DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, October 13 – The European Union’s new border control system came into effect on October 12, replacing traditional passport stamps with biometric screening for travelers entering or leaving the bloc. The system, officially called the Entry/Exit System (EES), applies to citizens of all non-EU countries. From now on, border guards at airports and land … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – A fire broke out early Monday in the informal settlement known as Dream Town on the outskirts of Batumi, destroying five wooden houses. Local residents told reporters that no one was injured in the blaze, which spread through the densely built neighborhood during the morning hours. Emergency crews and police quickly … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – A pro-government civic group in Georgia has called for a referendum to decide whether the country should continue seeking membership in the European Union. The group, United Neutral Georgia, argues that a newly adopted EU strategy on LGBT rights crosses a “red line” for Georgia’s relations with Brussels. The European Commission … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Women in Georgia continue to earn drastically less than men, according to new figures released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat). The new data, quoted by BPN, show that in the second quarter of 2025, women’s average monthly pay was 1,769.5 lari (about USD 645), compared to 2,655.8 lari for men; … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Several thousand people rallied in the Georgian capital Sunday evening under the slogan “You can’t cage Georgia,” demanding new elections and the release of dozens detainees in the wake of the violence on October 4. The rally began in Vake Park and moved toward the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, where … Read more
TBILISI, October 11 – Tbilisi City Court has spent the week holding tense hearings that ended Friday with doctors rallying in downtown Tbilisi, as international criticism mounts over the aftermath of the October 4 unrest. On Friday, Georgia’s capital saw two marathon court sessions, with judges sending another dozen defendants into pre-trial detention over the … Read more
TBILISI, October 11 – Georgian authorities have arrested a man wanted internationally by Interpol on charges of commercial fraud and theft in Uzbekistan, the Interior Ministry announced Saturday. According to the IPN, citing a ministry statement, officers from the Central Criminal Police Department’s Adjara Division, in cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Center of the State Security … Read more
TBILISI, October 11 – Georgia’s remote mountain regions are seeing a solid tourism comeback this year, with nearly all visitors coming from abroad, according to local operators. “The season was quite good,” said Nino Barnabishvili, co-owner of the Khakhabo agro-tourism guesthouse in Khevsureti, one of Georgia’s most rugged and scenic highland areas bordering Chechnya. Speaking … Read more
TBILISI, October 10 – Former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia, one of the most controversial figures from ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili’s government, spoke defiantly to reporters after being questioned Friday at the Criminal Police Department in Tbilisi. Akhalaia, who was summoned for questioning on Thursday in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, dismissed the process as a … Read more
TBILISI, October 10 – Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili criticizes the ongoing arrests linked to the October 4 unrest outside the presidential residence, calling the situation a sign that “everyone” is now at risk of imprisonment regardless of background or profession. In a lengthy post published Friday on his official Facebook page, Saakashvili reacted to … Read more