Civil.Ge | Analysis

27 Apr '18
10:21

Does Tbilisi’s Peace Step have a Future?

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Russian Foreign Ministry Criticizes Tbilisi’s Policy on Abkhazia, S.Ossetia

26 Mar '18
13:11

Reclaiming Georgia’s Feminist Heritage

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Preaching or Teaching? Georgia Debates Teaching Religion at School

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01 May.'18 10:55

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29 Apr.'18 03:54

Ruling Party Candidate Wins MP By-Elections

Givi Chichinadze will represent Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency in the Parliament of Georgia.

28 Apr.'18 09:40

Polls Open for Vani and Khoni MP By-Elections

48,123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency.

27 Apr.'18 17:23

State Dept’s Europe Affairs Point Man to Visit Tbilisi

Wess Mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the NATO-Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum.

27 Apr.'18 13:45

In Quotes: Georgian Politicians on Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Comeback

Bidzina Ivanishvili will be approved as the Georgian Dream party chairman at the upcoming convention.

26 Apr.'18 18:15

SG Jens Stoltenberg: Georgia NATO’s ‘Very Close’ Partner

The NATO Secretary General says Foreign Ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country’s progress.

26 Apr.'18 14:24

Ex-PM Ivanishvili to Chair Georgian Dream Party

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Ivanishvili was ‘best equipped’ to add new dynamism to the party.

26 Apr.'18 11:12

Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Liability for ‘Insult of Religious Feelings’

The parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law.

25 Apr.'18 17:21

New Abkhaz Government Head Appointed

Gennady Gagulia has served as the Abkhaz “prime minister” twice - in 1995-1997, and 2002-2003.

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23 Feb.'18 Friday

Preaching or Teaching?

10:16

Georgia debates teaching religion at school

24 Jan.'18 Wednesday

From White Noise to Public Voice

09:27

Civil advocacy pushes for drug policy shift in Georgia.

07 Oct.'17 Saturday

Labour rights back on activist radar

18:42

Over 1,000 workers were killed or injured in occupational accidents in Georgia from 2011–2016, according to data compiled by the Applied Research Company, a consultancy.

12 Jul.'17 Wednesday

Georgia Youths Take to the Streets

14:48

In May 2016, Tbilisi’s Kiwi Café — a vegan hangout for city hipsters — was hit by nationalist youths armed with meat sausages. The grotesque spectacle was obvious click-bait in today’s attention seeking social media, but it did highlight a new trend: social and lifestyle issues increasingly trump Georgia`s latent political rifts, and young people are at the forefront of this evolution.

19 Jun.'17 Monday

Georgia-Russia: Getting Security Right

13:18

Non-use of force agreement won’t bring security. Geneva discussions must re-focus on real issues.

22 Mar.'17 Wednesday

Kokoity vs. Tibilov: an irrelevant standoff

19:12

As South Ossetia readies to elect its leader, ex-president Eduard Kokoity’s failed bid to run resonates. But the fate of the elections seems sealed both in Moscow and by South Ossetian public.

07 Dec.'16 Wednesday

Georgia: the Populist Break-in

23:29

The rise of the Alliance of Patriots a warning sign for the country’s political elite.

10 Nov.'14 Monday

GD Secures Majority in Parliament as 12 MPs Join Ruling Coalition

22:09

Quitting of FD from GD led to emergence of one more opposition faction in Parliament.

05 Nov.'14 Wednesday

Alasania’s Free Democrats Quit GD Coalition

17:25

Ex-defense minister said his party has quit the ruling coalition.

16 Jun.'14 Monday

Early Results: Mayoral Races Set for Runoffs in 8 Cities

13:01

Early results show GD candidates set to win outright in the first round in four cities.

14 Feb.'14 Friday

Abkhazia: Not Quite So Frozen in Time

23:49

Abkhaz hopes that the Sochi Olympic Games would bring investments and employment were dashed.

22 Dec.'13 Sunday

Court Suspends Tbilisi Mayor Ugulava from Office

14:56

Ugulava, who was elected on the post in 2010, say ruling is a result of govt pressure on the judiciary.

11 Dec.'13 Wednesday

Georgia and Its Diaspora: Building Ties that Bind

23:37

It is a group of Georgians that rarely features in the country’s public life.

23 Nov.'13 Saturday

Local Self-Governance Reform Bill

22:53

The bill, making mayors and heads of municipalities directly elected posts, has been submitted in the Parliament,

17 Nov.'13 Sunday

New President Takes Office with Diminished Powers

22:31

Margvelashvili says “the worst years are gone now” and “the post-Soviet period is over.”

On Edge – Life Along the Dividing Line

21:43

Davit Vanishvili woke up one morning to find that a barbed wire fence now cuts his house off from the rest of the village.

01 Nov.'13 Friday

GD 'Not to Hurry' with Vote on Constitutional Changes

22:19

One draft is on Parliament’s location, another one on rule of passing constitutional changes.