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Prosecution requests bail for Kortskheli violence suspects

June 2, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Prosecution wouldn’t request pre-trial detention for the athletes involved in Kortskheli violence, Irakli Shotadze, Chief Prosecutor, said to journalists on Thursday. Instead, the Prosecutor’s Office would request a bail for six martial artists, charged with beating of opposition politicians and their supporters in Kortskeli, a village in Samegrelo, during by-elections in May. … Read more

Six athletes charged with beating high profile opposition figures

June 2, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday indicted six athletes for a violent incident about a week ago in Samegrelo, when several high profile opposition figures, including members of parliament, were severely beaten during the local municipal by-elections. In a short statement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that six persons are charged … Read more

Tbilisi Zoo receives kangaroos and other new animal species

June 1, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi Zoo received 22 new animals on Monday. The animals were a gift from zoos in Germany and Belgium.

There are seven South American coatis, two Indian porcupines and ten striped mongoose from Germany, while three blue wildebeest

14.9% increase in visitors to Georgia in May 2016

June 1, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch – 14.9 percent more people visited Georgia in May, compared to the same period last year, Georgian National Tourism Administration states in its monthly report released on Wednesday.

Parliament won’t override president’s veto

June 1, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Ruling Georgian Dream coalition will not initiate motion to overturn presidential veto on the recently adopted law that significantly restricts power of Constitutional Court, Zviad Dzidziguri, Vice Speaker of the parliament, said on Wednesday.

Appeals Court postpones Rustavi 2 hearing, CEO expects the worst scenario

May 31, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Appeals court on Tuesday postponed hearing of Rustavi 2 case for Friday, June 3, and its CEO fears the same day the court will issue its decision in favor of the former owner, who, they believe, will strip the Georgia’s main opposition channel its independence.

Abkhazia hosts football ‘championship' for ‘unrecognised’

May 30, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Abkhazia — The opening ceremony (Facebook)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Teams from twelve stateless peoples and regions without international recognition will compete in a football championship in Abkhazia’s capital of Sukhumi, while ordinary Abkhazians express polarised opinions about the event.

Ivanishvili accuses Int. organizations’ ‘certain representatives’ of being ‘deeply engaged’ in UNM ‘lie machine’

May 30, 2016 by DFWatch staff

bidzina_ivanishvili_ — Ivanishvili published a lengthy open letter on Monday, as promised (ipn)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – ‘Certain representatives’ of the international organizations were ‘so deeply engaged in the lie machine’ of the previous government that assessment of the ongoing events in Georgia used to be written by the leaders of the United National Movement, rather than by foreign experts, asserts former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili in his lengthy open letter published on Monday by 2030, a news agency affiliated with him.

Crops wiped out by hail in Shida Kartli, anti-hail rockets ineffective

May 30, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Crops were destroyed by a hailstorm in several municipalities of Georgia’s Shida Kartli province on May 26.

In the hardest hit village Ebnisi the harvest was almost completely devastated.

The local municipality is now estimating the cost of the damage.

Georgian journalist died in an accident in Mtiuleti Mountains

May 29, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFwatch – Zviad Tkhelidze, reporter at news program 2030 at the GDS TV, died as result of a tragic accident during his journalistic assignment on Saturday.