DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–In a new poll, 52 percent of Tbilisians say they would vote for the Georgian Dream candidate for mayor if the local elections were held tomorrow.
Four percent say they won’t vote for anyone, and 18 percent haven’t decided yet.
Another source
TBILISI, DFWatch–The 27 candidates for the Board of Trustees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will be interviewed live on GPB’s Channel 2 Wednesday and Thursday.
After going through a round of interviews, a shortlist of 15 candidates will be sent to parliament,
TBILISI, DFWatch–76 prisoners were released before the end of their sentence term today; two minors and one woman.
The Prison Ministry’s local board of parole discussed the cases of about 900 prisoners who have served more than half of their sentence in cases
TBILISI, DFWatch–The lawyer and the family of a man who died after questioning claim the Prosecutor’s Office tortured him to produce false testimony and that he died as a result of torture.
The results of the autopsy will be known by the end of the week. Meanwhile,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Discrimination of sexual, ethnic and religious minorities, child marriage, family violence, bullying in schools, people affected by hydro power development and mistreatment of prisoners.
These are some of the human rights challenges in the Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is expecting a ‘beneficial decision’ from the NATO summit in Newport, Wales in September.
Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili said Monday that a statement made by US President Barack Obama last week was a lesson for him and other
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tuvalu has withdrawn its recognition of the Georgian breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
A government delegation from Tuvalu is visiting Georgia these days to sign a protocol establishing diplomatic and consular relations between the two
TBILISI, DFWatch–A close ally of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was attacked Sunday night in Tbilisi.
Nugzar Tsiklauri, an outspoken member of parliament for the National Movement Party, recalls that at about 3 am Monday morning he was approached
TBILISI, DFWatch–There are interruptions in the export of wine from Georgia to Belarus, although formally the export is not stopped.
The sale of wine to Ukraine and Russia is continuing without any restrictions, according to Levan Davitashvili, head
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the most prominent and famous representatives of Georgian clergy, Teodore Gignadze, Saturday held a lecture at Tbilisi City Court.
Gignadze is head of Cross Ascension Monastery and has become famous for his controversial