The student movement Auditoria #115 demands large-scale reforms of the educational system in Georgia. A protest march and the occupation of the university was followed by a meeting with Prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. Although the politician promised a joint work on a new law on education, there are reports about intimidations of activists by state…
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European Day in Tbilisi
As one of the founding dates of the European Union 9th May is celebrated in several European countries. As Georgia holds close political and economical ties to the EU, there was also a big event in Tbilisi’s Rike Park. With food, information and a bunch of stereotypes so colourful like the balloons in the kid’s…
Abastumani: a ghost town with prospects
If you walk down the main road of Abastumani you feel like strolling through a ghost town. This old spa town in the South-east of Georgia, close to the Turkish border, has lost everything from it’s former splendour. Pigs and horsed are sharing the road with the few cars, which pass through the thickly wooded…
The Georgian Knot 