Tbilisi. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association echoes the developments in village Nigvziani and releases the statement. "GYLA expresses its concern about the recent situation in the village Nigvziani of the Lanchkhuti Municipality, where the relations have strained between the Muslim and Christian populations on religious grounds", - the statement says. GYLA believes that the rights of religious minorities were violated during the developments in village Nigvziani and finds that the authorities must use all adequate means in order to safeguard the exercise of freedom of religion. The organization hopes that "... by interference of the state the current situation will be discharged in the nearest future and all religious confessions will enjoy maximum freedom in the realization of their rights".

Source: gyla.ge