DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, August 7 – Authorities in the country Georgia have arrested three people and opened criminal cases against four others for allegedly producing fake whisky and other alcoholic drinks for sale in shops and bars. The Finance Ministry’s Investigation Service said Friday that the group had been making counterfeit alcohol in makeshift production facilities using … Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – Georgian police have detained two teenage girls in the investigation into the fatal beating of teacher Giga Avaliani, nearly ten months after the attack and after several other defendants had already been convicted. The two were detained on Wednesday night, Interpressnews reported. The first girl, reportedly 16 years old, is a … Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – A young child has died and the child’s mother remains missing after both were swept away by the Khobistskali River in Georgia. The accident happened in Khobi municipality, in western Georgia. The child’s body was recovered by a local resident, while search and rescue teams were still looking for the mother … Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Georgian police have detained a man accused of endangering swimmers with a jet ski at a beach in Ureki, on the Black Sea coast. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the incident came to its attention after video footage spread on social media showing a person riding a jet ski close … Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Large parts of Georgia lost electricity again on Wednesday evening, marking the country’s third major power outage in less than two weeks. The Georgian State Electrosystem said the latest shutdown happened during technical work at the Enguri hydropower plant following the nationwide grid failures of July 24 and July 25. According … Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Georgia’s opposition United National Movement has scrapped its top leadership posts and replaced them with a temporary governing council as part of a reform process. The decision was approved at a party congress on Wednesday, Rezonansi reported. The posts of party chair, secretary general and other senior leadership positions were abolished. … Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Georgia says it is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Nauru after the Pacific island state ended its ties with the Russian-backed authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday that Nauru’s government made the decision on July 21. He described it as a victory for … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused opposition politicians and activists of using “Russophobia” as a political tool, triggering a sharp backlash just days before the anniversary of the 2008 war with Russia. In a social media post on Tuesday, Kobakhidze argued that many of today’s most vocal anti-Russian figures had … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian security officials have arrested two company directors accused of supplying horse meat to public kindergartens while billing it as beef. The alleged fraud involved kindergartens in the municipalities of Marneuli and Kareli, the State Security Service said on Tuesday. According to the agency, the companies BGM 1 and Georgian Meat … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – A 35-year-old man was killed after being struck by a train in Chakvi, a seaside town in western Georgia, on Tuesday morning. The man died at the scene, Interpressnews reported. Police were deployed to the area following the incident. The ministry told Interpressnews that an investigation had been launched.