Tbilisi, DFWatch – 24-years-old Aslan Tsutsashvili from Pankisi valley accuses Akhmeta police of physical assault on ethnic grounds.
The incident allegedly
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Muslims in Batumi present 12,000 signatures in support of new mosque
BATUMI, DFWatch–Muslims gathered at the Orta Jame mosque in Batumi on Thursday and presented over 12,000 signatures in support of constructing a new mosque.
Orta Jame is the only mosque in Batumi, Georgia’s second largest city, and it has been overcrowded
Georgia sending team to investigate sexual misconduct in CAR
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian military police is preparing to send a team to the Central African Republic to investigate alleged sexual crimes committed there by Georgian soldiers.
Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli said Wednesday that investigators require some
Transgender woman found dead in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A transgender woman was found dead in her apartment in Tbilisi on Thursday. She had apparently suffocated due to a gas leak.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) confirmed the death of Bianka Shigurova and said an investigation has been
Director of construction company accused of embezzling 600,000 USD
TBILISI, DFWatch–The director of a construction company was detained on Thursday accused of embezzlement of more than 1.5 million laris.
According to the Finance Ministry’s investigation service, the company Construction-Commercial Corporation
Demonstration, comments, apologies follow MP’s Down’s syndrome slur
TBILISI, DFWatch–Gogi Topadze’s use of handicapist language provoked reaction from Georgia’s top politicians and a demonstration in Tbilisi’s center.
MP Gogi Topadze’s use of Down’s syndrome as a term of abuse provoked a variety of reactions
Swine flu claims its ninth victim in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Swine flu has claimed its ninth death in Georgia, according to National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
A young woman died two days ago in the Adjara region in the southwest of Georgia, and laboratory tests confirmed that she
Topadze's use of Down's syndrome as term of abuse stuns parliament
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
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.