TBILISI, DFWatch--Metal workers in Zestaponi in western Georgia are on strike and have paralyzed the functioning of a plant which ...
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Metalworks plant in Georgia paralyzed by strike
by DFWatch staff | May 21
Hammarberg: Hard to explain how May 17 could happen
by Londa Beria | May 21
TBILISI, DFWatch--Thomas Hammarberg says it will be difficult to explain to Europe how the May 17 violence could occur in ...
Calls for a truth and justice commission
by DFWatch staff | May 20
TBILISI, DFWatch--Former political prisoners on Sunday held people’s congress at Sport’s Palace in Tbilisi in order to demand the restoration ...
Suspect in sex tape leak out on bail and fired
by DFWatch staff | May 15
TBILISI, DFWatch--Gela Khvedelidze, the Deputy Interior Minister accused of leaking a sex tape, is free on USD 3 000 bail ...
Georgia preparing second investigation into the 2008 war
by DFWatch staff | May 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--A group of eight persons will study crimes commited during and after the Russia-Georgia war in August, 2008. Following a ...
21 percent more visitors to Georgia in April
by DFWatch staff | May 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--21 percent more foreigners visited Georgia in April 2013 than in the same month the year before. In the ...
OSCE delegation held closed door meetings
by DFWatch staff | May 8
TBILISI, DFWatch--Parliamentarians from the coalition of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and the National Movement (UNM) party of President Saakashvili on ...
Saakashvili and Aliyev discussed Kars-Akhalkalaki railway
by DFWatch staff | May 7
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway with President Ilham Aliyev during his visit to ...
OSCE parliamentarians visiting Georgia
by DFWatch staff | May 7
TBILISI, DFWatch--A delegation from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) chaired by Wolfgang Grossruck, President of the ...
Romania recognizes Georgia’s neutral passports
by DFWatch staff | May 3
TBILISI, DFWatch--Romania has recognized Georgia's so-called neutral travel documents, which are issued to people living in the breakaway territories Abkhazia ...
Saakashvili met Kerry and Biden
by DFWatch staff | May 2
TBILISI, DFWatch--President Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday continued his tour of the US and held meetings with Secretary of State John Kerry ...
Alasania disappointed by lack of support from Germany
by DFWatch staff | May 2
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia's Defense Minister Irakli Alasania said on Wednesday that in the past, there have been exceeded expectations about Germany's ...
Third gold to Georgia in judo championship
by DFWatch staff | Apr 27
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia has its third European judo champion, after Avtandil Chrikishvili won gold medal in men’s 81 kg on Friday. Chrikishvili ...
Georgia takes second gold in judo championship
by DFWatch staff | Apr 26
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian Lasha Shavdatuashvili Thursday won gold in the European Judo Championship in Budapest. This is Georgia's second gold in this ...
Kerry promises to visit Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Apr 25
TBILISI, DFWatch--US Secretary of State John Kerry has promised that he will visit Georgia. Kerry made the promise as he met ...
Saakashvili visits US to meet Biden and Kerry
by DFWatch staff | Apr 23
Tbilisi, DFWatch - Next week President Mikheil Saakashvili plans to visit the US next week to meet with Vice President ...
92% of Georgians trust Patriarch Ilia II
by DFWatch staff | Apr 22
TBILISI, DFWatch--92 percent of Georgians say they like Patriarch Ilia II, who for many years has been the most trusted ...
Ivanishvili to address PACE on Tuesday
by DFWatch staff | Apr 20
TBILISI, DFWatch--Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Tuesday. His ...
Georgia to consider legal recognition of church weddings
by DFWatch staff | Apr 20
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia may consider granting legal status to weddings conducted by the church. This issue will be studied in the near ...
Saakashvili’s allies take leave from parliament
by DFWatch staff | Apr 18
TBILISI, DFWatch--Members of Mikheil Saakashvili’s National Movement party have taken the last two days off from work in parliament in ...
Saakashvili: 100 000 Russian troops crossed border in 2008
by DFWatch staff | Apr 17
Tbilisi, DF Watch - President Mikheil Saakashvili says it was possible to avoid Russia-Georgian war of August 2008 only if ...
Ivanishvili visits Germany
by DFWatch staff | Apr 15
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is visiting Germany to participate in a conference organized by the German Marshall Fund. Part ...
Turkey allows Georgian specialists in monastery works
by DFWatch staff | Apr 13
TBILISI, DFWatch--Turkey has agreed to allow Georgian specialists to participate in the restoration of a Georgian the 7th century Ishkhani ...
