DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–A witness has told how a Georgian priest helped save people before he himself perished in the Norman Atlantic disaster.
Father Ilia Kartozia reinforced other passengers’ confidence, which aided in the evacuation of the doomed ferry, Irakli, a Georgian survivor,
TBILISI, DFWatch–One person is believed to have been taken by an avalanche in Bakhmaro, in the Guria region of western Georgia.
The victim was part of a group of four youth who were visiting the winter resort on December 31. All of them are still missing and rescue
TBILISI, DFWatch–Four environmentalists were detained outside the city council building in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
The four were demonstrating against the project Panorama Tbilisi, which involves constructing a new cable car and several buildings in the old
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian priest is among those who died after the ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday.
A spokesperson for Georgia’s Foreign Ministry said a few minutes ago that the body of priest Ilia Kartozia has been found.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly a hundred prisoners have been pardoned in Georgia, partly in relation to the New Year celebration.
Most of the prisoners who are being freed or have their sentences reduced were pardoned by the president’s pardon commission; one of two
TBILISI, DFWatch–Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov proposes building a new railway as well as a new road connecting the Russian republic with Georgia, which still has tense relations with Russia.
Kadyrov’s provocative plan was launched at a press conference in Grozny.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman has asked the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate an incident of possible mistreatment by police.
On Monday, the Ombudsman’s Office reported that a citizen, whose name is mentioned by initials, was detained
TBILISI, DFWatch–A ferry which caught fire on December 28 in the Adriatic Sea, was carrying eight Georgian citizens. According to Italian media there were 478 people on the ferry, including the crew.
At least eight people have been killed in the fire aboard MS Norman Atlantic
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president says he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if bilateral relations between the two states will be on the agenda.
A meeting between the leaders of the two countries which broke off relations after fighting
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi city court on Saturday turned down a plea from five Defense Ministry officials who asked to be released on bail.
The defense team of the five officials who were detained in late October and charged with embezzlement of about USD 2.3