Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Georgian man stabs sister for not wearing hijab

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The mosque in Duisi, Pankisi Gorge. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A man from Pankisi Gorge stabbed his sister in the chest with a knife for refusing to wear a hijab.

The brother, 35, inflicted 7 wounds on his 33 year old sister, a former police officer.

Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge is located in the northeast

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Georgian president presents candidates for head of Supreme Court

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Outgoing head of Georgia’s Supreme Court, Kote Kublashvili was a key player in the controversial justice reforms.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Tuesday presented parliament with his two candidates to take over as head of Supreme Court.

This was the second time President Giorgi Margvelashvili presented Nino Bakakuri and Zurab Dzlierishvili as candidates to take over

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Two activist groups clash in Tbilisi

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Journalist Zaza Davitaia threatened retaliation after being injured in the clash. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two groups of politically motivated youth clashed on Tuesday, inflicting injuries on each other.

The conflict started after activists from the pro-National Movement youth group Tavisupali Zona (Free Zone) severely beat a journalist from a conservative

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Remains of dead Georgian PM may be exhumed

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The death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania (pictured) in February 2005 is still troubling Georgians. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a former Georgian prime minister may be exhumed in order to determine the cause of death.

Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, one of the architects of the rose revolution, died in 2005, officially of gas poisoning due to a faulty heater.

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Georgia to help Kyrgyzstan get access to the EU market

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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in Istanbul on Monday. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili says the free trade treaty Georgia signed with the EU earlier this year opens opportunities also for other countries to reach the EU market.

He said this while discussing bilateral relations with Kyrgyzstan

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Georgian authorities issue warning about new storm in southwest

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A magnitude four storm battered the Batumi beach Monday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain hit Georgia’s southwestern parts on Monday, but so far without causing the amount of damage which was feared after meteorologists issued a dire forecast the day before.

Last night, there was strong wind and a constant downpour

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Pathologist in Zhvania's death must remain in detention

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Levan Chachua is on trial for negligence while performing the autopsy on Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in 2006. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The pathologist who conducted the autopsy on the body of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania denies that he harassed a witness.

The trial about the prime minister’s death in 2006 continued Thursday with questioning of the pathologist Levan Chachua.

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Sixth Georgian from Pankisi Gorge dies in Syrian war

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Muslim Shishani, from Pankisi Gorge in Georgia.

TBILISI, DFWatch–An 18 year old Georgian has died in the Syrian civil war. He is the sixth fighter to die in the war who is a native of Pankisi Gorge.

Pankisi Gorge in the northeast of Georgia was used as a jihadist base during both Chechen wars, and this was where

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