Thursday, April 30, 2026

ICC prosecutor arrives in Georgia to conduct 2008 war probe

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ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda arrived in Georgia Thursday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived in Georgia Thursday, to determine if there is basis for a trial for war crimes in the 2008 war.

Bensouda earlier this week filed a 160 page long request to authorize an investigation

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Georgia's religious minorities file lawsuit with Constitutional Court

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Christmas Mass in the Catholic Church in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Eight religious organizations in Georgia have filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, demanding to get rid of legislation that provide beneficial tax terms for the Orthodox Church.

Georgia’s Tax Code, as well as an agreement between

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Georgia to allow human rights inspectors to take photos in prisons

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Prison Minister Kakha Kakhishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government will from next year allow the Public Defender’s Office to take pictures inside prison.

This will allow photographic evidence to be obtained in cases where there is suspicion of abuse, or when sanitary conditions

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Constitutional Court suspends new bank supervision agency

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The National Bank will still supervise private banks, for the time being. (National Bank.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Constitutional Court has suspended the work of a newly created agency that was to take over the supervision of private banks; previously the responsibility of the National Bank.

The ruling was made during a lawsuit against the parliament

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Georgian president appoints new political adviser

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Giorgi Margvelashvili (right) and his new political adviser Pikria Chikhradze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Monday presented Pikria Chikhradze as his new political adviser.

Chikhradze is active in the New Rightists Party and is most known for her work as a youth activist in the National Liberation Movement,

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