Saakashvili refuses to cooperate with 2008 war inquest
by DFWatch staff | Apr 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says he doesn’t plan to cooperate with a new investigation of the Russia-Georgia war in ...
Hail storm destroyed crops in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Apr 11
TBILISI, DFWatch--A hailstorm Wednesday destroyed harvest and flooded the first floors of houses in the village Ruispiri in eastern Georgia. Information ...
Saakashvili carries on visit with broken arm
by DFWatch staff | Apr 10
TBILISI, DFWatch--Despite having a broken arm, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili carried on his tour of Turkey Tuesday and met his ...
Schwarzenberg tells Georgia Czech Republic can not mediate
by DFWatch staff | Apr 9
TBILISI, DFWatch--Russia only respects larger states, therefore the Czech Republic cannot be mediator between Georgia and Russia, Czech foreign minister ...
April 9 remembered in Georgia, 24 years on
by DFWatch staff | Apr 9
TBILISI, DFWatch--April 9 Georgia remembered that it was 24 years since Soviet troops dispersed a peaceful protest in Tbilisi, and ...
30 town officials in Sagarejo replaced
by DFWatch staff | Apr 9
TBILISI, DFWatch--International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) says people are still being fired for political reasons in Georgia ...
PACE co-rapporteurs visiting Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Apr 8
TBILISI, DFWatch--Michael Aastrup Jensen and Boriss Cilevics from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will arrive in ...
Six Georgians released by South Ossetia
by DFWatch staff | Apr 6
TBILISI, DFWatch--The de facto government of Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia has released six Georgians who were detained for ‘illegally ...
Number of prisoners halved in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Apr 5
TBILISI, DFWatch--The number of prisoners in Georgia was reduced by 56.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to ...
Uncertainty about Georgia’s participation in EU’s Mali mission
by DFWatch staff | Apr 2
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia is waiting for confirmation from the European Union about whether to send military advisers to Mali to assist ...
Third Georgian released by South Ossetia
by DFWatch staff | Mar 29
Tbilisi, DFWatch - A Georgian was released from prison by the breakaway region South Ossetia Friday. This was the third ...
MoD proposes draft law increasing accountability to Parliament
by DFWatch staff | Mar 29
Tbilisi, DFWatch - Ministry of Defense prepared two draft laws which, it argues, will increase its accountability before the parliament. The draft ...
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey plan closer cooperation
by DFWatch staff | Mar 28
Tbilisi, DFWatch - Foreign ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey will be meeting on Thursday in Batumi, a city on ...
Missing fisherman found dead after storm
by DFWatch staff | Mar 28
TBILISI, DFWatch--The crew of a Georgian fishing boat Wednesday discovered the body of a man, 55, drifting in the Black ...
Saakashvili presents a list of five new ambassadors
by DFWatch staff | Mar 26
Tbilisi, DFWatch -President Saakashvili on Monday presented parliament with a list of five new ambassadors. The candidates are Khatuna Salukvadze for ...
Two Georgian battalions depart for Afghanistan
by DFWatch staff | Mar 22
TBILISI, DFWatch--The 33rd and 42nd battalions of Georgia’s III and IV infantry brigades are today getting ready to depart for ...
US ambassador: Georgia has strong and competitive government
by DFWatch staff | Mar 21
TBILISI, DFWatch--US Ambassador Richard Norland says Georgia has a strong and competitive government, a competitive parliament, independent media and justice ...
Georgia’s foreign minister visits Azerbaijan
by DFWatch staff | Mar 19
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maya Panjikidze on Tuesday met with the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to discuss bilateral ...
Georgia confirms nine new ambassadors
by DFWatch staff | Mar 19
TBILISI, DFWatch--President of Georgia on Monday approved the list of nine new ambassadors, by signing the document which parliament passed ...
Storm hits Black Sea coast
by DFWatch staff | Mar 18
TBILISI, DFWatch--A storm hit Georgia Sunday evening and is threatening to inflict damage. Rescue personnel are mobilized in several regions ...
Ivanishvili to address PACE
by DFWatch staff | Mar 17
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s prime minister will participate at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg ...
Robakidze video has been edited, examination shows
by DFWatch staff | Mar 16
TBILISI, DFWatch--A forensic examination has concluded that a video clip of a police operation in 2004 which ended the life ...
Bushfire in southwest Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Mar 16
TBILISI, DFWatch--Firefighters are trying to contain a bushfire that is spreading in the Adjara region in south western Georgia on ...
Snow blocks two roads in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Mar 15
TBILISI, DFWatch--A road in the Mtskheta region close to the capital is closed for all traffic after an avalanche. Also ...
