TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili rejects a draft new Constitution presented by the ruling GD government because it is not based on a consensus.
“The entire Georgian society believes we need a consensus document, but Georgian Dream
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Azerbaijani RFE/RL journalist detained, barred from leaving country
TBILISI, DFWatch–A journalist at Radio Free Europe’s now closed office in Azerbaijan was detained on Thursday and told that he cannot leave the country.
Kamran Mahmudov, a former producer for RFE/RL, was detained at the border on the way into Georgia and taken to the
Georgia's ruling GD party demurring on electoral reform
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling party will defer until 2024 to fulfill one of its main promises: to overhaul an election system that has favored the incumbent force for decades.
The system of single-mandate districts, so-called majoritarians, was supposed to have been phased out
Georgia's parliament approves immediate halt in sale of farm land to foreigners
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament decided Friday to declare a temporary ban on the sale of agricultural lands to aliens until a constitutional ban comes into force.
87 MPs voted in favor of the amendment to the Law on Ownership of Agricultural Land, amid fierce pressure
European Parliament calls on Georgia to investigate journalist's disappearance
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Parliament calls on Georgia to thoroughly investigate the disappearance of an Azerbaijani investigative journalist in the center of Tbilisi two weeks ago.
MEPs further urge Baku to immediately release Afgan Mukhtarli and drop all charges.
Rappers whose arrest sparked review of drug policy released on bail
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia released on bail two rappers whose controversial arrest on drug charges may have hastened a review of the drug policy.
The court released the two on bail Monday after their arrest June 10 for possession of between 1.5 and 2.3 grams
Tbilisi on edge as strong rain brings fear of 'another 2015'
TBILISI, DFWatch–Strong rain with hail hit Tbilisi and some other parts of Georgia on Saturday, causing damage to cars, infrastructure and crops.
As some Tbilisians feared a repeat of the tragic flooding in 2015, the police blocked Vake-Saburtalo Road in Tbilisi following advice
Two rappers caught with ecstasy claim police planted drugs on them
TBILISI, DFWatch–The arrest of two rappers for drug crime in Georgia on Friday adds fuel to criticism against the country’s law enforcement agencies, which are already under fire for suspected involvement in the mysterious abduction out of the country of an Azerbaijani journalist eleven days ago.