Daily Archives: December 18, 2012

Okruashvili is on hunger strike

By | December 18th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — A former defense minister who is in prison awaiting trial has gone on hunger strike. Irakli Okruashvili, who is charged with abuse of powers and extortion, says he is doing it to express solidarity with ten other prisoners who didn’t make […]

Saakashvili to fund free media

By | December 18th, 2012|Categories: Media, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has decided to finance media and non-government organizations and issued a special decree December 17, 2012. A program to contribute to the civil sector and development of free media will […]

80 % of Georgians like Ivanishvili

By | December 18th, 2012|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — 80 percent of the Georgian population likes the new Prime Minister, while only 29 percent likes the president. 63 percent support the Georgian Dream coalition, while 10 percent support the former ruling party. Those are the results of a survey […]

Georgia makes it illegal to sell condoms that enhance pleasure

By | December 18th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Lawmakers in Georgia want to make it illegal to use condoms that enhance sexual pleasure. Other condoms will be legal. On Monday, a disputes was brought to a calm in parliament after a debate about what specifically can be called a sexual […]