DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, October 28 – The family of 19-year-old British student Bella May Culley, arrested in Georgia for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs, has paid 500,000 lari (around £150,000) as part of a plea agreement, her mother confirmed to reporters on Tuesday. According to Reuters and the BBC, the payment was made in … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – A new hydropower cascade is planned in the mountainous Svaneti region of northwest Georgia. The Khаishura Energy company has received initial approval to build two hydroelectric plants on the Khаishura River near the village of Khaishi, according to documents released by the National Environmental Agency. The agency has issued a scoping … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgian prosecutors have detained four people and charged another in a series of large-scale fraud investigations involving tourism, real estate, and business schemes that allegedly cost victims millions. Deputy Tbilisi Prosecutor Shota Tkeshelashvili announced the cases at a briefing Monday, saying the losses so far exceed 3 million lari (around USD … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s military will maintain its current size of up to 37,000 service members through 2026, according to a new government proposal presented to parliament., Interpressnews reports. Deputy Defense Minister Grigol Giorgadze outlined the plan Monday during a session of the Defense and Security Committee, which unanimously endorsed the measure. The proposal … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Workplace safety incidents in Georgia remain alarmingly high compared to the European Union average, according to a new report by the State Audit Office, which warns that while fatal accidents have declined, the overall number of workplace incidents has risen. The report, covering the years 2021 to 2023, found that the … Read more
TBILISI, October 26 – Thousands of demonstrators poured into central Tbilisi on Sunday night, marching from Republic Square to parliament and shutting down traffic on Rustaveli Avenue as Georgia’s rolling anti-government protest continues. Organizers repeated the same two demands that have defined the movement for months: call new parliamentary elections and free people detained during … Read more
TBILISI, October 26 – Georgian police have detained 60 protesters over the past three days for violating rules on public assembly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Sunday, as tensions continued around ongoing demonstrations outside parliament in central Tbilisi. According to the ministry, those arrested face administrative penalties under Georgia’s Code of Administrative Offenses … Read more
TBILISI, October 25 – A Tbilisi court on Saturday ordered pre-trial detention for activist Tamar Lortkipanidze, who faces criminal charges that could carry a prison sentence of up to seven years. The Prosecutor’s Office has charged Lortkipanidze with violence and assault on a police vehicle, citing an incident that took place during protests outside Georgia’s … Read more
TBILISI, October 24 – For the 311th straight day, protesters gathered outside Georgia’s parliament on Rustaveli Avenue, demanding new elections and the release of people detained during previous demonstrations. What began as a small rally on the sidewalk Friday escalated after part of the crowd moved onto the main roadway, blocking traffic along one of … Read more
Europe is pouring billions into the Middle Corridor, the transcontinental trade route linking China and Europe via Central Asia and the South Caucasus, but Georgia may be letting the opportunity slip through its fingers, warns Paata Tsagareishvili, head of the Middle Corridor Research Center in Tbilisi. In an interview with Interpressnews, Tsagareishvili said the European … Read more