Monday, August 31, 2026

DFWatch staff

18 natives of Georgia’s Javakheti killed in Karabakh war: local media

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TBILISI, DFWatch–At least 18 natives of Georgia’s Javakheti region have died in the ongoing Karabakh war, an Akhalkalaki-based news website reports. The list published on Jnews.ge includes both volunteers and military personnel. Many natives of Javakheti live in Armenia and hold Armenian citizenship. It’s not clear so far whether the list includes names of volunteers … Read more

Saakashvili’s ex-ally accuses him of undermining opposition unity

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Opposition infighting intensifies to new extremes three weeks ahead of general elections as former ally of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili accuses him of violating opposition unity. Gigi Ugulava, the former mayor of Tbilisi and leader of the European Georgia party, says “Saakashvili stabbed opposition unity in the back.” In a video address posted on Facebook, Gigi … Read more

Armenia refuses to attend Russian-led military ODKB drills in Belarus

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Amid full-scale war in Nagorny Karabakh, Armenia refuses to take part in Russian-led military exercises “Indestructible Brotherhood-2020″, which will be held in Belarus in mid-October, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated Monday. The exercises are dedicated to carrying out peacekeeping missions. It is scheduled on October 12 to 16 at the Losvido training ground in Belarus. … Read more

“Clear disinformation”: Georgia denies allowing Turkish weapons shipments to Azerbaijan

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia categorically denies rumors spread on various social networks that weapons are being brought to Azerbaijan through its territory and calls on the Armenian side not to rely on such misinformation and fake news. “We observe that various types of misinformation and fakes are spread in the social space, as if weapons are being … Read more

Locals in Javakheti blocked for several hours road at the border with Turkey

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Ethnic Armenians of Georgia’s Javakheti regions blocked for several hours Tuesday a road that connects Georgia with Turkey and didn’t let trucks with Turkish numberplates in at the village of Kartsakhi, Akhalkalali Municipality. About a thousand people, mostly men, participated in the rally, local news agency Jnews reports. They suspect Turkey transfers weaponry to Azerbaijan … Read more

Tensions high in Georgia as ethnic Armenians, Azerbaijanis rally to support sides in Karabakh war

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Ongoing armed conflict between Azerbaijan and breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh has had strong repercussion in Georgia with its ethnic Armenian and Azerbaijan minorities. Both groups hold mass rallies in support of their ethnically kin states. People in Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda, two municipalities in southern part of the country with formidable ethnic Armenian population, started Monday to mobilize … Read more

UNM embraces four minor parties to defeat “oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili”

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Georgia’s largest opposition force forms an electoral block with four small political parties to propose candidacy of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili for PM office. State for the People, Republican Party, Chven Tviton, and Progress and Freedom joined ranks with UNM to defeat “oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili” and signed a formal agreement on Tuesday. State of the People … Read more

Russian MP claima Georgia might have been involved in Navalny poisoning

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As the world, and democratic forces in Russia, remain shocked by cold-blooded poisoning of President Putin’s top foe by Novichok, the Kremlin points at Georgian and the United States as possible perpetrators. Russia is not engaged in the manufacture of chemicals from the Novichok group, such laboratories are located in Georgia and the United States, … Read more