DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, October 17 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze sharply criticized the European Commission on Friday, accusing its press office of showing “direct support” for what he described as an attempted coup and of remaining silent about the recent attempted storming of the presidential palace in Tbilisi. Speaking to reporters, Kobakhidze said the Commission should … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Friday that three people have been arrested in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi for allegedly producing fake medical certificates and helping others obtain disability status in exchange for money. Emzar Gagnidze, head of the service’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, said during a briefing that the suspects, including doctors and … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Explosions were heard overnight in the Russian resort city of Sochi, where local authorities said air defenses shot down incoming missiles and drones. Sochi’s mayor, Andrey Proshunin, said all emergency services had been placed on high alert and were working under the coordination of the city’s operational headquarters. He later confirmed … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia’s leading legal watchdog, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), has condemned a new legislative proposal from the ruling Georgian Dream party that would ban individuals linked to outlawed political parties from taking part in politics, calling it unconstitutional and contrary to international human rights standards. In a statement released Wednesday, … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia expelled 851 foreign citizens between January and September this year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs published Thursday. The quarterly breakdown shows a steady rise across 2025: 219 expulsions in the first quarter, 306 in the second, and 326 in the third. By nationality, India and Iran … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Azerbaijan has exported 17.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas through the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline (also known as the South Caucasus Pipeline) between January and September 2024, according to data released by the country’s State Statistics Committee on Thursday. The volume represents a 1.98 percent increase compared with the same period last … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder of the independent outlets Netgazeti and Batumelebi, has been shortlisted for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, one of Europe’s highest honors for human rights and free expression. Amaghlobeli shares the finalist list with Andrzej Poczobut, a Belarusian journalist currently imprisoned in Belarus. … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia is seeing a surge in visitors from Uzbekistan, with the number of arrivals rising by nearly 23 percent this year, according to data released by the tour operator Check-in Travel and figures cited by BMG. Between January and September, 61,949 tourists from Uzbekistan visited Georgia, placing the Central Asian nation … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream scored an overwhelming victory in the Tbilisi City Council elections held on October 4, according to final results published Thursday by the Central Election Commission (CEC). Out of roughly 1 million registered voters, a total of 325,061 people cast their ballots, representing a turnout of about … Read more
TBILISI, October 16 – The British government has imposed new financial sanctions on Russia’s Lukoil, but the company’s Georgian subsidiary has reported its best results in years, according to recently published financial statements. The sanctions, introduced by the United Kingdom on September 15, target Lukoil’s global operations but make specific exceptions for its participation in … Read more