Friday, January 23, 2026

Georgian victim of Ukraine war brought home

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The body of Arsen Beridze was brought home to Georgia from Ukraine Monday. (1tv.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a Georgian who died a few days ago in a bomb explosion in Ukraine’s Donetsk region arrived in Georgia on Monday.

Arsen Beridze, 23, from Adjara region, had been living in Ukraine with his family for the past 12 years. He was killed when

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Georgian president no longer to oversee student scholarships

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government wants to strip the president of the power to set terms for student scholarships and studies abroad.

A new draft law about higher education will if passed let the it be up to the government to confirm the use of student advantages,

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Art students in Tbilisi protesting against new government decree

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Students at the Academy of Art in Tbilisi are opposed to new rules for electing a rector. (Imedi TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students demonstrated Friday outside the Culture Ministry against a decision to only allow professors at accredited universities to become rector of the Academy of Art.

The decree was signed by Culture Minister Mikheil Giorgadze on September 1.

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What NATO's Wales declaration said about Georgia

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Heads of state of NATO and partner countries at the Wales summit.

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 113 point declaration passed by leaders of NATO countries at the summit in Wales has two points about Georgia.

Apart from support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a commitment that it will become a member of NATO someday

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Boy's torture sparks crime debate in Georgia

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A four-year old boy was tortured with an iron in a village in western Georgia Wednesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The torture of a 4-year old boy in a village in western Georgia has shocked Georgians and made many question official statistics indicating a significant decrease in crime.

Two days ago, Ketevan Arveladze was at home alone with her 4-year old when

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Georgia warns of possible new landslide in Dariali Valley

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Eight people have so far been killed this year in landslides in Dariali Valley. (Police.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Geologists in Georgia say heavy rainfall would cause another landslide in Dariali Valley, where eight people have already been killed this year in two natural disasters.

Six people were killed in a landslide in Dariali Valley May 17, and two more

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Georgian president compares Ukraine events with 2008 war

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From left to right: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Giorgi Margvelashvili, David Cameron. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a speech at the NATO summit in Wales that the events in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine in 2014 demonstrate that stability and peaceful development of young democracies is a significant challenge

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NATO chief meets Georgian president

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President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Photo published by NATO.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in preparation for the NATO summit in Wales.

The two talked about the importance of the summit on the background of the Ukraine crisis and the significance

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