DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, May 5 – Nearly 245,000 socially vulnerable people in Georgia benefited from a state-backed public employment scheme in 2025, according to a new government report. The figure appears in the 2025 report on employment policy planning and implementation, cited by BPN. The program covered 54,842 families and 244,895 people last year. If at least … Read more
TBILISI, May 5 – Georgia needs more diverse energy sources, stronger transmission lines and battery storage if it wants to become less vulnerable to shocks, a senior Asian Development Bank (ADB) official said. Keiju Mitsuhashi, ADB’s director for energy, said one of the key factors for strengthening Georgia’s energy independence is diversification, as reported by … Read more
TBILISI, May 3 – Protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday to support media freedom and show solidarity with detained journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. The march began near the Tbilisi Concert Hall, and headed toward parliament, where anti-government protesters have been gathering for more than a year. Participants carried a large banner reading: “Freedom for Mzia, … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – A Georgian parliamentary commission set up to study high prices has concluded that the main problem is not excessive profits, but a long and inefficient supply chain. Georgia’s cost of living debate began with a Christmas Eve video message by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and eventually led to a parliamentary commission … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – Couriers and taxi drivers protested in several parts of Tbilisi on Friday, drawing attention to low fares, commissions, fines and rising costs. The protesters said they are unhappy with current working conditions and the rates they receive for rides and deliveries. One courier told Interpressnews that delivery workers can no longer … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has shut down Ekho Kavkaza (“Echo of the Caucasus”), a Russian-language project covering Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The project ended its work on Friday, May 1, according to a statement cited by Interpressnews. Ekho Kavkaza was the Russian-language section of RFE/RL’s Georgian Service. It served audiences in … Read more
TBILISI, May 1 – A court hearing was held in Tbilisi on Friday in the case of opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili, who is accused of promising a bribe to officials and publicly calling for the overthrow of state power. Khabeishvili, chairman of the political council of the United National Movement (UNM), was present at the … Read more
TBILISI, April 30 – A man under the age of 50 was found dead in a river in western Georgia on Wednesday, according to Interpressnews. The body was discovered in the Tsivi River in Chaladidi, a village in Khobi municipality. A local resident told Interpressnews that the man was an internally displaced person from Abkhazia. … Read more
TBILISI, April 30 – The Council of Europe (CoE) says its officials were again unable to visit Abkhazia and South Ossetia, leaving outside observers dependent on meetings in Tbilisi and information from international actors. The access problem is brought up once more in the Council of Europe Secretary General’s 33rd consolidated report on the conflict, … Read more
TBILISI, April 30 – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met Hungary’s incoming prime minister Peter Magyar in Brussels on Wednesday, in a sign of a possible reset in relations. Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, is set to become Hungary’s next prime minister after his party won the country’s election earlier this month. … Read more