Daily Archives: June 7, 2013

Diplomats in Georgia visit border area

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Razor wire like this is being put up through villages on the de facto border. (Radio Liberty.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Interior Ministry in Georgia Friday organized a trip for a few dozen foreign diplomats to villages close to the Russian-controlled breakaway region South Ossetia, where Russian border guards last week moved the border 300 meters into […]

Destruction of dirty archive delayed

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Several organizations in Georgia criticize the Interior Ministry for delaying the destruction of an archive of compromising videos filmed with a hidden camera. The publication of videos in April and May showing several well-known persons engaging […]

Georgians demand to know who posted video threat

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TBILISI, DFWatch–A video posted on Youtube which contains threats against Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan has caused debate in Tbilisi. The video has spread fear, especially among family members and relatives of the soldiers, but it now appears that the video was […]

Russia demands that Georgia abandons law on territories

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Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Russia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia maintains its demand that Georgia must do away with its law on the occupied territories, which makes it a crime for people to visit the breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia without permission from official Tbilisi. Gregory Karasin, […]

Seven Georgian soldiers die in Afghanistan suicide bombing

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Irakli Dzneladze (center), Head of Georgia’s Joint Staff. (Ministry of Defense.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Seven Georgian soldiers died in a suicide attack in Afghanistan Thursday. President Mikheil Saakashvili has called for a national day of mourning on June 7 and asked that all the flags be lowered. The Ministry of Defense on Thursday informed that […]