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MINORITY ISSUES IN GEORGIA ARNOLD STEPANIAN CHAIRMAN PUBLIC MOVEMENT “MULTINATIONAL GEORGIA”

ETHNIC MAP OF GEORGIA

CENSUS OF GEORGIA 2014 Georgia 2014 Year Total Population 3,713,804 Total/% Georgians (86,8%) 3,224,564 Azerbaijanians (6,2%) 233,024 Armenians (4,5%) 168,102 Russians (0,7%) 26,453 Ossetians (0,3%) 14,385 Yezids (0,3%) 12,174 Ukrainians (0,1%) 6,034 Kists (0,1%) 5,697 Greeks (0,1%) 5,544 Assyrians (0,06%) 2,377 Others (0,4%) 15,450

INTEGRATION ISSUES MINUS PLUS Minorities do not speak the state language. More and more young people became interested in Georgian language teaching programs for minorities learning Georgian language. are not effective. Participation in public and political life is low. After the opening of access to work with minorities, political parties are becoming interested in minority votes with all the ensuing consequences. Minorities live in the information space of Media outlets have moved to digital broadcasting neighboring countries and, therefore, have limited which makes it possible to translate programs in awareness about processes taking place in Georgia, minority languages in live show. or have a distorted view of them. Do not have the opportunity to use their native language in official communication with the state. Infrastructure is being developed in the regions that respectively entails growing of economic ties and incentives.

INTERN TERNATIO TIONAL NAL LEG EGAL AL BAS ASE • GEORGIA JOINED 6 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ACTS ENVISAGING THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF PERSONS BELONGING TO ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS OR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES

INTERNAL “ROAD MAP” • INCREASE OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; • IMPROVEMENT OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION; • INCREASE OF ACCESS TO MEDIA AND INFORMATION; • RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT RIGHTS OF ETHNIC MINORITIES.

PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES PARTICIPATION IN : Parliament Low Central Government Low Local Government High Decision Making Bodies in NONE Political Parties NGO Medium

MULTICULTURALISM IN GEORGIA

MINORITIES AND SECURITY ISSUES

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