Theater and Film University Rector Reverses Decision to Suspend Protesting Students

Lisa Tsereteli is one of the students at the Theater University who received an email on Friday morning that her student status would not be terminated. However, she continues to fight with her friends for other students. “We are fighting for the next generation that will graduate here in the future… We don’t want them to have to fight for their status, their speech and their freedom,” says Lisa Tsereteli, a student at the Theater University. In…

Theater and Film University Rector Reverses Decision to Suspend Protesting Students

On March 13, the Rector of Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film State University, Giorgi Shalutashvili, has overturned a decision to revoke the student status of 10 protesters who demonstrated inside the university building for months in opposition to Georgian Dream’s EU policy reversal and in solidarity with all detained protesters. “Based on statements from students, teachers, and staff, considering the best interests of the university, the Rector…