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About 50 Members Officially Quitted Georgian Dream
August 14, 2013
About 50 members quitted political coalition Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia in Lanchkhuti and joined Nino Burjanadze’s party. Former members of the Coalition said although they left the GD, they still support Bidzina Ivanishvili and his policy and believe that tandem of Burjanadze and Ivanishvili is best way to save the country.
Election-Related Dates and Deadlines
August 14, 2013
September 7 – deadline for political parties and initiative groups to name their presidential candidates and to file an application to CEC to seek permission for launch of collection of signatures of supporters, required for being registered as a presidential candidate.
Politicians Criticize CEC Head for Resigning at 'Wrong Time'
August 14, 2013
A decision by chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zurab Kharatishvili, to resign eleven weeks before the presidential election has been criticized by senior Georgian Dream figures as “ill-timed.”
NGOs Think Prime-Minister Breached Law When Giving A Gift to Married Couple at Shuamtoba Celebration
August 13, 2013
Nongovernmental organizations evaluated the activities of the presidential candidate of the Georgian Dream and prime-minister before presidential elections as illegal. They responded to Giorgi Margvelashvili’s participation in the Tushetoba celebration and giving a diamond ring to a just-married couple during Shuamtoba celebration by Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Culture Heritage Which We Neglect – Ancient Mine in Sakdrisi
August 13, 2013
Status of culture heritage was seized from the monument of 3030-2918 B.C located in a small town of Sakdrisi in Bolnisi district. The commission set up by the Ministry of Culture decided that status of culture heritage was granted to the monument without any grounds.
“From Illegal Migration to Legal Migration” –Project Presentation in Gori
August 13, 2013
Threats of liberalized visa policy and its economic significance, how can the country’s security be guaranteed in liberalized visa regime so that investors did not face obstacles when operating in the country? It is one of the main questions which law makers will have to answer in near future together with partner nongovernmental and international organizations and to revise liberal visa policy in the country. The project was presented in Gori; it is implemented by the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development.
Medical Personnel Organized Warning Assembly in Guria
August 12, 2013
Jewish Company Adit purchased medical centers in Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri districts two years ago and took responsibility to arrange modern hospitals in both districts. However, medical personnel have not received salaries for a long time already.
Inmates of Penitentiary Establishment # 5 Might Renew Hunger-Strike
August 9, 2013
Inmates of the Women’s Prison # 5 stopped hunger-strike but claim unless their requirements are met, they will renew the protest. Female prisoners request to restore former director and deputy director of the establishment to their positions.
Kutaisi Regional Election Commission Started Working
August 9, 2013
Kutaisi District Election Commission # 59 staffed with five permanent members, one representative from the Central Election Commission, seven from political parties started preparation for the presidential elections of October 27, 2013.
“We also Share Pain of August 8” - Five Years After the Defeat in Kodori
August 9, 2013
48 families displaced from Kodori Gorge live in the former building of the Military Lyceum, in the territory of auto-factory in the outskirts of Kutaisi. They recalled the August War and their tragedy only with their neighbors. Humanrights.ge visited the family of Patima Otkhvani, an IDP from Kodori.
August War Five Years Later
August 8, 2013
Five years have passed since Georgia-Russian Armed Conflict in August of 2008. Georgian politicians evaluated relations and perspectives of cooperation between two countries.
Giorgi Gviniashvili: “Government Is Not Solving Barbare Rapaliantsi’s Case on Purpose”
August 8, 2013
MP Giorgi Gviniashvili from National Movement states that government of Georgia is not solving murder case of 10-month-old Barbare Rapaliantsi on purpose, who was found dead in Kolagi village a day before parliamentary elections of October 1, 2012. Garibashvili spoke about the case during the press-conference in the press-club of the Information Center of Kakheti.
Poll: Russian Attitudes Towards Georgia
August 8, 2013
Slightly less than half the respondents in Russia say they have positive attitude towards Georgia and 49% say recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia brought neither benefit nor harm to Russia, according to a survey by Russian polling agency Levada Center.
Human Rights Center Presented Report on the Research on Psychiatric Institutions in Georgia
August 7, 2013
On August 6, Human Rights Center presented its report “Research on Psychiatric Institutions in Georgia – Problems, Needs, Recommendations”. Executive Director of Human Rights Center Aleko Tskitishvili said the research revealed many urgent problems in psychiatric institutions of Georgia.
Local Budget Covers Debts Accumulated by Football Club
August 7, 2013
Local budget funded football club Guria with 400 000 lari this year. In addition to that, the FC debt of 340 000 lari is covered from the local budget. At the last session of the Lanchkhuti municipal board’s bureau, participants made decision to take a bank credit of 94 000 lari to pay salary arrears of football players; the interests of the credit will be paid from the budget too.
Reactions about Non-Guilty Verdict on Bachana Akhalaia
August 6, 2013
On July 31st, judge of Tbilisi City Court Giorgi Darakhvelidze made verdict of not guilty towards Bachana Akhalaia, Gigi Kalandadze and other defendants in the case. Politicians made different evaluations on the fact.
Family of Diseased Prisoner Requests Responsibility of the Minister of Penitentiary
August 5, 2013
Western Georgia’s Regional Prosecutor’s Office declared the murder case of Levan Kortava, 24, resolved. Employees of the prison # 14 and former inmates of the same prison were charged under several articles of the Criminal Code of Georgia. The prosecutor’s office claims that security inspector of the Geguti Prison # 14 Ilia Shanshashvili ordered this murder and former prisoner Giorgi Shemazashvili executed it.
Deputy Director and Doctor at Prison # 8 Were Questioned at the Trial on Kardava’s Case
August 5, 2013
Doctor of medical unit of the Prison # 8 Teimuraz Tsasidze was questioned at the trial on July 31; he said military officer Sergo Tetradze was delivered to the medical unit at night by ambulance and the prisoner was in critical conditions. Former head of military police Megis Kardava is accused in the murder-case of Officer Sergo Tetradze.
Verdict on Bachana Akhalia’s Case in the Episode of Prison Riot to Be Announced before Election
August 5, 2013
On July 31, substantial discussion of the criminal case launched against Bachana Akhalaia, former defense and interior minister of Georgia, was head at the court. Akhalaia’s lawyer Malkhaz Velijanashvili solicited to declare the evidence provided by the prosecutor non-disputable. He acknowledged every evidence presented by the prosecutor at the court were non-disputable except the resolution on finding him guilty and initial verdict submitted to the court.
Reorganization Underway at Lanchkhuti District Administration
August 2, 2013
After the Parliamentary Election of October 1, 2012, Lanchkhuti district has had new interim governor – Zaza Urushadze. Representatives of the local organization of the National Movement blame him in employing new people in the administration according to political party membership. However, the new governor categorically denies the accusation.