DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 24 – Lawyers for Levan Khabeishvili, chairman of the political council of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement (UNM), are doubling down on claims that his arrest is politically motivated. Khabeishvili was detained earlier this month by Georgia’s State Security Service and charged with publicly promising money to officials in exchange for political support. … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – An explosion rocked a residential area in Tbilisi’s Lotkini district, injuring one person, Georgian officials confirmed on Monday. The blast, which residents said shook nearby buildings, is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. Photos from the scene quickly spread on social media, showing damaged structures and emergency crews … Read more
Giorgi Antadze, defense and security researcher at the Tbilisi think tank GeoCase, says Georgia’s October 4 local elections cannot be treated as routine. In an interview with Interpressnews, he described the elections as intimately linked to the political upheaval that has gripped the country for two years. “Impossible to call this just another municipal election,” … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Demonstrators returned to Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi on Tuesday, marking 300 days of continuous protests since refusing to accept the result of the 2024 parliamentary election, which showed victory for the ruling Georgian Dream. The 300th protest march began at the 300 Aragvians Memorial, a site named after Georgian soldiers … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia’s fish exports almost doubled in value this year, even though the overall volume barely rose, according to new trade figures. Business Media reported, based on data from Georgia’s National Statistics Office, that from January to August 2025, the country exported 964 tons of fresh, chilled, and frozen fish worth USD … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia’s parliament is moving to limit the National Bank’s authority over state reserves while giving it stronger powers to regulate cryptocurrency service providers. Supporters of the measure say the tighter rules will bring Georgia’s fast-growing crypto sector under stronger oversight. A draft bill prepared by Finance and Budget Committee chair Paata … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia has named Alexander Kartozia as its new ambassador to Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week. Kartozia brings decades of public service and academic experience to the role. He previously served as Georgia’s Minister of Education and later as director of the National Parliamentary Library. He has also … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia has started printing ballots for its upcoming local elections, scheduled for October 4. The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that a total of 3,897,500 ballots are being printed at four printing houses in Tbilisi. Observers from election monitoring organizations are also present to oversee the printing of voting papers. Inspecting … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Medical experts in Georgia argue that the dominance of private companies has hurt the quality of care. Business leaders insist government run hospitals are unnecessary. Healthcare specialists say Georgia’s system has been in crisis for years, forcing many patients to seek treatment abroad. Private investors own most of the country’s hospitals, … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – A Georgian journalist facing trial has been nominated for the European Parliament’s top human rights award. Mzia Amaghlobeli, founder of the independent news outlets Netgazeti and Batumelebi, was put forward for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at a joint session of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs and development committees, … Read more