Sunday, January 25, 2026

Georgian priest who died in ferry disaster praised for heroic rescue effort

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(Photo by Italian Navy.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A witness has told how a Georgian priest helped save people before he himself perished in the Norman Atlantic disaster.

Father Ilia Kartozia reinforced other passengers’ confidence, which aided in the evacuation of the doomed ferry, Irakli, a Georgian survivor,

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Four environmental activists detained outside city council in Tbilisi

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Four environmental activists were detained for demonstrating outside Tbilisi City Council on Tuesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Four environmentalists were detained outside the city council building in Tbilisi on Wednesday.

The four were demonstrating against the project Panorama Tbilisi, which involves constructing a new cable car and several buildings in the old

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Chechen leader proposes building road and railway to Georgia

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Verkhny Lars, the only functioning border crossing between Georgia and Russia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov proposes building a new railway as well as a new road connecting the Russian republic with Georgia, which still has tense relations with Russia.

Kadyrov’s provocative plan was launched at a press conference in Grozny.

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Ombudsman asks Prosecutor's Office to investigate police brutality

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The incident took place at the police station in Gldani, north Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman has asked the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate an incident of possible mistreatment by police.

On Monday, the Ombudsman’s Office reported that a citizen, whose name is mentioned by initials, was detained

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Eight Georgians among passangers of ferry that caught fire in Adriatic Sea

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(Photo by Italian Navy.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A ferry which caught fire on December 28 in the Adriatic Sea, was carrying eight Georgian citizens. According to Italian media there were 478 people on the ferry, including the crew.

At least eight people have been killed in the fire aboard MS Norman Atlantic

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