Saturday, January 31, 2026

Gori university lecturer claims she was fired because of anti-Stalinist views

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Arina Tavakarashvili. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A lecturer at the University of Gori, a town 80km west of the capital, claims that she was fired because of her anti-Stalinist opinions.

Arina Tavakarashvili wrote on her Facebook page that the canceling of her lectures was related to the issue

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Georgian president calls for Karabakh de-escalation

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili addressing the Georgia-NATO forum in Tbilisi on April 5, 2016. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili called for a ‘peaceful end to the tensions’ in the recent outbreak of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, Rustavi 2 reported.

President made his remarks during the second day of the NATO–Georgia

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Demand for tougher regulation of surveillance following sex tapes scandal

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(DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Organizations that are members of the campaign This Affects You Too on Monday called on the government to take measures to rein in the use of secret surveillance and wiretapping.

The groups also demand the resignation of Chief Prosecutor

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Offshore Company Spent 3 Years Chasing Ivanishvili's Passport

Bidzina Ivanishvii showing his passport during president election of October, 2013 (DFWatch)
Bidzina Ivanishvii showing his passport during president election of October, 2013 (DFWatch)

By Nino Bakradze and Dave Bloss

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

TBILISI, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA — Bidzina Ivanishvili’s wealth is not all hidden away in vaults. His 108,000 square foot glass house perches on a hill above the capital city of the country he returned to rule as prime minister after leaving for neighboring Russia as a young man and accumulating billions of dollars before moving back to Georgia in 2004.

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