Daily Archives: June 18, 2015

PM apologizes for misinforming the public, still blames zoo director

By | June 18th, 2015|Categories: News|

Survived animals of the zoo (DFWatch) Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgian authorities apologized for releasing the wrong information regarding escaped zoo animals, but they still blame the director of the Tbilisi zoo, Zurab Gurielidze.  “The report was based on the information provided by the zoo administration, […]

Batsbi: A Silent Death of a Minority Language

By | June 18th, 2015|Categories: Minorities|

A village in Tusheti (Facebook) The Batsbi language, a minority language related to Chechen, has been driven to the brink of extinction. Traditionally spoken in Zemo Alvani, Akhmeta Region, Kakheti, it has already lost its role as a community language and without institutional support it continues to decline at a rapid pace. […]

Tbilisi flood update: 19 dead, 3 missing

By | June 18th, 2015|Categories: News|

Liza (left) and Indira Zarandias (Facebook) The number of Tbilisi flood victims has increased to 19. According to authorities, body of a man, who had been deemed missing, was found on Wednesday, while on Thursday rescuers recovered the body of a woman. […]

Money pouring in to deal with Georgia’s flood disaster

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(DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–While the total damage of the flood in Tbilisi on June 14 is expected to reach 100 million lari, according to PM Garibashvili, money is pouring in from private donors, businesses and foreign states. More than 4.2 million lari has already been donated, according […]