Time schedule for visa liberalization plan ready
by DFWatch staff | Mar 15
TBILISI, DFWatch--A time schedule for implementing the action plan for visa liberalization between Georgia and the EU has been confirmed. Minister ...
Over 8 000 prisoners were freed in Georgia amnesty
by DFWatch staff | Mar 15
TBILISI, DFWatch--The prisoner amnesty in Georgia ended its term of execution March 13. 8 322 prisoners were freed in total. According ...
Georgia asks Interpol to help catch ex-official
by DFWatch staff | Mar 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia asks for help from Interpol in its search for a former government official. This time, the wanted note is ...
Prosecutors struggling to deal with flood of complaints
by DFWatch staff | Mar 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has created a 12 member investigative group to deal with the mass of complaints ...
Doctors’ hunger strike over
by DFWatch staff | Mar 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--Four fired doctors on Wednesday ended their week-long hunger strike after learning that the director of the emergency service ...
Progress in prisoner exchange with Tskhinvali
by DFWatch staff | Mar 13
TBILISI, DFWatch--There are twelve Georgian prisoners in South Ossetia, a breakaway Georgian region, according to the public defender Ucha Nanuashvili. He ...
Merabishvili ‘connected’ to controversial 2006 killing
by DFWatch staff | Mar 13
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia's chief prosecutor and justice minister claim that the long time former interior minister Vano Merabishvili was implicated in ...
Most visitors to Georgia come from neighboring countries
by DFWatch staff | Mar 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--The majority of foreign visitors to Georgia in 2013 came from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine and Iran. As there ...
Georgia ends use of consecutive sentence
by DFWatch staff | Mar 8
TBILISI, DFWatch--The parliament in Georgia on Friday decided to end the practice of mandatory consecutive sentence. Following the amendments to the ...
Snow and ice is causing traffic problems in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Mar 4
TBILISI, DFWatch--The latest snowfall has made driving conditions so poor that the road from the winter resort Gudauri to the ...
Akhalaia to remain in detention
by DFWatch staff | Mar 4
TBILISI, DFWatch--Tbilisi City Court on Saturday held pretrial hearing in two of the five criminal cases currently brought against former ...
Prosecutor lost appeal in Tbilisi mayor’s case
by DFWatch staff | Mar 2
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Prosecutor’s Office lost its appeal about issuing bail conditions for Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava in a case about ...
Russia and Georgia discussed visa rules
by DFWatch staff | Mar 2
TBILISI, DFWatch--One of the main topics of conversation when Georgia and Russia met in Prague yesterday was whether Russia will ...
Saakashvili reaffirms Georgia’s close ties with neighbor Azerbaijan
by DFWatch staff | Mar 1
TBILISI, DFWatch--President Mikheil Saakashvili says no matter who is in government, the country will continue the same foreign policy course, ...
Georgia and Russia meet today in Prague
by DFWatch staff | Mar 1
TBILISI, DFWatch--Representatives of Georgia and Russia meet in Prague today to discuss trade, cultural and transport issues. The countries still ...
Saakashvili visits Azerbaijan
by DFWatch staff | Feb 27
TBILISI, DFWatch--President Mikheil Saakashvili today starts a two day visit to Azerbaijan. The visit will take place on February 27-28 and ...
EU and Georgia agree on visa action plan
by DFWatch staff | Feb 26
TBILISI, DFWatch--EU has agreed with Georgia about a visa action plan that may one day allow Georgians to enter Europe ...
Ugulava free without bail
by DFWatch staff | Feb 25
TBILISI, DFWatch--Tbilisi City Court did not listen to a plea from the Prosecutor's Office to suspend Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Uglava ...
Georgia and Russia to meet in Prague for direct talks
by DFWatch staff | Feb 25
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia and Russia will meet for a second round of direct talks in Prague on March 1. The two ...
Ex-minister involved in an unexpected killing released on bail
by DFWatch staff | Feb 24
TBILISI, DFWatch -A former sports minister detained for being involved in a fatal gun accident that killed his friend was ...
Lawmakers in Georgia discuss using national dress
by DFWatch staff | Feb 23
TBILISI, DFWatch--Lawmakers in Georgia Friday discussed a proposal to allow members of the assembly to wear the national dress Chokha ...
Akhalaia expected in court today
by DFWatch staff | Feb 20
TBILISI, DFWatch--Tbilisi City Court today holds pretrial hearing in the case against Saakashvili loyalist Bacho Akhalaia and other former government ...
