TBILISI, DFWatch–Three activists were detained Friday for assaulting a member of parliament.
The detainees are Nika Narsia, Mirian Deisadze and Kakhaber Gabunia, all members of the youth group Tavisupali Zona (Free Zone), which on many occasions
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Bad weather caused damage in three parts of Georgia this weekend
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia was hit by a spell of bad weather Saturday night, with hailstorm, strong rain and high winds.
The hailstorm in Akhaltsikhe, in the south, lasted for almost one hour. In several villages, crops were destroyed and houses damaged.
Georgian Football Federation elects new president
TBILISI, DFWatch–A lengthy and intense debate in the Georgian Football Federation Saturday ended in the election of Levan Kobiashvili as new president.
GFF’s former president Zviad Sichinava resigned after the UEFA Super Cup match in Barcelona-Sevilla in Tbilisi.
Court hearing leaves Rustavi 2's future unsettled
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court hearing in Tbilisi in a lawsuit about control over Georgian television company Rustavi 2 ended without much progress Friday.
The preparatory hearing in Tbilisi City Court concerned a lawsuit by businessman Kibar Khalvashi against Rustavi 2.
Gori city assembly votes against re-erecting Stalin statue
TBILISI, DFWatch–The city assembly in Joseph Stalin’s hometown Gori on Friday voted against the idea of re-erecting a six-meter high statue of the dictator.
The statue was unveiled in 1952 on the central square in Gori. After the end of the Soviet Union
13% more visitors to Georgia in September
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia increased 12.6 percent in September, compared to the year before, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ department for analysis.
The total number of visitors in September was 568,663. Out of this, 227,130
Rustavi 2 director asks for donations after another setback in court
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Thursday ordered the seizure of the shares in the company that owns the television channel Rustavi 2.
The court ordered the seizure of all shares in TV Sakartvelo, which holds 51 percent of the shares in Rustavi 2. The latter
23 million bottles of wine exported so far in 2015
TBILISI, DFWatch–By September 28, Georgia had exported 23.3 million bottles of wine so far in 2015.
3.5 million bottles were exported in September, according to the Agriculture Ministry; the highest monthly rate in 2015.
The export of wine has tripled, compared
Georgian police let friends of govt tops violate traffic rules since 2009
TBILISI, DFWatch–A TV channel in Georgia has published footage apparently proving that the Georgian police allows friends of government officials to violate traffic rules if they can show a special permit.
The licences to drive dangerously were introduced
Georgian president rejects politically motivated pardons
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has rejected a call by his predecessor Mikheil Saakashvili that it is a test of ‘decency’ to pardon three former top government officials who are convicted of crimes committed while in office.
Saakashvili, who is now