Friday, December 5, 2025

Three detained after Friday's violence

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Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili trying to calm the crowd outside the National Library Friday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police today detained a person who Friday hit Chiora Taktakishvili, member of parliament for the National Movement, causing bleeding and injuries to her nose.

According to the interior minister police this morning detained Giorgi Mamaladze, who is

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Where did Shashkin earn his fortune?

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Dimitry Shashkin is returning to Georgia to answer all questions. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Ex Defense Minister Dimitry Shashkin lives in the United States in a luxurious $4000/month house and claims to have earned his fortune while working for an American corporation.

But what corporation does he mean? The former prison, defense and education

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Are the trials against ex officials political revenge?

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Ex Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia’s detention November 7, 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Foreign diplomats in Tbilisi are concerned about the many speedy trials against former officials, saying the whole process looks like political revenge.

The new government in Georgia has received seven thousand complaints from people who say they

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Holocaust Day marked in Georgia

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Minister for Reintegration Paata Zakareishvili said Holocaust first happened in the heads of people, then in reality. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, as the Ombudsman’s Office organized a meeting at Library of Parliament in Tbilisi.

There were invited representatives of different religious confessions, foreign diplomats,

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Online shopping is catching on in Georgia

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Empty cardboard boxes testify to how eagerly the parcels have been awaited. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — There is a small crowd gathered in the hall giving electronic signatures together with ID cards to get the parcel. ‘Parcel from America’, the tagline of the company says.

There are several companies in Tbilisi like this one that offer to ship items

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Saakashvili and Friends

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Beka Natsvlishvili is Research Associate at the Centre For Social Studies.

Certain powers in Europe declare unconditional support for Mikheil Saakashvili and his National Movement whom the Georgian people replaced peacefully, through tremendous efforts and social consolidation. This article offers the reader a description of reasons behind

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Ivanishvili government overhauling election legislation

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Zakaria Kutsnashvili, member of parliament for Georgian Dream. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government has started an overhaul of the election legislation. A group in parliament will prepare a draft of amendments, but some experts argue that the non-governmental sector and parties outside parliament should also be involved in the

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