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Observers of Human Rights Center to Monitor Presidential Elections in Eight Regions of Georgia
October 26, 2013
Human Rights Center will monitor Presidential Elections in eight regions of Georgia: Kakheti, Imereti, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Adjara, Guria, Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Samegrelo. On October 27, 75 observers of the organization will be mobilized in the towns and villages of 29 districts throughout Georgia.
GYLA presented its monitoring report of pre-election period
October 26, 2013
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association presented its monitoring report of pre-election period. The report covers the monitoring results in the period of July-September 2013. During the three months period GYLA conducted monitoring in Tbilisi and seven regions - Kakheti, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Imereti, Adjara and Ozurgeti.
Fight with Election Posters
October 26, 2013
Leader of the United National Movement’s Lanchkhuti office Kakha Askurava informed humanrights.ge about the “war of posters” in the town center. He said posters of the Georgian Dream were placed over Davit Bakradze’s posters on the window-glasses of the buildings between the monument of “Rebel from Guria” and police office.
De-facto Border with Akhalgori to Be Closed for Three Days for the Presidential Elections
October 25, 2013
“Governments never paid attention to us… I do not know whom to vote. I really do not know. Maybe, I will vote for Margvelashvili. At least he has not done anything wrong in the past,” a resident of Akhalgori district told humanrights.ge. He has not left the district since August of 2008. Other residents of Akhalgori, who have permanently lived in the Ksani Gorge, support the presidential candidate Margvelashvili.
“It is better to support new” – Archimandrite at Pre-election Meeting of Margvelashvili
October 25, 2013
On October 23rd, electoral staff of Margvelashvili held meeting with the sportsmen. The head of the staff Amiran Bitsadze introduced views of new government in the sphere of sports. The sportsmen who attended the meeting stated that they are “faithful people” and will support “who it is necessary to support.” In about 20 minutes after the meeting started, archimandrite joined Grigol Abashidze.
Regulation for Media Activities in Polling Stations Were Simplified
October 25, 2013
Central Election Commission (CEC) simplified the strict regulations for the media representatives. According to the amendments, representative of media organization can enter the polling station several times and freely move inside during ten minutes, prepare video-footage and then start photo and video-recording from the place specially allocated for media by the Commission Chairman.
Nongovernmental Organizations Trained Personnel Before Elections
October 24, 2013
Kutaisi acting four nongovernmental organizations will monitor 2013 Presidential Elections – Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, Transparency International – Georgia, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy and Human Rights Center.
Margvelashvili’s Closing Meeting with Shida Kartli Population
October 24, 2013
On October 18, Georgian Dream’s Presidential Candidate – Giorgi Margvelashvili met local population in Gori. He said if Georgian people vote for him on October 27, Georgia will win and not only any concrete presidential candidate.
Nino Burjanadze Refuses to Participate in Presidential Debates on GPB Channel 1
October 24, 2013
Nino Burjanadze, presidential candidate of Democratic Movement –United Georgia said no to taking part in the Presidential Debates on Channel 1 of the Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB), reads the statement released by the political union on October 17. An application was lodged to the public broadcaster too.
Palitra TV has violated ethical principles – Charter of Journalistic Ethics
October 22, 2013
Shorena Kalandia representative of Tsiuri Bakaradze (Kvaratskhelia) complained against Palitra TV journalist Maka Kobalia at the Charter of Journalistic Ethics of Georgia for a video-footage recorded without permission. Maka Kobalia made a video-report for Palitra TV showing how mother looked after her son deceased 18 years ago.
Adjara TV and Radio Board of Advisers Confirms Candidates Presented by Georgian Dream
October 22, 2013
The Supreme Council of Adjara AR has confirmed, in the selective contest of the Board of Advisers of GPB’s Adjara TV and Radio, the candidates presented by the Georgian Dream, Georgian Dream-Adjara and Georgian Dream- Free Democrats- Zaza Khalvashi, Giorgi Iremadze and Rusudan Imedashvili.
National Movement Speaks about Artificial Increase of Personnel in District Administrations
October 22, 2013
“They blamed National Movement for artificially increased personnel in public agencies. Now, look what is happening in the district administrations; how many people were employed there before elections,” head of the United National Movement’s Lanchkhutioffice Kakha Askurava told humanrights.ge.
Political Party Donations
October 22, 2013
Georgian Dream (GD) coalition is the largest recipient of monetary donations this year, followed by Nino Burjanadze’s Democratic Movement-United Georgia (DMUG) party, which received over six times more funding from its donors than the United National Movement (UNM).
Trial on Vano Merabishvili’s Case Renewed without the Accused Person
October 22, 2013
“If about 4000 witnesses, whose interrogation started today, will use cheat sheets, it is useless to ask them questions and holding trials in general? Place me in prison directly and finish this story,” Kakheti regional governor Zurab Chiaberashvili said at the October 21 trial at the Kutaisi City Court.
CEC: Number of Voters 3.53 Million
October 22, 2013
There are total of 3,537,719 voters in Georgia eligible to cast ballot in the October 27 presidential election, according to updated data released by the Central ElectionCommission (CEC) on Saturday.
Media Continues Providing Balanced Coverage of Elections- Second Interim Report of Journalistic Ethics Charter
October 22, 2013
Today, October 21, Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics published the second interim report (September 16- October 10) of a media-monitoring of media outlets. According to the results of the monitoring, the media in general continues providing balanced coverage of the elections. The major part of the media spares relatively less time on the government, while other part of the media has increased the amount of time dedicated to the coverage of political parties and political candidates. The televisions allot the biggest part of their time to covering Georgian Dream and United National Movement(UNM).
Election Posters Destroyed in Gardabani
October 22, 2013
One can hardly find an election poster of the presidential candidates in Gardabani center, where faces and election number of the candidates are not damaged. Posters of both Georgian Dream and United National Movement are destroyed.
Status-less Akhalgori Residents
October 21, 2013
About 20% of Akhalgori residents will remain without status. Some of them do not in principal get status, others cannot receive status due to some reasons. The new registration of IDPs started on September 19, and is due to October 28, 2013.
Judgment on Prison Riot Case to Be Announced in a Week
October 21, 2013
Court hearing on the case of prison riot in 2006 has finished. Judge Lasha Chkhikvadze said the verdict on the accused people Bacho Akhalaia, Megis Kardava, Revaz Charbadze and Davit Chakua will be announced in a week.
Bakradze’s Pre-Election Campaign in Batumi Finished with Detention of Three People
October 18, 2013
“Presidential candidate of the United National Movement Davit Bakradze addressed the Batumi residents from the stage installed nearby the UNM's office in Batumi. Before the meeting, law enforcement officers arrested three former political prisoners in the area. Merab Gorgadze, Jemal Duadze and Jimsher Kurtskhalidze were detained when they tried to approach Bakradze and ask question.