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ARMENIAN TEACHERS OF JAVAKHQ PUT ON GEORGIAN BLACKLIST
Aysor
July 22 2010
Armenia
The Armenian-populated Javakhq (Javakheti) of Georgia continues meeting
serious obstacles imposed by the Georgian government: in addition to
reduction of hours of the Armenian language classes at the Armenian
schools to the minimum, there was also issued a blacklist of Armenian
history and language teachers, told Thursday media a Republican,
chairman of the Javakhq Charitable Fraternity Union, Shirak Torosian.
"All those persons who have been making efforts towards preservation
of national identity, language and culture, were put on the blacklist,"
said Torosian.
He said that teachers, who were dismissed, have no right to work at
Georgia's schools at all. "All these actions are aimed at distorting
of the national identify and creating an atmosphere of fear," stressed
Torosian pointing that the recent policy which is being implemented
by Georgian government, has gone too far.
In addition, Armenian language and history teachers of Javakhq are
deprived of possibility to take retraining professional courses
in Armenia.
"The Georgian side said that the retraining center will be established
at the place; however, it's very difficult to say what on basis
that will be provided and what specialists will lecture. There is an
indisputable fact that the teachers are deprived of the right to take
the retraining courses in Armenia," pointed out the lawmaker.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor
July 22 2010
Armenia
The Armenian-populated Javakhq (Javakheti) of Georgia continues meeting
serious obstacles imposed by the Georgian government: in addition to
reduction of hours of the Armenian language classes at the Armenian
schools to the minimum, there was also issued a blacklist of Armenian
history and language teachers, told Thursday media a Republican,
chairman of the Javakhq Charitable Fraternity Union, Shirak Torosian.
"All those persons who have been making efforts towards preservation
of national identity, language and culture, were put on the blacklist,"
said Torosian.
He said that teachers, who were dismissed, have no right to work at
Georgia's schools at all. "All these actions are aimed at distorting
of the national identify and creating an atmosphere of fear," stressed
Torosian pointing that the recent policy which is being implemented
by Georgian government, has gone too far.
In addition, Armenian language and history teachers of Javakhq are
deprived of possibility to take retraining professional courses
in Armenia.
"The Georgian side said that the retraining center will be established
at the place; however, it's very difficult to say what on basis
that will be provided and what specialists will lecture. There is an
indisputable fact that the teachers are deprived of the right to take
the retraining courses in Armenia," pointed out the lawmaker.
From: A. Papazian