Civil.ge (Georgia)
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 12:40
UNM parliamentary minority group voted for the bill, but echoing concerns of human rights organizations, UNM lawmakers also expressed regret that the bill was not providing enough mechanisms to make it an efficient tool in fight against discrimination.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 12:37
“Efforts to delegitimize and criminalize political adversaries are still commonplace. The line between state and party remains blurred. Allegations of politically-motivated harassment tarnish an otherwise vibrant political landscape,” it said.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 13:42
Each of the countries and territories examined in the survey are assigned a rating between 0 and 100 with countries scoring from 0 to 30 are given status of having “free” media; from 31 to 60 – “partly free” and 61 to 100 – “not free”.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 08:12
“The West should now seize the opportunity and create the reality on the ground by accepting membership of aspirant countries, by putting purely defensive assets in aspirant countries and predominantly in Georgia,” he said.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 08:09
"in other words we will judge Georgia on Georgia’s merits and regardless what’s happening in elsewhere and regardless of comments from the Kremlin or elsewhere,” he said.
Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:09
Abkhaz Foreign Minister Viacheslav Chirikba said it’s “a road map” for cooperation, which “we are going to fully implement” and South Ossetian Foreign Minister David Sanakoev said that despite of “fast-changing” international situation “our relations remain stable.”
Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:06
Speaking with journalists after the meeting U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Melia stressed on the Georgian delegation’s inclusiveness and said that it “reflects a degree of interesting political maturity in Georgia’s democratic system.”
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 13:48
Rights groups, as well as the Georgian Public Defender, complain that the proposed draft no longer envisages efficient implementation mechanisms, as well as financial penalties for those responsible for cases of discrimination.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 08:47
“The visit to Moldova and Georgia will mark our support for the signing, by June at the latest, of association agreements between the EU and these two countries,” the French Foreign Ministry said.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 07:37
So far Russia released three Georgian citizens, who were serving prison terms for spying, according to Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, Davit Zalkaliani.