Saturday, February 7, 2026

DFWatch staff

Akhalgori administrator, who discriminated against Georgians, resigns

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AKHALGORI, DFWatch–The de facto head of administration in Akhalgori, who is known for his anti-Georgian policies, has resigned, but received praise from de facto president Leonid Bibilov, who pledged to find a new job for him in the government in Tskhinvali. If an ethnic Georgian was coming to the office of Philip Khachirov, he didn’t … Read more

გალელ მასწავლებლებს სახელფასო ბარათები დაუმზადეს

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როგორც DFWatch-ს მასწავლებლებმა უთხრეს, ბარათები რუსულმა Сбербанк-მა დაამზადა. „დღემდე ხელფასს ხელზე ვიღებდით, დირექტორებს იბარებდნენ თვეში ერთხელ და მათ ატანდნენ მთელი შემადგენლობის ანაზღაურებას. ახლა ბარათები დაგვიმზადეს და ხელფასი იქ დაირიცხებაო“, – განუცხადა DFWatch-ს ერთ-ერთმა მასწავლებელმა. პედაგოგები ამბობენ, რომ საბანკო ბარათები მხოლოდ იმ მასწავლებლებს დაუმზადეს, ვისაც ე.წ. მწვანე (აფხაზური) პასპორტი აქვთ. „ბარათები არ დაუმზადეს იმ მასწავლებლებს, რომლებსაც … Read more

Georgia revokes decision to freeze Gulen-linked university's student intake

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian regulatory body for quality in education on Saturday revoked a controversial decision to bar a Tbilisi university from accepting new students for a period of one year. Black Sea International University, one of Georgia’s leading higher educational institutions, was also allowed to increase the number of students enrolled each year from 2,500 … Read more

Seven jailed Donbass Battalion members plead not guilty, go on hunger strike in Tbilisi

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Seven jailed members of the Donbass Battalion have gone on hunger strike in Tbilisi, protesting their detention and claiming that the police planted illegal items. The six Ukrainian and one Georgian citizen are charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and were placed in pre-trial detention by Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday. During … Read more

Seven members of Ukraine's Donbass Battalion detained in Tbilisi

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian police have detained six Ukrainian and one Georgia citizen who are members of the Donbass Battalion, a volunteer detachment of Ukraine’s National Guard. The seven are suspected of ‘illegal purchase and possession of firearms, ammunition and explosive devices’, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated. Semen Semenchenko, opposition MP to the Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada and commander … Read more

'Georgia has no president': Georgian opposition demands snap parliamentary elections

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Several thousand people attended a rally in Tbilisi Sunday to support the United Opposition and its demand to dissolve parliament and hold snap parliamentary elections. The opposition repeated its claim that the presidential election was falsified and therefore illegitimate, demanded snap elections and offered the government an ‘ultimatum’: Either negotiate in ‘a different legal … Read more

Chidaoba, Georgian traditional wrestling, listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Chidaoba has been added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The traditional Georgian style of wrestling has bred dozens of Olympic and world champions in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling as well as judo. “The practice is a complex phenomenon that combines elements of wrestling, music, dance and special … Read more

Georgian opposition rejects election result, plans massive rallies

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TBILISI, DFWatch–After suffering a crushing defeat in the runoff election for president, the leaders of the UNM-led United Opposition have decided to reject the results and  launch protest rallies similar to those in 2003, which culminated in the Rose Revolution. Grigol Vashadze, the UO candidate for president, and Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s exiled ex-president, have called … Read more

Exit polls show Salome Zurabishvili clear winner in Georgia's presidential election

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The results of both the ‘pro-government’ and the ‘pro-opposition’ exit polls suggest that Salome Zurabishvili, who is backed by the ruling party, has decisively won Georgia’s last direct presidential elections. However, the opposition is not eager to accept this, claiming that the election lacks legitimacy because of manipulation by the government. Although the Central … Read more