of the defendant’s guilty of killing the second victim, Levan Dadunashvili, while the other was found guilty of the attempted murder of Saralidze. The pair are to be sentenced on 1 June. The 31 May verdict left open the question of who killed Saralidze, and the parents of the slain teenager protested in front of the Georgian Pros

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‘Gülen-connected’ school manager loses asylum appeal in Georgia

by OC Media

•4 min read

The Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld on 26 January the decision to deny asylum to Mustafa Emre Çabuk. The former manager at Tbilisi’s Private Demirel College, which has been linked to Turkish opposition political figure Fethullah Gülen, is being sought by Turkey on terror charges. Rights groups urged the government not to extradite Çabuk to Turkey, where they say he would not receive a fair trial. Following the ruling, a number of rights groups, including Transparency International — Georgia

Children

Arrests follow fatal school stabbing in Tbilisi

by OC Media

•3 min read

Two 16-year-old boys have been stabbed to death in a school brawl in Tbilisi. The Prosecutor’s Office has charged two teenagers with ‘premeditated murder of an underage person’, and three others for failing to report the crime. Davit Saralidze and Levan Dadunashvili died from multiple stab wounds sustained during the fight, which broke out following an argument earlier that day. Both suspects fled the scene. The Prosecutor’s Office charged two teenage boys with ‘premeditated murder of an

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Tbilisi Court upholds asylum refusal of ‘Gülen school manager’ Çabuk

by OC Media

•2 min read

Tbilisi City Court has upheld the Ministry of Refugees’ decision to refuse asylum to Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a manager at Tbilisi’s Private Demirel College being sought by Turkey on terror charges. The school, closed down by Georgian authorities in August, has been linked to Turkish opposition figure Fethullah Gülen. The court announced the decision on 21 November. Çabuk has insisted his innocence, claiming he has never been in touch with any terrorist organisation, or transferred any money to

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Georgia’s refugee minister says Turkey’s prisons of ‘European standard’ after concern over extradition

by OC Media

•3 min read

‘Gülen-linked’ school manager Mustafa Emre Çabuk will appeal in court after the being refused political asylum by Georgia’s Ministry of Refugees. Çabuk was detained in Tbilisi on after Turkey requested that the authorities extradite him. His lawyer says that the ministry’s decision was illegal and unfair, as the evidence ‘clearly shows the threats Çabuk faces’ in Turkey. Minister says Turkey’s prisons ‘of European standards’ During a talk-show on Imedi TV on 7 July, Georgia’s Minister of