Cecilia Malmström to visit Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Feb 19
Tbilisi, DFWatch - Commissioner Cecilia Malmström will visit Georgia and bring action plan for visa liberalization issues on February 24. Maya Panjikidze, ...
Georgia gets new business ombudsman
by DFWatch staff | Feb 19
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Tuesday appointed a new business ombudsman. He said this will make it easier ...
Foreign experts to study high profile cases
by DFWatch staff | Feb 18
TBILISI, DFWatch--A group of foreign experts is to monitor ongoing high profile criminal cases in Georgia. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who ...
UNDP chief visits Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Feb 17
TBILISI, DFWatch--UNDP chief Helen Clark is expected in Georgia February 17 for a three-day visit. According to the UNDP, the organization's ...
Ivanishvili visiting Turkey
by DFWatch staff | Feb 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian head of government Bidzina Ivanishvili is on a one-day visit to Turkey accompanied by some of his ...
Court to consider forcing mayor to come for questioning
by DFWatch staff | Feb 14
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian Interior Ministry appeals to Tbilisi City Court asking for it to issue a court order requiring the ...
Panetta briefed Alasania about Afghanistan plans
by DFWatch staff | Feb 13
TBILISI, DFWatch--The US Secretary of Defense Tuesday called Georgia’s Defense Minister and introduced him to the US action plan for ...
Minibus drivers in Batumi are on strike
by DFWatch staff | Feb 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--A correspondent for Interpressnews in the Black Sea port reports that 350 drivers have been on strike from Tuesday ...
Georgia and Turkey plan defense cooperation
by DFWatch staff | Feb 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--The prime minister and defense minister of Georgia will go to Turkey this week to discuss relations between the ...
Informal Eastern Partnership talks in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Feb 12
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia will host the session of the informal dialogue within the Eastern Partnership February 12 and 13. Georgia's Foreign Affairs ...
Saakashvili to negotiate with government today
by DFWatch staff | Feb 11
TBILISI, DFWatch--The Georgian president will meet with the speaker of parliament in the evening today to discuss topics which lie ...
Two people fined for Friday’s violence
by DFWatch staff | Feb 11
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office asks Tbilisi City Court to impose pre-trial measures against Gela Mamaladze, the man who is accused ...
Georgia and South Korea sign visa treaty
by DFWatch staff | Feb 8
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgia and South Korea have signed their first inter-governmental treaty about visa free travel for citizens holding diplomatic, official ...
Saakashvili to address the nation today
by DFWatch staff | Feb 8
Tbilisi, DF Watch - The President of Georgia will address the nation at 18:00 today from the National Library. The ...
Saakashvili to hold state of the nation address from library
by DFWatch staff | Feb 8
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will address the nation from the National Library instead of from parliament. Saakashvili should ...
President’s annual address postponed
by DFWatch staff | Feb 7
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The president’s annual speech to parliament is postponed indefinitely. This is a decision made by the ruling coalition. ...
Georgia to set up three new investment funds
by DFWatch staff | Feb 6
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Three new funds will be established in Georgia, which will be sovereign fund of Georgia, a private ...
Saakashvili in Germany for Marshall Fund conference
by DFWatch staff | Feb 5
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava have left for Germany to participate in ...
Saakashvili to address parliament February 8
by DFWatch staff | Feb 3
TBILISI, DFWatch -- President Mikheil Saakashvili's annual address to parliament will take place on February 8, 2013. “As a result of ...
Moscow denies talks with Georgia about CIS return
by DFWatch staff | Feb 1
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Moscow denies rumors about ongoing negotiations with Georgia to bring the country back as member of the ...
Ex minister risks 15 years for making fake cognac
by DFWatch staff | Feb 1
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Another official from Mikheil Saakashvili’s government was Wednesday charged with abuse of powers and bribery. The Finance Ministry’s ...
Agreement about foreign policy course
by DFWatch staff | Jan 31
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The governing Georgian Dream coalition is ready to cooperate with the opposition about the foreign policy. Speaker of ...
Wants guarantees for Georgia’s western course
by DFWatch staff | Jan 30
TBILISI, DFWatch -- President Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement party wants to tie Georgia to the mast in terms of the ...
BA cancels flights to Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Jan 30
TBILISI, DFWatch -- British Airways will temporarily cancel its flights to Georgia from April 1, 2013, spokesperson Irakli Gordeli told ...
Flights to Tbilisi canceled due to fog
by DFWatch staff | Jan 28
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Tbilisi international airport on Monday had to cancel or divert several incoming international and local flights due ...
Three Georgian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
by DFWatch staff | Jan 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Three Georgian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan when insurgents opened fire as they were out on ...
