The News in Brief
Tuesday, December 3
By Liza Mchedlidze
Occupied Tskhinvali permits Akhalgori residents to seek medical treatment in Tbilisi
The President of occupied South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov voiced a decision at a de-facto Security Council meeting, allowing the so-called border movement to be simplified for Akhalgori residents.
From now on, accessing the Georgian border for Akhalgori residents who are in need of emergency medical treatment and have no South Ossetia or Russian citizenship, will be simplified.
The so-called officials closed the "border" in previous months, causing the humanitarian crisis. Margo Martiashvili, a resident of Akhalgori, died as she was rushed to the so-called border in a critical condition and was rejected at the "checkpoint."
Conference on International Day of Persons with Disabilities to be held on December 3
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2019, at 09:30, in Radisson Blu Iveria (1 First Republic Square, Tbilisi), representatives of the Government, Parliament, Public Defender, civil society, the private sector, diplomatic missions, international agencies and organizations of persons with disabilities will join the conference 'See, Hear, Take a Step.'The event is organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The discussion will focus on measures needed to advance the disability agenda, including legislative and policy reforms; expanding the accessibility of public facilities and services; and harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence to help PwDs realize their right to work and fully integrate into society.
‘Politics is about compromise’ says Tamar Chugoshvili
Former ‘Georgian Dream’ MP Tamar Chugoshvili, who left the ruling party along with 11 other MPs due to the Parliament dropping the proposal converting the electoral system to fully Proportional, made comments regarding the ongoing situation.
Tamar Chugoshvili says that if ‘Georgian Dream’ wanted to ease the difficult situation during ongoing protests, they would have compromised and choose the way of dialogue. She assesses her former party’s political decisions very critically and says that the ‘Georgian Dream’ is responsible for every citizen of the country, and not only the ruling party’s electors.
“Unfortunately it is not out first government to think that the better way is to demonstrate their power and stubbornness and don’t compromise, somehow this is considered as a ‘strong party’. I think that this is a weakness and the strong party manages to stabilize the situation, bring peace and development to the country with dialogue, politics and agreements. This is every politician’s responsibility, and not bringing Police and special forces to the conference halls”
Occupied Tskhinvali permits Akhalgori residents to seek medical treatment in Tbilisi
The President of occupied South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov voiced a decision at a de-facto Security Council meeting, allowing the so-called border movement to be simplified for Akhalgori residents.
From now on, accessing the Georgian border for Akhalgori residents who are in need of emergency medical treatment and have no South Ossetia or Russian citizenship, will be simplified.
The so-called officials closed the "border" in previous months, causing the humanitarian crisis. Margo Martiashvili, a resident of Akhalgori, died as she was rushed to the so-called border in a critical condition and was rejected at the "checkpoint."
Conference on International Day of Persons with Disabilities to be held on December 3
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2019, at 09:30, in Radisson Blu Iveria (1 First Republic Square, Tbilisi), representatives of the Government, Parliament, Public Defender, civil society, the private sector, diplomatic missions, international agencies and organizations of persons with disabilities will join the conference 'See, Hear, Take a Step.'The event is organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The discussion will focus on measures needed to advance the disability agenda, including legislative and policy reforms; expanding the accessibility of public facilities and services; and harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence to help PwDs realize their right to work and fully integrate into society.
‘Politics is about compromise’ says Tamar Chugoshvili
Former ‘Georgian Dream’ MP Tamar Chugoshvili, who left the ruling party along with 11 other MPs due to the Parliament dropping the proposal converting the electoral system to fully Proportional, made comments regarding the ongoing situation.
Tamar Chugoshvili says that if ‘Georgian Dream’ wanted to ease the difficult situation during ongoing protests, they would have compromised and choose the way of dialogue. She assesses her former party’s political decisions very critically and says that the ‘Georgian Dream’ is responsible for every citizen of the country, and not only the ruling party’s electors.
“Unfortunately it is not out first government to think that the better way is to demonstrate their power and stubbornness and don’t compromise, somehow this is considered as a ‘strong party’. I think that this is a weakness and the strong party manages to stabilize the situation, bring peace and development to the country with dialogue, politics and agreements. This is every politician’s responsibility, and not bringing Police and special forces to the conference halls”