Armenian teachers of Javakhq put on Georgian blacklist

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.