TBILISI, DFWatch–Gem Fest starts Thursday in Anaklia, a beach resort on the Black Sea coast close to the border with Abkhazia.
Georgian Electronic Music Festival will last from July 30 to August 7 and is carried out with the support of the Georgian
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Youth Olympics: Georgia takes five medals in judo
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has won five medals so far in the European Youth Olympic Festival, which is being held in Tbilisi.
All medals, one gold and four bronze, were won in judo. Robinzon Beglasrishvili Wednesday won gold in men’s 60kg category,
Ivanishvili donates one million dollars to treat wounded soldiers
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili is donating one million dollars to support wounded soldiers, according to Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli.
She told journalists on Wednesday that Ivanishivli had to finance the treatment
Georgian released by South Ossetia after paying USD 33 fine
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man who was detained by Russian border guards Saturday was freed on Tuesday, after paying a fine.
Davit Khuroshvili, from the village Khurvaleti, bordering breakaway South Ossetia, was detained for violating the border.
Daily life in the shadow of South Ossetia
An inhabitant of Chvrinisi, a Georgian village located right at the administrative boundary line with South Ossetia, tells about his daily life in the conflict zone.
‘There is no fence at the border in our village’, Vakhtang, an inhabitant of Chvrinisi tells DF Watch.
Exposé about young bride's virginity causes outrage in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The question of whether a bride must be a virgin has become a hotly debated topic in Georgia after a man beat his new young wife after the wedding.
The report shown on Imedi TV on Sunday also revived a discussion of how journalist go about
British band Placebo donates USD 40,000 to Tbilisi flood victims
TBILISI, DFWatch–Placebo, a British band which recently played at Tbilisi Open Air festival, has donated about USD 40,000 to the victims of the flood on June 13-14.
The website Indiegogo, which raises funds for charity, said it had received USD 39,974 from Placebo
U.S. State Dep: Georgia shows progress in fight against human trafficking
TBILISI, DFWatch–In a new report, the U.S. Department of State says Georgia has had progress in fighting human trafficking.
The 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report report, which was published Tuesday, says the Georgian government does not fully comply with the minimum
Tbilisi Olympic festival not prepared for people with special needs
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Youth Olympic Festival does not have proper infrastructure for people with special needs, according to Georgia’s ombudsman.
Rustavi 2 reported Sunday that wheelchair users and others with special needs who wanted