Daily Archives: May 13, 2017

State auditor says former chief prosecutor assaulted him at bar

By | May 13th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Lasha Tordia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of Georgia’s State Audit Office claims an investigation into a land plot scheme was the reason he was physically assaulted by a former chief prosecutor and his associates at a bar in Tbilisi Friday night. General Auditor Lasha Tordia (37) said he was attacked […]

Batumi City Hall turns down request to build second mosque

By | May 13th, 2017|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The city hall in Georgia’s second largest city Batumi has rejected an application for permission to build a second mosque in the 150,000 strong city. In the largely Muslim city there has been a several decades long conflict about whether to allow a second mosque. […]