Georgia and Russia to meet at PACE spring session
by DFWatch staff | Jan 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Representatives of Georgia and Russia will meet at the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the ...
Medvedev and Ivanishvili’s 2-minute chat
by DFWatch staff | Jan 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maya Panjikidze on Thursday confirmed that the prime ministers of Russia and Georgia ...
Ivanishvili and Medvedev meet at Davos
by DFWatch staff | Jan 24
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The Georgian and Russian Prime Ministers met for the first time in Davos Thursday and had a ...
Georgian patriarch met Putin
by DFWatch staff | Jan 24
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian Patriarch Illia II on Wednesday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and passed on greetings from ...
Canada and Georgia sign defense agreement
by DFWatch staff | Jan 24
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia and Canada Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding about defense policy. The agreement was signed by Colonel ...
Saakashvili era foreign policy deputy resigns
by DFWatch staff | Jan 22
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze resigned on Tuesday, citing incompatibility with the current foreign policy ...
Georgian patriarch Ilia II visiting Moscow
by DFWatch staff | Jan 21
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s Patriarch Illia II on Sunday left for Russia to receive an award. His visit will also ...
Political prisoners were blessed by the patriarch
by DFWatch staff | Jan 19
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Political prisoners, who were released last Sunday when the new amnesty law came into force, visited the ...
Saakashvili loses security force
by DFWatch staff | Jan 19
TBILISI,DFWatch -- The Special State Protection Service of Georgia is now under the control of the government, and not the ...
Tbilisi vice mayor released on bail
by DFWatch staff | Jan 18
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A former Interior Ministry top was Thursday released on bail. Shota Khizanishvili, who after the National Movement's election ...
Rikoti tunnel closed for repair work
by DFWatch staff | Jan 17
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The Rikoti tunnel, which connects the western and eastern parts Georgia, will be closed from January 18 ...
Ex intelligence official detained for abuse of powers
by DFWatch staff | Jan 16
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Police in Georgia have detained a regional director of the feared domestic intelligence service, the Constitutional Security ...
UK has new temporary ambassador to Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Jan 16
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Ambassador David Moran on January 14 began work as the temporary trustee of the UK to Georgia, ...
21 Georgians detained in France for bank card theft
by DFWatch staff | Jan 15
TBILISI, DFWatch -- French gendarmes have detained 21 Georgians suspected of cooperation with Russian mafia. According to reports in French ...
Orthodox church leaders leaving Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Jan 14
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Clerics from different Orthodox countries will leave today, Monday. The guests arrived five days ago in order ...
Saakashvili wants a doubling of pensions for veterans
by DFWatch staff | Jan 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- President Mikheil Saakashvili has presented a new initiative to double pensions for veterans and allocate permanent pensions ...
Three Russian climbers dead in avalanche
by DFWatch staff | Jan 10
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Four Russian climbers have been taken by an avalanche in the Kazbegi mountains in northern Georgia. One ...
Jubilee brings congregation of world church leaders to Tbilisi
by DFWatch staff | Jan 8
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A large number of clerics from different Orthodox countries will start gathering in Tbilisi tomorrow to mark ...
Heavy snow fall in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Jan 7
TBILISI, DFWatch -- There are restrictions on road traffic in northern Georgia due to heavy snow fall. There is danger ...
Two Alilo processions in Tbilisi
by DFWatch staff | Jan 7
Tbilisi, DF Watch - Georgia marks Christmas on January 7 by Julian calendar by two major picturesque processions in Tbilisi ...
Ilia II to receive religious award
by DFWatch staff | Jan 4
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian Patriarch Ilia II will visit Russia in the end of January to receive a special award. He ...
Georgia becomes chair of GUAM
by DFWatch staff | Jan 3
TBILISI, DFWatch -- From January 1, 2013, Georgia holds the chairmanship of GUAM, an international organization between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan ...
Crime is under control, says government
by DFWatch staff | Dec 31
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The crime situation in Georgia stabilized in December, as the number of criminal incidents has been significantly ...
Another Stalin statue goes up in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 31
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A statue of Josef Stalin which had been torn down has been put up again in a ...
Saakashvili presents downsized amnesty bill
by DFWatch staff | Dec 28
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has vetoed the coming into force of a law on amnesty, and sent ...
Ivanishvili and Aliyev discussed energy export
by DFWatch staff | Dec 26
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Tuesday met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during an official visit ...
Earthquake hits Georgia again
by DFWatch staff | Dec 26
TBILISI, DFWatch -- An earthquake hit Georgia Wednesday morning; the second one in three days. Two strong quakes were felt early ...
