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TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia plans to spend 3.5 million laris on traditional religious groups and dedicate a new square to the idea of tolerance.
As reported by DF Watch, there have been growing friction in Georgian society in recent
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the ombudsman claims that a government official broke the law when he greenlighted the destruction of a 5,400 year old cave complex with invaluable archaeological findings.
In December, the Russian company RMG Gold
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Finance Ministry’s investigative service on Monday brought embezzlement charges against a former government official.
Former Kvemo Kartli governor Davit Kirkitadze is accused of having used state-owned machinery to carry out construction
TBILISI, DFWatch–Family members and relatives of 55 prisoners with life sentence who claim being on hunger strike during almost a month, rallied on Sunday outside notorious Gldani No 8 jail in Tbilisi outskirts, demanding reducing their terms and better conditions for inmates.
TBILISI, DFWatch–One man died in a mining accident in Western Georgia on Saturday. Early indications are that it was an accident.
The victim is Kote Bakhutashvili, who worked in the transport district in the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli, a mining town in the north
TBILISI, DFWatch–The road between Gudauri and Kobi in northern Georgia was Sunday closed for all traffic due to strong wind and limited visibility.
Machinery has been deployed to the place by the Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry.
Vehicles are
TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals rallied Saturday in the Georgian port city Poti. They are opposed to a decision by the local government to demolish the naval station building.
Demonstrators say the building is a symbol of the city, which lies on the Black Sea coast and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia and Georgia will resume their one-on-one talks in Prague in the end of February, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in an announcement.
The so-called Abashidze-Karasin talks, which are limited in scope to economic and other practical issues,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia has still not created a committee to investigate why a pre-historic gold mine was destroyed by a Russian mining company in mid December last year.
The Free Democrats on Friday nominated one of their members to chair
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were detained during tumults outside the Saakashvili Presidential Library in Tbilisi on Friday.
Inside the building, activists for the National Movement held an exhibition dedicated to the one year anniversary of the revolution in