TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia on Sunday arrested the husband of a well-known singer at Tbilisi airport after he was found carrying drugs.
Kakha Mamulashvili is a producer, but better known as the husband of the Georgian singer Lela Tsurtsumia.
DFWatch staff
Anti-occupation protest with anti-governmental undertones
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Representatives of the civil society, science, and media lead the protest triggered by the latest developments at the border with South Ossetia and blame the government for inaction.
Around thousand people gathered in front of the State Chancellery in Tbilisi on 18
South Ossetia investigating border sign removal
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia has initiated a criminal investigation of the journalists who recently pulled down a border sign demarcating the breakaway region and replaced it with a Georgian flag.
According to South Ossetia’s official news agency RES,
LGBT rights activist assaulted allegedly for his appearance
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Interior Ministry launched criminal investigation into physical attack on employee of the NGO working in the field of protecting rights of sexual minorities in Georgia.
Levan Berianidze, of NGO Identoba,
Donald Tusk to visit Georgia July 20
TBILISI, DFWatch–President of the European Council Donald Tusk will arrive in Tbilisi on July 20 for a two day visit.
Tusk was invited by President Giorgi Margvelashvili. The two will have a bilateral meeting, and afterward answer questions at a joint press conference.
Locals unhappy about South Ossetia border protests
TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals gathered near the border with Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia on Friday to protest against the actions of a group of journalists who staged a protest a few days ago against Russia’s ‘creeping occupation.’
People say they have
Another border incident: Georgian flag removed by armed Ossetian servicemen
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers on Wednesday removed a Georgian flag at the border with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
On June 10, Russian troops guarding the perimeter of the breakaway republic placed two news border signs near the villages
Head of Georgia's National Bank makes new call to cut expenses
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia’s National Bank on Wednesday again asked the government to cut the budget, but the government has no plans to follow the recommendation.
Giorgi Kadagidze said the adjustments in the 2015 budget
Fire in Tbilisi department store injures eleven
TBILISI, DFWatch–Eleven people were injured in a fire Thursday morning at a department store in Tbilisi.
The fire started at about 9am on the second floor of the store, where there was furniture.
Giorgi Bakhutashvili, communication manager of Hypermarket Gorgia,
Bill to reform Prosecutor General's Office seen as ineffective
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three influential European organizations criticize Georgia for carrying out a reform that doesn’t do enough to depoliticize the Prosecutor General’s Office.
One of the most important remarks by the Venice Commission, OSCE and the Consultative Council