Georgian sailors returning home
by DFWatch staff | Dec 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The twelve Georgian sailors who have been adrift on a ship abandoned by its owner off the ...
Georgia sends rescue team to Afghanistan
by DFWatch staff | Dec 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A military search team left for Afghanistan on Monday in order to search for a Georgian soldier ...
Georgia’s Interior Ministry auctions off luxury cars
by DFWatch staff | Dec 24
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s Interior Ministry has decided to put its luxurious cars up for auction. The new leadership at the ...
Phone outage after earthquake in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 23
TBILISI, DFWatch -- There was an earthquake in Georgia on Sunday, causing minor damage in parts of the country. According to ...
Saakashvili addresses party, delegates return to parliament
by DFWatch staff | Dec 23
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The National Movement party of President Mikheil Saakashvili will return to parliament on Monday. This became clear at ...
Georgia gives 3 500 prisoners amnesty
by DFWatch staff | Dec 22
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The parliament in Georgia has finally passed an amnesty law which will mean that 3500 prisoners will ...
Kitsmarishvili fined for damaging Maestro’s equipment
by DFWatch staff | Dec 22
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A court has fined the former manager of Maestro TV, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, with USD 845 204 for ...
ICC to investigate 2008 Georgia-Russia war
by DFWatch staff | Dec 20
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering launching an investigation into the war between Georgia and Russia ...
Ivanishvili looks forward to meeting Putin
by DFWatch staff | Dec 19
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hopes to meet with the Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in ...
Okruashvili is on hunger strike
by DFWatch staff | Dec 18
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A former defense minister who is in prison awaiting trial has gone on hunger strike. Irakli Okruashvili, who ...
Friends of Buta Robakidze will not be prosecuted
by DFWatch staff | Dec 17
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Tbilisi City Court has ruled out that there will be criminal charges brought against the friends of ...
Stranded Georgian sailors plan lawsuit in Panama
by DFWatch staff | Dec 17
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The Georgian sailors who are stranded off the coast of Panama plan a lawsuit at the marine ...
Traffic restrictions after first snowfall
by DFWatch staff | Dec 16
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The season's first snowfall has led to restrictions on traffic several places in Georgia. The snow is ...
Georgia and Russia’s first step towards mending relations
by DFWatch staff | Dec 15
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia and Russia representatives on Friday agreed to continue the dialogue. Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s special representative ...
US supports Georgia having direct talks with Russia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 13
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The US supports Georgia's decision to start direct talks with Russia, Thomas O. Melia, US Deputy Assistant ...
Georgia and Russia plan rare meeting Friday
by DFWatch staff | Dec 13
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The two countries fought a brief war in August 2008. Tomorrow they will meet face to face ...
U.S. monitoring how Ivanishvili and Saakashvili cooperate
by DFWatch staff | Dec 13
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The U.S. is closely monitoring the transition of power from President Saakashvili's National Movement to Prime Minister ...
MP investigated for beating of businessman
by DFWatch staff | Dec 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A member of parliament from Saakashvili's National Movement party is being called in for questioning regarding the ...
U.S. officials visit Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two U.S. government officials arrived in Georgia Wednesday as part of a tour of the Caucasus. Thomas Melia ...
Georgia to chair GUAM in 2013
by DFWatch staff | Dec 10
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia will have the chairmanship of GUAM in 2013. Foreign Affairs Minister Maya Panjikidze said at Monday's regular ...
Saakashvili criticizes government’s handling of NATO
by DFWatch staff | Dec 7
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the meeting of the NATO-Georgia commission on Wednesday was not a step ...
Rasmussen says NATO will not interfere in detention cases
by DFWatch staff | Dec 6
TBILISI, DFWatch -- NATO will not interfere in the legal process in Georgia in regard to the recent detentions of ...
Georgian patriarch hosts Israeli ambassador
by DFWatch staff | Dec 6
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian Patriarch Ilia II hosted Israeli Ambassador Yuval Fuchs and his wife at the Patriarch's residence in ...
Rasmussen comments on Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 5
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Bucharest decision that Georgia will become a member of NATO stands if Georgia fulfills necessary criteria, NATO ...
Court detains Data Akhalaia in absentia
by DFWatch staff | Dec 4
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A former Interior Ministry official has been sentenced to pre-trial detention in absentia. Data Akhalaia, former chair of ...
Weapons cache discovered in Tbilisi
by DFWatch staff | Dec 4
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Military Police in Georgia have seized about a hundred weapons of different types at an apartment in ...
