Daily Archives: February 27, 2016

Georgian ballerina criticized for Moscow performance on ‘Soviet Occupation Day’

By | February 27th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Nino Ananiashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Ananiashvili, a former prima ballerina at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, was criticized in Georgia for performing at the theater in the Russian capital on February 25, because in her home country, the day is observed as the Day of Soviet Occupation. […]

Report from the miners’ strike in Tkibuli

By | February 27th, 2016|Categories: Society|Tags: , , |

Amiran Khvadagiani. (DF Watch.) TKIBULI, DFWatch–More than two weeks have passed since coal miners in Tkibuli in western Georgia began standing watch day and night in front of the company’s office, demanding higher salaries. So far, without results. Their demand is to increase their salaries […]

Georgian Islamic State suspect denied recruitment activity

By | February 27th, 2016|Categories: News|

Aiug Borchashvili (ICK.ge) Tbilisi, DFWatch – Aiup Borchashvili admits links to Umar ash-Shishani, but denies direct involvement in recruiting people to fight in Syria and Iraq. Telavi District Court heard Aiup Borchashvili in the case of […]