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Gori Residents about Period between Two Elections
October 18, 2013
Georgian citizens are waiting for the upcoming Presidential elections and evaluate the past year in a meanwhile. The Government claims the year was successful, although the opposition parties do not naturally agree with it; they stay no positive changes took place in the country; the ruling Coalition did not implement their pre-election promises. Humanrights.ge interviewed part of Gori residents and asked them to evaluate the past year.
Elections and Passive Youth
October 18, 2013
During elections, youth is usually very active. During the last year Parliamentary Elections, youth movement was very active in Lanchkhuti; however they seem a bit passive in the current pre-election period. We asked representatives of the Georgian Dream and United National Movement to comment whether young generation is still active in the process and what is their role in it.
Oleg Melnikov Alleges He Was Tortured in Ukrainian Prison
October 17, 2013
On September 13, former senior official of the Constitutional Security Department of the MIA, Oleg Melnikov, extradited to Georgia from Ukraine, appeared at the trial on Sandro Girgvliani’s murder case. The accused person said he was in inhuman conditions in Ukrainian prison, was tortured and intimidated there.
Violator Election Administration Members Were Re-Elected in Commissions
October 17, 2013
People, dismissed from the election commissions after the results from November 3, 2008 Adjara Supreme Council Election were annulled, were re-re-employed in the Khelvachauri and Batumi District Election Commissions. For example, Ilia Tskhadadze was selected by the CEC as a DEC member. In 2008, he was fired from the position of the DEC Chairman after the election results were annulled in Khelvachauri.
Margvelashvili’s Pre-Election in Adjara
October 16, 2013
Margvelashvili started his pre-election meetings in Adjara from Kobuleti. Due to bad weather, the meeting was organized in the hall of the Hotel Inturisti. Children in the Coalition’s t-shirts met the presidential candidate and gave a basket with sweets and fruit to him. Minister of Healthcare of Georgia Davit Sergeenko introduced the Presidential Candidate to the voters from Kobuleti.
Misuse of Administrative Resources in Shida Kartli
October 16, 2013
Representatives of the nongovernmental organizations observed several facts of the misuse of administrative resources in Gori. Representatives of the Gori office of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association spoke about the violation when presenting next interim report on the election monitoring.
SOS, Pontsi Pyramids!
October 15, 2013
Company Gold Deer Ltd, registered on November 29, 2012, went bankrupt. Financial pyramid collapsed and thousand people got damaged. Lawyer of Human Rights Center Kristine Kublashvili said people wishing get richer rapidly and easier lost money.
Criteria for Gori Residents to Elect President
October 15, 2013
According to the Central Election Commission, 23 candidates were registered for 2013 Presidential Elections. The Election Day is approaching and Gori population is preparing to elect preferable candidate. Humanrights.ge interviewed voters in Gori and tried to find out what criteria work for them to elect the presidential candidate.
Trial on Merabishvili to Be Resumed on October 17
October 15, 2013
Two satisfied and one declined solicitations, replaced judge and political statements from the seat of the accused person – trial on Merabishvili-Chiaberashvili’s Case was held in this environment at the Kutaisi City Court on October 7.
Family of the Late Juvenile Prisoner Declines Suicide Version
October 15, 2013
An investigation was launched into the death fact of the juvenile prisoner in Kutaisi Prison #2. According to the preliminary information, Giorgi Dzvelaia, 16, committed suicide. Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid of Georgia Sozar Subari made statement about the accident during his visit in the custody several hours later.
Pre-election Campaign in Working Hours or Reporting to the Heads of Residential Buildings?!
October 15, 2013
Chairman of Rustavi City Council Kakha Gurgenidze was member of the former ruling political party. For the past two weeks, almost every day, he meets heads of residential buildings in Rustavi during working hours. The meetings are organized by the non-profit illegal entity Rustavi Korpusi. The entity is funded from the local budget and tries to resolve problems of residential buildings in Rustavi.
From Elections to Elections – People Evaluate Current Situation in the Country
October 15, 2013
Coalition Georgian Dream positively evaluates past one year after the 2012 Parliamentary Elections under their governance.
Together for a European Future: Civil Society Forum takes the lead to support Eastern Partnership
October 11, 2013
The fifth annual meeting of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum held under the title Together for a European Future brought together more than 250 representatives of the civil society organizations from the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU, as well as senior government officials, diplomatic and donor community.
Bidzina Ivanishvili: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I assure you, the country will have the government Ilia Chavchavadze dreamt of”
October 11, 2013
“We must not forget that we live in the homeland of Ilia Chavchavadze. I assure you that you will have the government, Ilia dreamt of and all his and out ancestors’ dreams will come true. We will restore our dignity and succeed to make every next year better than previous. The next year will be better and real economic development will start in Georgia,” Bidzina Ivanishvili addressed to the people gathered in Telavi.
Passport Turmoil in Akhalgori
October 11, 2013
Representatives of the Akhalgori district passport unit at the de-facto militia office in South Ossetia request applicants for the Ossetian passports to provide notification on declining Georgian citizenship from the Ministry of Justice. This request hindered process of issuing Ossetian passports in Akhalgori that was quite intensive process for the past few months.
“Parties Unified Against Burjanadze” – Representatives of Burdjanadze’s Election Office Claim
October 10, 2013
Members of Lanchkhuti district office of the presidential candidate Nino Burjanadze blame the members of the Margvelashvili’s election office in harmonic relationship with the United National Movement’s members. They state members of the Georgian Dream and United National Movement jointly attend trainings in the precinct election commission.
Akhalaia States Office of Prosecutor Is Dragging Out the Trial
October 9, 2013
Prosecutor Ia Darjania motioned for self-recusal at the trial involving prison riot case. She stated that she felt “psychological pressure” and therefore cannot be unbiased. Judge Lasha Chkhikvadze satisfied the motion, but stated that these actions are intended for dragging out the trial.
Judge in Akhalaia's Case Says Prosecutors Dragging Out Trial
October 8, 2013
Judge of the Tbilisi City Court, presiding over the trial into ex-defense and interior minister Bacho Akhalaia’s case, blamed the prosecution for dragging out the process and set October 17 as the final deadline for a prosecutor to present a closing argument.
Prison System Ministry Accused of Illegal Eavesdropping on Detained Akhalaia
October 8, 2013
A leaked video from a surveillance camera in a prison cell where former defense and interior minister Bacho Akhalaia is held in pre-trial detentiontriggered accusations against the ministry in charge of penitentiary for carrying out illegal eavesdropping of conversations between Akhalaia and his visitors, including his lawyers and a lawmaker.
Information Center of Kakheti Refused Prosecutor’s Office to Give Video-Footage
October 7, 2013
Information Center of Kakheti refused the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to provide full version of the video-footage made in the cell of former defense minister Bacho Akhalaia in Prison # 7.