TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained a suspect after Wednesday evening’s attack on a photo reporter during an anti-government demonstration.
Photographer Irakli Gedenidze from Interpressnews was beaten and had his camera damaged while
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Journalist beaten in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A photo journalist was beaten at a political demonstration in Tbilisi on Wedneday.
Irakli Gedenidze, who works for new agency Interpressnews, came to Roses Square to cover a rally against the falling lari rate organized by the Reformers, Free Georgia
Georgia's oldest member of parliament (88) retires
TBILISI, DFWatch–The oldest member of the Georgian parliament, 88 year old Giorgi (Gogi) Ochiauri, has asked to be relieved for health reasons.
Ochiauri is a professor at the Academy of Arts. He was elected from the National Movement party list in October, 2012.
Georgia pardons eight female prisoners to mark Mother's Day
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president pardoned eight women on Monday in connection with Mother’s Day, which in Georgia is marked on March 3.
Zviad Koridze, head of the president’s pardon commission, said at a press conference on Monday that four among
Prisoners with life sentence call off hunger strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–47 prisoners with life-long sentences have ended their hunger strike after more than a month without getting what they demanded.
Almost 60 prisoners were part of the protest when it began in late January. Their demand was to be included
Court rules Sakdrisi should have remained protected heritage site
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government lost its appeal in the case about lifting the protected status of an ancient gold mine in order to open for commercial exploitation.
Tbilisi City Court decided last summer that the ministry was wrong
Georgia's governing coalition received most donations in 2014
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Dream received almost 82 percent of all political donations in Georgia in 2014.
In total, 7.4 million laris (USD 3.7 million) was donated to political parties and subjects last year.
The State Audit Office, a government body tasked
Number of Tourists declined in Jan-Feb, 2015: MIA
Tbilisi, DFWatch – In the wake of tightening visa regulations by the Geoorgian government and crisis in Ukraine, the latest data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia showed decline in numbers of tourists and overall visitors in Georgia. However, according to the same data, number of the transit visitors increased.
Evnoy to Russia accuses Free Democrats of Incompetence
Tbilisi, DFWatch – A cross-fire between political team of the Former Defense Minister and Georgia’s Special Envoy to Negotiations with Russia went sour after the latter’s remarks over Georgia’s NATO membership prospects.
Zurab Abashidze,
Saakashvili's party planning rallies to unseat the government
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former ruling party, the National Movement, is preparing to take to the streets this spring in a change of roles since a few years back.
The call comes after the government refused to show up in parliament on Saturday to debate