TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia will enforce media diversity, but only for sixty days, according to a new draft law. The draft envisages passing a law that will secure the population diverse access to TV channels. Currently, most of the population only have access to channels […]
TBILISI, DFWatch – NATO’s Deputy Secretary General is to visit Georgia on June 28. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Jalaghania announced at a briefing in Tbilisi Monday that Alexander Vershbow will arrive for a two day visit to participate in a defense and […]
TBILISI, DFWatch – A legislative initiative to provide for more diverse media in Georgia continues to gather support as the EU Ambassador says he supports it. At a meeting at the Central Election Commission today, EU Ambassador to Georgia Philip Dimitrov said it gives […]
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition in Georgia claims the Saakashvili regime fired 50 policemen because of their political views, but the Interior Ministry denies it and says the policemen left because they refused to go along with a restructuring plan. At a press conference […]
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia says it is ready for dialogue with Georgia in case someone else than President Saakashvili comes to power. “We need pragmatic interlocutors, such as Bidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli Alasania, for dialogue with […]
TBILISI, DFWatch – A movie about the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 is causing controversy among film critics and on social media in Georgia. The film “5 Days of War” premiered last summer with much fanfare. The film tells a personal story against the backdrop of the war […]
