TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian parliament member Wednesday used Down’s syndrome as a term of abuse.
Gogi Topadze, previously known for his praise of Stalin a few months ago, claimed that the president in his national address compared the Georgian
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Road closed north of Gudauri
TBILISI, DFWatch–The S-3 road between the winter resort Gudauri and the village Kobi is closed due to high winds and poor visibility.
Between Aragvispiri and Gudauri, and between Kobi and the Russian border at Larsi, trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with
Eighth person dies of swine flu in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s eighth swine flu victim was a young man who had an accompanying disease.
Amiran Gamkrelidze, director of the National Center of the Disease Control (NCDC), said the man died because he received treatment too late.
Parliament will consider making it a crime to offend religious feelings
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia might bring in a new law that makes it a crime to offend ‘religious feelings’.
A member of parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition has submitted a bill in parliament which was supported by the human rights committee.
The bill
Georgian, Armenian Ministers of Defense sign cooperation agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Minister of Defence conducted a series of meetings with Armenia’s prominent politicians and commented on issues linked to Armenian–Georgian cooperation.
Minister of Defense of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli concluded her three-day
Georgia may amend Constitution to bar same-sex marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–A controversy is brewing in Georgia over whether it should be written into the Constitution that a marriage is union between a man and a woman.
The idea has been around at least since former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili suggested it in March
Georgian president will hold annual address to parliament on February 3
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s annual state of the nation address will be delivered at the opening of the spring session of parliament on February 3.
Giorgi Kverenchkhiadze, who is parliamentary secretary for President Giorgi Margvelashvili,
Georgian Dream wins with 70% of votes in Gardabani by-election
TBILISI, DFWatch–The ruling Georgian Dream coalition won the by-local election in Gardabani on Thursday.
The election was necessary to find a replacement for Garsevan Nioradze, the recently deceased gamgebeli or head of municipality of Gardabani,
Georgia's seventh swine flu victim did not have a chronic disease
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man who died of swine in Georgia on Saturday did not suffer from any other disease. But there is no reason to panic, authorities say.
“Unfortunately, we had one case when the virus resulted in the death of an almost healthy person,
Tbilisi Opera House reopened as protesters decry 'Soviet' style event
TBILISI, DFWatch–As Tbilisi Opera House was reopened Sunday after more than five years of rehabilitation works, protesters decried that the first performance was invitation-only.
Protesters who had gathered at the entrance did not like the policy to not have tickets