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
DFWatch staff
Georgia's governing coalition loses its majority in Adjara assembly
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.
Two more officials resign in Georgia
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
28 candidates for new head of Supreme Court
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
Georgian Defense Ministry official resigns due to public pressure
TBILISI, DFWatch–The deputy head of the general inspection in the Georgian Defense Ministry resigned on Tuesday, explaining that he made the decision due to the accusations against him lately.
Explaining the decision, Valeri Zumbadze wrote in a statement published
Two boys on life support after being stabbed at Tbilisi school
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two teenage boys were hospitalized with serious injuries on Monday after being stabbed by another pupil at the same Tbilisi school.
Police detained a suspect, who is also a minor.
All three are pupils at Public School No 186 in Didi Digomi
Locals in Kutaisi accuse police wife of fatal hit-and-run
TBILISI, DFWatch–The parents and relatives of a girl who died in a car accident three days ago in Kutaisi accuse the police of covering up what happened. They believe the real culprit is the wife of a policeman.
The family of the victim Nana Giglemiani demonstrated Monday
Suspect in Yuri Vazagashvili murder placed in pre-trial detention
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Monday placed the suspect in the murder of Yuri Vazagashvili in pre-trial detention.
The Prosecutor’s Office asked to keep the policeman in detention. He was detained yesterday, suspected of murdering Vazagashvili.
Road closed in Gudauri due to heavy snow
TBILISI, DFWatch–Traffic is prohibited along the Gudauri-Kobi section of the old military highway in northern Georgia due to snow and danger of avalanche.
According to the Infrastructure Ministry’s road department, no vehicles are allowed through in that stretch
Policeman detained for murder of human rights activist
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor General’s Office in Georgia has detained a police officer who is suspected of murdering human rights activist Yuri Vazagashvili three weeks ago.
Yuri Vazagashvili had been campaigning for justice for his son Zurab, who was