Seven die in road accident
by DFWatch staff | Dec 4
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Seven persons died Monday evening in a car accident in Western Georgia, according to the Interior Ministry. In ...
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels
by DFWatch staff | Dec 3
TBILISI, DFWatch -- NATO's Foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels December 4 and 5. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, will ...
Justice Minister in doubt about charges against ex-official
by DFWatch staff | Dec 3
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The court released a former interior ministry official on bail until the trial, in the most controversial ...
New round of Georgia-EU free trade talks
by DFWatch staff | Nov 27
TBILISI, DFWatch -- EU-Georgia today opened the fourth round of negotiations of the proposed Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement ...
Rubin visiting Georgia for defense and security talks
by DFWatch staff | Nov 27
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Eric Rubin, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in EU and Eurasian Affairs, is visiting Georgia. Rubin will ...
Ashton visiting Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Nov 26
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Catherine Ashton, EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, visits Georgia. Her one day visit includes ...
Three Georgians released by Tskhinvali authorities
by DFWatch staff | Nov 25
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Three Georgian citizens have been released from prison in occupied Tskhinvali region. The three were arrested for crossing ...
Friend of Tbilisi Mayor released on bail
by DFWatch staff | Nov 23
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A friend of the Tbilisi Mayor suspected of money laundering was today released on a USD 90 ...
Estonia recognizes Georgia-issued neutral passports
by DFWatch staff | Nov 22
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Estonia has recognized so-called neutral passports as travel documents. The Reintegration Minister's office November 12 received a note ...
Georgia ready to extend Afghanistan mission
by DFWatch staff | Nov 21
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia will continue its participation in the NATO-led ISAF operation in Afghanistan also after 2014. Foreign Affairs Minister ...
Lidington visits Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Nov 21
TBILISI, DFWatch -- David Lidington, the UK's Minister of State for Europe, will visit Georgia on November 21 and 22. Wednesday, ...
NATO-Georgia Commission meeting in Brussels Tuesday
by DFWatch staff | Nov 20
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Alexi Petriashvili, State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration, November 19 left for Brussels to attend the session. Defense ...
Georgian sailors abandoned by ship’s owner
by DFWatch staff | Nov 19
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Twelve Georgian sailors have asked for help from Panama as they are five km away from the ...
Germany to help Georgia mend relations to Russia
by DFWatch staff | Nov 18
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Germany wants to play a positive role in the process of restoring relations between Georgia and Russia, ...
U.S. envoy discussed Georgia’s new approach to Russia
by DFWatch staff | Nov 17
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s defense and foreign ministers on Saturday met the U.S. Philip Gordon, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State. Gordon, ...
Gordon calls on Saakashvili and Ivanishivli to cooperate
by DFWatch staff | Nov 17
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The U.S. diplomat Philip Gordon Friday met government and other officials in Georgia. Gordon, whose full title is ...
NATO visit postponed to next year
by DFWatch staff | Nov 15
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The delayed visit by NATO's Military Committee will take place in the first half of 2013. “The parties ...
Gordon to visit Georgia Friday
by DFWatch staff | Nov 15
TBILISI, DFWatch -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Gordon, is visiting Georgia Friday. Gordon will ...
Fogh Rasmussen’s Facebook page flooded with criticism
by DFWatch staff | Nov 15
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Facebook page has seen an influx of traffic the last week from Georgian users ...
Workers protest continues at Telasi
by DFWatch staff | Nov 14
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The crisis at an energy company continued Wednesday as three employees went on hunger strike. The strike at ...
NATO criticizes new Georgian government
by DFWatch staff | Nov 13
TBILISI, DFWatch -- NATO's Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government ...
Ex-minister accused of torture
by DFWatch staff | Nov 13
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A jailed former minister was Monday handed additional charges under a section of the law which deals ...
Fogh Rasmussen concerned about detentions in Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Nov 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expresses concern about the detention of political and military officials in ...
Officers accused of abusing staff suspended
by DFWatch staff | Nov 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two military officers who were detained together with a former interior minister for abuse of powers, were ...
Poti strike over
by DFWatch staff | Nov 11
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The strike among port workers in Poti has ended, as workers were promised a 20 percent pay ...
Ivanishvili visits Brussels November 12
by DFWatch staff | Nov 9
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili's first visit abroad after assuming office will be to Brussels on November 12 ...
Georgia’s ambassador to the U.S. resigns
by DFWatch staff | Nov 9
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia's ambassador to the U.S. resigned on Thursday. A new ambassador should be presented by the new ...
