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TBILISI, DFWatch–Minibus drivers in Rustavi southeast of Tbilisi are on strike.
They are protesting against the competition for transport by City Council and demand to delay for three to five years the competition for inner city and Tbilisi-Rustavi transport.
TBILISI, DFWatch–One lone woman demonstrated in support of Ukraine in front of Georgia’s parliament on Friday. Georgians are showing solidarity in a number of ways after the bloodbath in Kiev.
Gvantsa Chkhivadze, who represents Movement for Independence and Euro-
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili tomorrow begins his first United States visit since assuming office.
Gharibashvili, who is accompanied by several of his cabinet ministers, said at a government session on Thursday that it will be the first top
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili says no government has ever been forgiven for using weapons against its own people. Margvelashvili said he was shocked by seeing footage from Thursday’s events in Ukraine. “Events are developing in a tragic way in Ukraine, and we are completely shocked by what we have seen,” he said. He continued … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian citizen died in Kiev on February 21.
Davit Kipiani, a young National Movement activist, was found dead at Khreshchatnik. His bullet proof vest had two bullet holes after he was hit by a sniper.
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has decided to commit its military forces to the European Union’s rapid reaction force in the Central African Republic from May.
The violence between Christians and Muslims which began more than a year ago is at risk
TBILISI, DFWatch–The foreign ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey met on Wednesday in Azerbaijan’s second largest city Ganja to discuss regional cooperation.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said they talked about the 2013-15 action plan, which
TBILISI, DFWatch–Member of Parliament Gia Gachechiladze on Wednesday left the parliamentary majority, the Georgian Dream coalition.
Gachechiladze is a member of the Greens Party, which is not a member of the Georgian Dream coalition, but he represented the coalition
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian figure skater Elene Gedevanishvili Wednesday ended up in 17th place in the Sochi Olympics.
The 24-year old competed in the short program against 30 athletes at Iceberg Skating Palace.
Gedevanishvili received 54.70 point from the jury. That
TBILISI, DFWatch–One Georgian citizen died in Kiev on February 18 during clashes between activists and Interior Ministry troops.
Zurab Khurtsia, 54, was one of 26 people who have died since the violence reignited two days ago.
Besik Shamugia, head of the association