Friday, December 5, 2025

Several rallies in Georgia to protest against Russian occupation

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Sabina from Sweden performing in Tbilisi Sunday. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A number of protest rallies and events were held in Georgia last weekend to protest against Russian occupation and Georgia’s participation in the Sochi Winter Olympics.

On Saturday, there was a rally outside the government offices in Tbilisi, where

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One man is detained for 'jihad videos' against Georgia

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Minister of Internal Affairs Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Tuesday provided details about a several month long investigation into two jihad videos posted on Youtube a few months ago with threats against Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan.

His comments were a response

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The price of the state

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Nino Evgenidze is Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Center.

Everyone demands something from the state budget: pensioners – increased pensions, public sector employees – higher salaries, socially needed – adequate social assistance, everyone else – free healthcare, education, etc. Not many of them realize that there is no

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Georgia's economy is on the right track, says economy minister

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Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s economy is growing and will grow faster after the presidential election, the country’s economy minister said before the opening of a business forum on Friday.

Saakashvili’s party, the National Movement, has frequently criticized the

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2 300 have been replaced in local government

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A second wave of changing gamgebelis has just begun, says Nino Lomjaria, head of ISFED. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Staff changes and dismissals at municipalities that began after the 2012 parliamentary elections continuing in Georgia. About 2300 person have lost their seats during the last 9 months.

According to a report by International Society for Fair

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Access to public information has improved in Georgia

 

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Levan Avalishvili, Chairman of Institute for Development of Freedom of Information. (IDFI.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Access to public information has improved in Georgia after the October 1, 2012 parliamentary election, according to a new survey.

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) named the most accountable and most closed public

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