DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will probably receive American-made Stinger MANPADs, the defense minister has revealed.
Defense Minister Levan Izoria mentioned the new weapons acquisition during a confirmation hearing in parliament on Tuesday.
“Georgia will get, along with the Javelins,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of Georgians who sought asylum in Schengen countries dropped 13 percent in April, compared to the month before, but the small Caucasus nation is still over-represented.
Despite a modest population of 3.7 million, Georgia still ranks among
GALI, DFWatch–Sokhumi has suspended the issuing of ‘visas’ which is needed by many Georgians to visit family and do business here in the southern Gali region of the breakaway republic.
პროკურატურამ ცხინვალში მოკლული არჩილ ტატუნაშვილისა და კიდევ მისი ორი მეგობრის, ლევან ქიტოშვილისა და იოსებ პავლიაშვილის უკანონოდ დაკავებისა და შემდეგ ტატუნაშვილის ჯგუფურად წამებაში დახმარებისთვის, ოკუპირებული ცხინვალის რეგიონის ე.წ. სამართალდამცავი ორგანოს თანამშრომლებს
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has indicted two South Ossetian officials for involvement in the abduction and torture of a Georgian former soldier in Akhalgori, an enclave under control of the breakaway region.
Davit Gurtsiev, the head of de facto security body in Akhalgori,
GALI, DFWatch–Breakaway authorities in Sokhumi plan to invite ethnic Abkhazians in the Middle East to come and settle in the southern Gali and northern Gagra districts.
The scheme will shift the demographics in parts of the disputed territory where the Abkhazians are not
Two commissioners visiting Tbilisi urge the government of Georgia to go ahead with bold reform of drug policies, insisting that ending punishment does not mean encouraging or condoning the use of drugs, but rather it empowers individuals and communities
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigned on Wednesday, citing disagreement with the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
According to the Constitution, the PM’s resignation also means that the entire government resigns.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party UNM was among 19 people detained on Monday as street protests resumed against a murder investigation.
Authorities came down hard on organizers as the rallies resumed Monday as a deadline set by protesters
AKHALGORI, DFWatch–Georgians took to social media to express their outrage on Friday after it emerged that a South Ossetian officer was receiving treatment at a Tbilisi hospital.
It is being speculated that he might be implicated in the murder of Archil Tatunashvili,