Sunday, February 1, 2026

Georgia to seek international criminal prosecution for suspect in Khurcha incident

Prosecutor's Office of Georgia in Ortachala, Tbilisi
The Prosecutor’s Office in Ortachala, Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In a statement released on Saturday, Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia laid out its version of the tragic event of May 19, and announced it would appeal to the court demanding detention in absentia of Rashid Kanciogli, identified as a person who allegedly

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[Updated] Bokeria, Melia, other UNM members attacked, beaten in Samegrelo

Nika Melia (center) and Tengiz Gunava, MP, in Kirtskheli after the incident. (20300
Nika Melia (center) and Tengiz Gunava, MP, (right) in Kirtskheli after the incident. (2030)

Tblisi, DFWatch- Members of the opposition United National Movement, including several high profile figures at the party, were brutally beaten in Samegrelo on Sunday.

The scuffle broke out in Kortskheli, a village near Zugdidi, administrative center of Samegrelo-Zemo

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Anti-NATO, anti-gay MP left Georgian Dream

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MP Tamaz Mechiauri left the ruling Georgian Dream coalition (ipn.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tamaz Mechiauri, an outspoken member of Georgian Dream, known for his anti-NATO and anti-gay statements, left the ruling party, yet retains the post as chair of parliament’s finance and budget committee until the next elections in the fall of 2016.

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Georgian IDP killed by Abkhaz guards at checkpoint

An ethnic Georgian man was fatally wounded by an Abkhaz border officer in an incident that occurred at the Khurcha-Nabakevi checkpoint at the de facto border with Abkhazia, inside the territory under control of Georgian authorities. The video (+18) from a surveillance camera distributed by Rustavi 2 shows how four men in uniforms assault on … Read more

WHO: Georgia at high risk of Zika virus outbreak

The carrier mosquito, Aedes, is present in Georgia, but the disease is not, NCDC representative was quoted as saying.
The carrier mosquito, Aedes, is present in Georgia, but the disease is not, NCDC representative was quoted as saying.

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s Black Sea coast is among the European regions which are at the highest risk of a Zika virus outbreak during late spring and summer, a statement made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reads.

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Environmentalists call Tbilisi mayor 'enemy of the city', interrupt speech

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Environmental activists interrupted a speech by Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania on Tuesday during a session of the City Council, accusing him of being an ‘enemy of the city’.

The activists protested the recent selling off of a part of the city’s botanical garden,

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17 May marked with rallies, guerrilla tactics, arrests, and prayers [updated]

The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) marked internationally on 17 May once again sheds light on existing tensions between the LGBTQI community, the authorities, and the Church. Activists arrested for vandalism Levan Berianidze, the executive director of LGBT Georgia posted information around 5 a.m. saying that a group of activists were detained for making stencils … Read more