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TBILISI, June 2 – Georgian police have arrested a man accused of shooting a woman dead with a hunting rifle in Senaki, a town in western Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said officers from the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Police Department detained one person on suspicion of intentional murder, Interpressnews reports. The suspect was arrested shortly … Read more
TBILISI, June 1 – The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line will officially enter full operation on Tuesday, Georgia’s economic development ministry announced, providing one key link in the transport chain between Asia and Europe. The line links Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey and is one of the region’s most important transport projects. Georgian officials say it will strengthen … Read more
TBILISI, June 1 – Russia is expanding restrictions on Armenian goods, this time targeting fish, vegetables and fruit, as tensions grow between Moscow and Yerevan over Armenia’s move toward closer ties with the European Union. Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has restricted imports of live fish from Armenia, BPN reported, based on Interfax. The … Read more
TBILISI, June 1 – A 42-year-old woman has been detained after her young son was killed in Bolnisi, a town in southern Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Monday. According to information reported by Interpressnews, relying on TV Pirveli, the woman allegedly wounded the child with scissors in the chest area. Locals said the … Read more
TBILISI, June 1 – Georgian authorities have charged two citizens with spying for foreign intelligence services in separate cases that the defendants’ lawyers say are baseless. Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) announced the arrests on Saturday, while the Prosecutor’s Office charged the two the following day with espionage, under a clause of the criminal code … Read more
TBILISI, May 30 – Georgia’s ruling party has reacted coldly to a European Union idea to include the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia’s breakaway regions in future peace talks over Ukraine. According to Rezonansi, the initiative belongs to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The issue was discussed Thursday at an EU ministerial meeting … Read more
TBILISI, May 28 – Georgian prosecutors have opened an investigation after video spread online showing a group of police officers physically assaulting two men in Gori, a city in central Georgia. The incident happened Wednesday in the so-called Kombinati settlement. Footage published by local outlet Kartlis Ambebi shows several law enforcement officers using physical force … Read more
DFWatch is launching Georgia Week, a weekly email briefing with news, background, opinion and archive content from Georgia. The aim is to give readers an unbiased picture of what is happening, without relying on donor-funded narratives, government messaging or opposition slogans. Each week, Georgia Week will collect some of our main stories and explain why … Read more
TBILISI, May 27 – Georgia is bringing back an electricity barter scheme with Turkey, using surplus hydropower in summer to cover expected shortages later in the year. The change was approved by Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili, and will mean that Georgia will export electricity to Turkey from May to July 2026 through the Electricity System … Read more
TBILISI, May 27 – A 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing in Tbilisi has been found dead, Palitra News reported Wednesday. According to the family, the teenager was last seen on surveillance camera on Tuesday at 9:59pm on Sairme Street, near an art school. After that, there was no trace of him. Information about … Read more