DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in January 2015 was 9 percent lower than last year, according to preliminary data published by the National Statistics Department, GeoStat, on Friday.
The total turnover was USD 694 million, out of which export
TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of City Hall’s supervision service pleaded not guilty in the case of taking a bribe in return for facilitating the construction of a new hotel.
Jokia Bodokia was detained on Wednesday.
His lawyer, Giorgi Kavlashvili, told journalists that his client
TBILISI, DFWatch–Families and relatives of prisoners with life sentences and incurable diseases rallied in front of the government house in Adjara on Thursday.
They demand that the prisoners are offered a new chance to have their cases reviewed and their sentences
TBILISI, DFWatch–Press freedom has been improved in Georgia, judging by the latest annual index published by Reporters Without Borders. The country has moved up 15 places and is number 69 among 180 countries.
The last time Georgia listed this high was
TBILISI, DFWatch–A large part of the governing coalition in parliament are against the criteria the president used when he recently selected candidates for new head of Supreme Court.
The initiative began with 16 MPs from the Georgian Dream coalition.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of the Supervision Service at Tbilisi City Hall was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of bribery.
Jokia Bodokia is accused of having accepted a bribe of USD 180,000; ten percent of the price of constructing a new hotel.
The money
TBILISI, DFWatch–60 prisoners with life sentence are continuing their hunger strike to demand a new assessment of their cases.
The prisoners on lifelong term want to be included in a mass amnesty introduced by the new Georgian Dream coalition
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition has lost its majority of seats in the regional assembly in Adjara after one deputy broke ranks last week.
Medea Vasadze explained in a statement that her decision was the result of two years and four months of analysis.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two more government officials resigned in Georgia on Tuesday; one regional police chief and a deputy department head in the Defense Ministry.
Robert Grigalashvili, deputy head of military reporting, yesterday evening handed in his resignation
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Tuesday presented a list of 28 candidates for new head of Supreme Court. Most of the names on the list are unknown to the public.
Among the few known names is Zakaria Kutsnashvili; a member of the Georgian