New Georgian PM plans NATO strategy
by DFWatch staff | Nov 9
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia's NATO integration coordinating commission held its 39. session at the government office on Thursday. Chair of the ...
Hillary Clinton talks to Saakashvili and Georgia’s FM
by DFWatch staff | Nov 5
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Hillary Cliton has had a phone conversation with President and Foreign Affairs Minister of Georgia. The press office ...
Telecom investor offers more details about eavesdropping
by DFWatch staff | Nov 2
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The former owner of a telecommunication company accuses other companies of illegal eavesdropping. Mamia Sanadiradze, founder and former ...
Ivanishvili unveils deputy ministers
by Rusiko Machaidze | Nov 1
TBILISI, DFWatch -- New candidates have been unveiled for deputy ministers in the new government. Despite an offer from Prime Minister ...
EU continues negotiations with Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Oct 23
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Negotiations are continuing Tuesday between Georgia and the EU about an association agreement. This is the eleventh ...
Saakashvili presents Ivanishvili’s new government
by DFWatch staff | Oct 23
TBILISI, DFWatch -- President Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday officially presented the new government list to parliament together with a new ...
New government ready
by DFWatch staff | Oct 22
TBILISI, DFWatch -- The candidate for prime minister in Georgia has presented his list of government ministers to the president. The ...
Results show Georgian Dream short of two third majority
by DFWatch staff | Oct 20
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the final results of the October 1 parliamentary election. According to ...
NATO envoy says Tbilisi has passed the test
by DFWatch staff | Oct 18
TBILISI, DFWatch -- NATO envoy James Appathurai yesterday evening arrived in Georgia for a working visit to meet with former ...
Several earthquakes in Georgia and Azerbaijan
by DFWatch staff | Oct 14
TBILISI, DFWatch -- A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border at about 14:15 on Sunday. The epicenter was 10 ...
Georgian soldier dies in Afghanistan
by DFWatch staff | Oct 12
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Corporal Mindia Abashidze was the eighteenth Georgian soldier to die while serving in the NATO-led ISAF operation ...
EU signs 23 million euro aid package with Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Oct 10
TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two financial agreements have been signed between Georgia and the EU. According to press office of the State ...
111 organizations to observe Georgia election
by DFWatch staff | Sep 29
TBILISI, DFWatch - 111 different organizations have been approved as election observers for the parliamentary election in Georgia on Monday ...
NDI to hold election monitoring
by Rusiko Machaidze | Sep 29
TBILISI, DFWatch – The U.S. National Democratic Institute will observe Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1. According to NDI’s Georgia office, ...
Students on hunger strike over detainees
by DFWatch staff | Sep 24
TBILISI, DFWatch - Seven students have been on hunger strike for two days, protesting against the justice minister. They demand the ...
Public broadcaster’s board warns against bias
by DFWatch staff | Sep 24
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Public Council of Georgia’s Public Broadcaster demands from GPB to cover news about prisoner abuse properly, ...
Prisoners go on hunger strike over abuse
by DFWatch staff | Sep 23
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Public Defender’s Office informs that several prisoners at facility No 15 in Mtskheta near Tbilisi have ...
Police beat and arrested demonstrators
by Londa Beria | Sep 22
TBILISI, DFWatch – Saturday, a crowd of demonstrators tried to move in on a public service building in Tbilisi as ...
Post-war observers in Georgia to stay another year
by DFWatch staff | Sep 15
TBILISI, DFWatch - EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) will continue its activity for one more year until September 14, ...
Russian election observers rejected by Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Sep 15
TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgia's Central Election Commission has rejected applications from two Russian organizations to register as observers for the ...
Slight modification in election arrangements
by DFWatch staff | Sep 14
TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgia's Central Election Commission says 54 963 Georgians abroad have registered to vote at their country's embassy. The list ...
Support for killed U.S. diplomats
by Londa Beria | Sep 14
TBILISI, DFWatch - NGOs gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi to show their sympathy with the victims of the ...
NATO ambassadors in Georgia for election talks
by DFWatch staff | Sep 14
TBILISI, DFWatch - NATO ambassadors are visiting Georgia, holding meetings with officials. The ambassadors have met with Public Defender Giorgi Tughushi, ...
Estonian FM Paet urges respect for election result
by DFWatch staff | Sep 13
TBILISI DFWatch – The Foreign Affairs Minister of Estonia says every political party in Georgia should recognize the results of ...
Foreign ministers swarming to Georgia
by DFWatch staff | Sep 11
TBILISI, DFWatch – The foreign affair ministers of five countries will visit Georgia September 17. Nino Kalandadze, Georgia's Deputy Foreign Affairs ...
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