Sunday, May 31, 2026

Suspect in Girgvliani case pleads guilty

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Oleg Melnikov said Saakashvili and higher officials decided to cover up the murder. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former government official in Georgia has pleaded guilty in the murder of bank employee Sandro Girgvliani in 2006.

The 28-year old Girgvliani was brutally murdered after a scuffle at a cafe in Tbilisi, during a birthday party for an Interior Ministry

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Georgian village hasn't had running water for two decades

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Residents of Ninigori demand running water. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals demonstrated in an eastern Georgian village on Monday, demanding to get running water installed.

People living in the village Ninigori in the Lagodekhi region claim they have been without running water for more than 20 years.

During all this time,

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Georgia beats Czech Republic 73-62 in EuroBasket qualifier

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Georgia won 73-62 against Czech Republic in Tbilisi on Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s basketball team won 73-62 against the Czech Republic on Sunday in a qualification match for FIBA EuroBasket 2015.

There was a scuffle during the match. On one of the tribunes, Georgian fans started a quarrel. It didn’t last long,

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Georgian FM criticized for not clearly supporting Russia sanctions

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Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign minister is criticized by opponents for saying that the economic sanctions against Russia will not solve the Ukraine crisis. The minister says she was misinterpreted.

Maia Panjikidze on Thursday said that sanctions against Russia

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Georgian president defends decision to use lavish palace

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The presidential palace lies on a hill overlooking Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili last year thought the presidential palace was too luxurious for him to use, but now he defends his decision to make it his place of work.

In the presidential election campaign in October, 2013, Margvelashvili

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