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Businessman beaten in Tbilisi, claims political motive

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Businessman beaten in Tbilisi, claims political motive

By DFWatch staff| 2014-12-24T19:03:42+04:00 December 23rd, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: Mikheil Khubutia|

Mikheil Khubutia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian businessman was beaten at Tbilisi restaurant on Saturday and claims it was because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mikheil Khubutia, who is a member of Putin’s United Russia Party and has business […]

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Many journalists leave Georgian TV channel, claim interference

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Many journalists leave Georgian TV channel, claim interference

By DFWatch staff| 2014-12-23T14:55:26+04:00 December 23rd, 2014|Categories: Media|Tags: Maestro|

TBILISI, DFWatch–Many employees left their jobs at a Georgian TV station on Monday, as a protest against what they say is interference with the independence of their news reporting. Nino Zhizhilashvili was fired from her position as head of Maestro’s news […]