Saturday, January 24, 2026

Prisoners' handicraft exhibition dedicated to violence against women

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(DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Handicraft made by prisoners went on sale at an exhibition at Radisson Blu Iveria hotel in Tbilisi on Friday dedicated to the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women.

The works at the exhibition ‘Creation Work for Dignity’ were made by

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Georgia's ruling coalition loses one more parliament member

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Shalva Shavgulidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream coalition received another unexpected blow Friday when one of its active members switched sides and joined the dismissed defense minister’s political party.

Nevertheless, GD says the loss of Shalva Shavgulidze

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Dismissed defense minister met Ivanishvili

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Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) and Irakli Alasania. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, who was dismissed a few days ago, Thursday evening met Bidzina Ivanishvili, the businessman who brought together the Georgian Dream coalition.

Ivanishvili has avoided public statements since he left

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PM: Coalition's split will strengthen Georgia's democracy

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Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After sacking and reprimanding his once ally, Prime Minister Garibashvili says if Alasania’s party goes into opposition, this will make the country’s democracy even stronger.

Alasania on his part says he thinks the PM has lost face.

Garibashvili

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Georgia's ruling coalition struggling to maintain majority in parliament

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Davit Saganelidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the party of the recently dismissed defense minister is rushing to try to deprive Georgian Dream of its majority, while the coalition is trying to retain it.

If all ten members of the Free Democrats faction leave the coalition, this will

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Foreign minister's deputies return to work, after resigning yesterday

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“The PM instructed me that the system must function,’ said Davit Japahjania, one of the deputies to the foreign minister. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–At least two of the deputies of the Georgian foreign minister will remain on their posts despite saying yesterday that they would resign in the wake of the dismissal of the defense minister.

Tamar Beruchashvili and Davit Jalaghania told journalists

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