DFWatch staff
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were killed in a car crash in eastern Georgia Thursday evening. Several people are injured, two of them are in a serious condition.
The accident took place in the village Badiauri, near Sagarejo. A minibus smashed into a small
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were detained Wednesday during a rally in Tsikhisdziri on the Black Sea coast near Kobuleti.
They were protesting against the removal of three giant old trees which they suspect will be hauled by boat 40km up the coast
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new report suggests that a number of rights are violated when people are detained. They are not read their rights and have problems getting an interpreter and a lawyer during their first questioning.
These are the findings in a new
TBILISI, DFWatch–A TV host on the Georgian Public Broadcaster says she was fired without explanation and plans to sue her employer.
Eka Mishveladze, one of the hosts on Channel 1, says her open-ended contract was terminated with no explanation and she
TBILISI, DFWatch–A proposal to put cameras in unmarked police cars and use video recordings to fine drivers for traffic violations is met with suspicion in Georgia.
According to the bill, police will be entitled to install secret video cameras in unmarked patrol
Tbilisi, DFWatch – LGBT rights organisations condemn Giorgi Tatishvili’s initiative for same-sex marriages as a provocation and accuse pro-Russian political and radical religious forces of interference.
On 27 January, Giorgi Tatishvili, an activist
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia exported 13 percent more wine in January, compared to the same period last year.
According to the National Wine Agency, Georgia exported wine to 19 countries around the world. 1,521,802 bottles were exported, worth USD 2.62 million.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Iran are considering reopening mutual visa-free travel for each other’s citizens, according to the Georgian prime minister.
Such an arrangement existed between January 2011 and summer of 2013, until Georgia cancelled
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new terminal building will be built at Tbilisi Airport, due to an increase in passenger numbers. The new terminal will be finished within an year.
Giorgi Molodinashvili, Deputy Director of the Georgia’s Airports Union, told DF Watch that in spring,
