DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 30 – Tbilisi became the stage for a global debate on how to measure and fight inequality when top UN-backed experts on gender statistics gathered in Georgia’s capital this week. The 19th session of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS), coordinated by the United Nations Statistics Division, drew specialists from … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Two villages in western Georgia’s Kharagauli municipality have been abandoned after a massive landslide worsened, swallowing farmland and edging toward rivers and roads. Residents of Khvemaghali and Ghverki have already left their homes as cracks widened across hillsides in recent weeks. Locals say the disaster struck quickly. Some point to tectonic … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – The Czech government has added five Georgian officials to its national sanctions list, citing their role in violent crackdowns on protests in Tbilisi. According to Czech media, those targeted include Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, who the Czech Foreign Ministry said publicly defended the use of force against demonstrators. Also sanctioned … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – The Georgian government has submitted its draft 2026 budget to parliament, outlining higher pensions, expanded social spending and new investments in defense and infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Finance, pensions for citizens aged 70 and older will rise by 45 lari, reaching 495 lari (USD 180) per month. In Georgia’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Georgia’s Supreme Court was evacuated after authorities received another bomb threat, the State Security Service confirmed on Friday. Officials said security teams were following established protocols to check the building after the alert. No details were immediately given about the source of the threat. It marks the second such incident in … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Georgia’s apple exports have shot up this season, with both volume and value climbing sharply, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture. Between August 1 and September 28, the country exported 906 tons of apples worth USD 698,000. That’s a 65% jump in volume, 356 tons more than last … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has launched criminal proceedings against the parents of Giorgi Bachiashvili, a man already convicted in a high-profile cryptocurrency fraud case. Prosecutors say that between 2015 and 2017, Bachiashvili misappropriated nearly 9 bitcoins (8,986.8675 BTC) that legally belonged to billionaire and ruling party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili; an amount corresponding … Read more
TBILISI, September 29 – Georgian and Russian officials are set to meet in Ergneti today as part of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, regular field meetings used to solve practical problems along the boundary line with South Ossetia. Irakli Antadze, deputy director of the State Security Service’s information and analysis department, told reporters the … Read more
TBILISI, September 29 – Georgia heads into October’s local elections amid sharp criticism of its foreign policy, with former diplomat Nata Sabanadze warning that the country has become a “hollow shell” on the international stage. Sabanadze, Georgia’s former ambassador to the European Union and now a senior fellow at Chatham House, told Interpressnews that President … Read more
TBILISI, September 29 – Moldova’s pro-European ruling party has emerged as the frontrunner in the country’s parliamentary elections, according to near-final results released by the Central Election Commission. With 99.78% of ballots counted, the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) secured 50.14% of the vote, placing it just over the threshold for an outright majority in … Read more