DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is preparing to drastically cut the state budget to deal with a 30 percent reduction in value of the national currency.
Presenting the plans Monday, members of the ruling coalition said the budget will be cut by 500
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Monday detained one more person near the village Adzvi, which borders with South Ossetia.
The detainee is Grisha Balamtsarashvili (67), who was out in the field looking after cattle at the edge of the village, together with
TBILISI, DFWatch–A strike has broken out among workers on a new highway connecting Tbilisi with Rustavi, a town 20km to the south. Workers demand a ten lari (USD 4) pay rise from their current 20 lari (USD 8) per day.
Their demand comes as a result of a 30 percent
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian from Pankisi has died in the war in Syria.
Ibrahim Tsatiashvili, 33, left his home village Tsinubani two months ago. His relatives knew he was in Turkey. On Friday, they learned that he had died. It is not yet known whether
TBILISI, DFWatch–When groups in Tbilisi wanted to mark the international day against homophobia May 17, they had to organize it in tightly-controlled secrecy and gather in silence.
Time and location was secret, and everyone who showed up, including journalists
TBILISI, DFWatch–Money transfers to and from Georgia fell by 24.4 percent in April 2015, compared to same month in the year before.
According to the National Bank, the amount of money transfers last month was USD 91.1 million, which was USD 29.4 million less than
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgians were detained by Russian border guards on Friday near the village Adzvi, near the delineation line around South Ossetia.
The detainees were two young men, Lasha Tanashvili, 15 and Levan Kokoriani, 18, who were out looking
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s vice prime minister claims the National Bank could have helped stabilize the lari by monitoring large bank transactions in and out of the country.
Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze said this during an appearance on the talk show 2030
TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain caused problems for villagers and farmers in eastern Georgia, destroying their harvest and killing livestock. More than 6,000 people are without electricity.
Among the affected areas are Pankisi, Akhmeta and Lagodekhi. The river Alazani
