DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused opposition politicians and activists of using “Russophobia” as a political tool, triggering a sharp backlash just days before the anniversary of the 2008 war with Russia. In a social media post on Tuesday, Kobakhidze argued that many of today’s most vocal anti-Russian figures had … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian security officials have arrested two company directors accused of supplying horse meat to public kindergartens while billing it as beef. The alleged fraud involved kindergartens in the municipalities of Marneuli and Kareli, the State Security Service said on Tuesday. According to the agency, the companies BGM 1 and Georgian Meat … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – A 35-year-old man was killed after being struck by a train in Chakvi, a seaside town in western Georgia, on Tuesday morning. The man died at the scene, Interpressnews reported. Police were deployed to the area following the incident. The ministry told Interpressnews that an investigation had been launched.
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgia’s ruling party is preparing possible new legislation to protect “national identity”, a move supporters say is needed to defend traditional values and critics warn could deepen social divisions. The Georgian Dream initiative follows the creation of several groups in recent days claiming to defend Georgian identity, national unity, traditions and … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – Georgia says it is ready to continue political dialogue with the United States and wants to rebuild the countries’ strategic partnership “from a clean sheet,” Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili said. Her comments followed criticism from the US Embassy over Georgia’s creation of a unit to combat hate speech. According to Rezonansi, … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – The planned deep-sea port at Anaklia has moved to its next stage of construction, as the first dredging vessel arrives in the project’s maritime zone. The planned new port at Anaklia, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, is considered a major step toward enhancing the country’s role in transiting cargo between Europe … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – The Facebook page of Georgian investigative outlet Studio Monitor has been removed after Meta reportedly accused it of copyright violations, the media organisation said on Monday. Studio Monitor editor Nino Zuriashvili described the deletion as the third recent attack on the outlet’s online presence. Its YouTube channel was also disabled on … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – Georgian police have arrested two people accused of attacking and robbing a foreign national on a street in Tbilisi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the suspects assaulted the victim and stole mobile phones and money before fleeing the scene. Officers from the Old Tbilisi division arrested both suspects shortly after … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – A coalition of Georgian civil society groups has accused the authorities of using hate speech laws to punish political criticism that does not call for violence or target protected groups. The Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum said on Monday that citizens and journalists had in several … Read more
TBILISI, August 1 – Two former Georgian servicemen were wounded in a knife attack after an argument at a restaurant in central Gori late Thursday, according to Georgian media. The incident began inside a restaurant on Stalin Street and later spilled outside, Interpressnews reported shortly after 1 am on Friday. Witnesses said an argument between … Read more