Daily Archives: September 22, 2016

A hundred illegal slot machines confiscated

By | September 22nd, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: |

(Ministry of Finance.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Financial crime investigators in Georgia have confiscated a hundred home-made slot machines that were placed in several cities around the country. The grey and blue columns do not look like typical slot machines, but offer customers […]

Muslims in Kobuleti win symbolic victory in discrimination lawsuit

By | September 22nd, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: |

Neighbors of the madrasa placed a pig’s head on the door. (TV 25.) TBILISI, DFWatch–In Batumi, the City Court on Monday ruled partly in favor of the Muslim community in a conflict about a planned religious boarding school called a madrasa. The court case, which has lasted two years, deals with a conflict among locals in the town Kobuleti, […]

Saakashvili’s ally in Odessa indicted by Georgia

By | September 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Gia Lortkipanidze (Ipn) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia (POG) has indicted a former Georgian official and Odessa governor confidant in Ukraine for directing a brutal dispersal of opposition rally back in 2011. Gia Lortkipanidze, a deputy of then omnipotent […]

Man electrocuted trying to save 3-year-old girl who fell into swimming pool

By | September 22nd, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–A young man was electrocuted in Batumi on Wednesday after he jumped into a swimming pool to save a three-year-old girl. The incident happened at about 11:00 in the morning in a guesthouse at a place called Benze. A girl fell into the pool in the garden […]

Orthodox group in Georgia threatens to protest against pope’s visit

By | September 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of orthodox Christian parents in Georgia are planning to demonstrate against Pope Francis during his visit the coming week. The group is called the Union of Orthodox Parents and is well-known among locals for its confrontational style and conservative views. […]