DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, May 24 – Anti-government protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday, as the government is preparing for the Independence Day festivities. The demonstrators gathered near the Philharmonic Hall and then moved toward parliament in what has become known as the traditional “Saturday march.” Participants carried Georgian and European Union flags. They also held a … Read more
TBILISI, May 24 – Residents of a village in western Georgia say a damaged road is leaving them isolated in bad weather and may stop ambulances from reaching families in an emergency. The complaint was raised in the village of Lesale, in Tsalenjikha municipality, during a meeting with Irakli Kupradze, one of the leaders of … Read more
TBILISI, May 23 – An employee of Georgia’s anti-corruption agency was found dead in his own car in the central Georgian town of Khashuri on Saturday, prosecutors said. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the man was found on Tabidze Street with a gunshot wound from his own firearm. The officer worked for the Anti-Corruption Agency … Read more
TBILISI, May 22 – Georgia’s parliament speaker launched new attacks on German Ambassador Peter Fischer on Friday, accusing him of damaging relations between Germany and Georgia. Shalva Papuashvili, one of the top figures in the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said Fischer had mocked Georgians with his comments about the “deep state,” a term increasingly … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – Another Georgian opposition figure has turned to Moldova’s President Maia Sandu for inspiration, as Georgia’s anti-government forces continue looking abroad for allies in their fight against Georgian Dream. Levan Tsutskiridze, chairman of Freedom Square, said Thursday that his group had a “good bilateral meeting” with Sandu. The meeting took place on … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – A new study reveals that key parts of the business sector in the port city of Poti are controlled by just a handful of business groups. Georgia’s Black Sea port city of Poti is one of the country’s gates to the world. Cargo, fuel, grain, fish, terminals, warehouses and transport routes … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – An opposition politician has warned that a controversial construction site in Tbilisi could put nearby residents at risk, saying expert reports point to a high danger of falling rocks and rockslides. Lana Galdava, a member of Strong Georgia-Lelo, spoke Thursday at Giorgi Danelia Street, where she said construction work had begun … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – Five people were taken to hospital after a car collided with a trailer near the village of Vachnadziani in eastern Georgia on Thursday. The accident happened in Gurjaani municipality, according to Interpressnews. Early reports said the car had five people inside and all of them were taken to a clinic. Initial … Read more
An opposition MP has accused Georgia’s ruling party of using the courts for political punishment, pointing to the rushed night hearing that led to the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov as one of the clearest examples. Tata Khvedeliani, an MP from the For Georgia party headed by Giorgi Gakharia, said in an interview with … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – The deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov from Georgia was a serious press freedom case and a warning sign for anyone who still sees Tbilisi as a safe refuge for dissidents from the region. This is not a new problem. Georgia’s record on Azerbaijani dissidents has been questionable since at least … Read more