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| Title | Russian language 'pressed' on Georgian teachers in Abkhazia |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Georgia | Russian Federation |
| Publication Date | 24 March 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russian language 'pressed' on Georgian teachers in Abkhazia, 24 March 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49ccca9d23.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Russian language 'pressed' on Georgian teachers in Abkhazia
March 24, 2009
TBILISI – Russian-language schoolbooks are being given to schoolteachers in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, prompting protests from some ethnic Georgian parents and teachers that their children are being brainwashed.
For years, Georgian-language textbooks have been used in Abkhazia's southern Gali district, home to some 40,000 Georgians.
One schoolteacher confirmed that "teachers are indeed being put under pressure" to use the new Russian-language materials.
Another schoolteacher told RFE/RL's Georgian Service that authorities are "spying on us."
Georgian-language instruction has become a more volatile political issue since violence broke out between Russia and Georgia last summer.
Abkhaz officials have banned Georgian-language school materials but have not imposed similar restrictions on the country's 40 Armenian-language schools.
Local Abkhaz officials told RFE/RL that the Georgians are "lying" when they complain about state pressure.
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