The News in Brief
Friday, June 17, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Zourabichvili on June 20 Rally: I Don’t Attend Political Gatherings
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says she will not attend the rally scheduled for June 20.
“I do not go to political meetings,” she answered the question of whether she was going to attend the rally or not.
Zourabichvili says that he will not go to the rally, where there will be political speeches:
“Where there are political calls and organizations, presidents cannot select some [rallies] over others.”
Lomjaria Meets with Students living in TSU Dormitory, Assess Situation as Degrading and Unlivable
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with protesting students of Tbilisi State University.
After the meeting, Lomjaria spoke about the problems of the students and asked both the Ministry of Education and the management of the university to take the students' problems to heart and take them seriously.
According to Lomjaria, there are thousands of students who are unable to come to Tbilisi and they are asking for benefits, not in exams, but in difficult socioeconomic conditions to study and adjust to the exam process.
Lomjaria also spoke about student dormitories, noting that the dormitories in Bagebi are degrading and have a life-threatening environment there.
“The main demand and problem that the students voiced is the problem of student housing. Today there are two dwellings - one in Bagebi, the other on Lisi.
As for the housing in Bagebi, the situation there is a degrading and life-threatening environment, neither students nor anyone, in general, can live there, it is inconceivable that in the 21st century students were offered similar living space.
There are thousands of students who can not afford to come to Tbilisi, rent an apartment, and attend lectures, exams and therefore, I want to explain to everyone that students do not ask for benefits in exams, they ask for benefits based on their social status, to study at university and the exam process. The economic conditions that each of them has.
“I ask both the Ministry of Education and the management of the university to take these issues to heart and take them seriously, and first of all, it is important to start sincere conversations with children,” Lomjaria said.
Zourabichvili on June 20 Rally: I Don’t Attend Political Gatherings
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says she will not attend the rally scheduled for June 20.
“I do not go to political meetings,” she answered the question of whether she was going to attend the rally or not.
Zourabichvili says that he will not go to the rally, where there will be political speeches:
“Where there are political calls and organizations, presidents cannot select some [rallies] over others.”
Lomjaria Meets with Students living in TSU Dormitory, Assess Situation as Degrading and Unlivable
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria met with protesting students of Tbilisi State University.
After the meeting, Lomjaria spoke about the problems of the students and asked both the Ministry of Education and the management of the university to take the students' problems to heart and take them seriously.
According to Lomjaria, there are thousands of students who are unable to come to Tbilisi and they are asking for benefits, not in exams, but in difficult socioeconomic conditions to study and adjust to the exam process.
Lomjaria also spoke about student dormitories, noting that the dormitories in Bagebi are degrading and have a life-threatening environment there.
“The main demand and problem that the students voiced is the problem of student housing. Today there are two dwellings - one in Bagebi, the other on Lisi.
As for the housing in Bagebi, the situation there is a degrading and life-threatening environment, neither students nor anyone, in general, can live there, it is inconceivable that in the 21st century students were offered similar living space.
There are thousands of students who can not afford to come to Tbilisi, rent an apartment, and attend lectures, exams and therefore, I want to explain to everyone that students do not ask for benefits in exams, they ask for benefits based on their social status, to study at university and the exam process. The economic conditions that each of them has.
“I ask both the Ministry of Education and the management of the university to take these issues to heart and take them seriously, and first of all, it is important to start sincere conversations with children,” Lomjaria said.