DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–A public funeral was held Tuesday for four victims of a plane crash during the Abkhazia war more than twenty years ago.
The four were on a plane that was about to land in Sukhumi September 22, 1993, to evacuate head of state Eduard Shevardnadze.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is working on a new bill that will punish people for joining terrorist organizations abroad.
Spokesperson for the Interior Ministry tells DF Watch that the details of the new bill will be known after a draft has been sent
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 41-year old woman was killed by her husband in Kakheti on Sunday.
According to local media, a 41 year old man first shot his wife and later ran her over with his car. She died instantly.
Police detained the suspect at the crime scene. He is charged
TBILISI, DFWatch–Large quantities of undeclared gold has been seized by Georgian customs at the Sarpi border crossing with Turkey.
The gold jewelry which had a total weight of 466.05 grams was found in the belongings of a Georgian citizen who was coming
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Margvelashvili has asked parliament for approval to again send soldiers to the Central African Republic, after the EU extended its mission there for another four months.
The president’s order was signed on December 2, and has been received
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili yesterday said that Georgian officers will be serving in Ukraine’s armed forces and have been promised Ukrainian citizenship.
But Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze rejects this. He says there hasn’t been a single
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian citizen from the Pankisi gorge has died during clashes in the city of Kobane, Syria, fighting for Islamic State.
This is the eighth Pankisi man to die in the Syrian war. The victim’s family is avoiding comments, but relatives
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man who was injured in a fire at a market in Batumi died in hospital Sunday night. Police have detained one person in connection with the fire.
Davit Putkaradze, 51, was owner of one of the shops at the market. According to local media, he had lung
TBILISI, DFWatch–A journalist was detained by organizers of a concert by the Russian singer Grigory Leps on Sunday. The incident led to a protest rally.
Maestro TV journalist Nini Metreveli and her cameraman were locked up in a room with a guard for asking
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two people died in a fire at a market in Batumi on Sunday. One person is in hospital in a critical condition.
The victims are a married couple in their fifties, Temur and Nani Rizhvadze, while the third injured person is Davit Putkaradze, 51.