TBILISI, DFWatch–For more than ten days, miners have been on strike in Tkibuli, a town in western Georgia, demanding increased pay to compensate for their community’s loss of favorable tax conditions.
The Ministry of Labor and Health
DFWatch staff
Man stabbed to death near Telavi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man of about 50 years was murdered on Wednesday in the village Vardisubani near Telavi. A suspect was apprehended the same day.
The victim, Vepkhia Glurjidze, had a disagreement with the suspect, who then stabbed him. Glurjidze took
Irrigation water and detentions discussed at South Ossetia field meeting
TBILISI, DFWatch–The field meeting on the perimeter of the South Ossetia region went ahead as planned on Wednesday, and some of the topics discussed were irrigation water and detention of people for border violations.
The meeting was held in Ergneti, a village
Georgian politician Nino Burjanadze visited Moscow
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, leader of the Georgian opposition party Democratic Movement, recently visited Moscow and met with Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin. The parties did not disclose the topic of the meeting.
Her party’s press
Annual report by Amnesty International criticises Georgia’s human rights record
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia still struggles with issues connected to its justice system, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, rights of LGBTI people, and cases of torture and other ill-treatment.
Amnesty International (AI) has released the
New Islamic State video commemorates Georgian fighters
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian fighters affiliated with the Islamic State commemorate three men who died earlier this year in Syria.
A new Georgian-language video produced by Furat, a media company affiliated with the Islamic State, has been circulated
Chief judge at Tbilisi City Court fired
TBILISI, DFWatch–The chief judge at Tbilisi City Court was fired on Tuesday, sparking speculation that it might have something to do with his recent statements about corruption in the court and other controversial topics.
Twelve members of the High
Road building to be accelerated, says Georgian PM
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili promises that the motorway through Georgia currently under construction will be completed by 2020.
The transit road east-west through Georgia, connecting the border with Azerbaijan with the Turkish