Saturday, July 11, 2026

Georgian government criticizes Maestro TV for bias

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Program host Vakho Sanaia on Maestro TV. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has criticized a TV program for being biased, after it turned the spotlight on promises made by the government in the 2012 election campaign.

The target of the government’s criticism is a program on Maestro TV called 

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Six still missing after massive landslide in Georgia

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Aerial shot from the day of the accident, published on Facebook.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people are still missing after the landslide in Dariali Valley on May 17, among them Georgians, Ukrainians and Turkish citizens, according to the Georgian interior minister.

12 Turkish citizens were rescued out of a tunnel, while two drivers

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Georgian government meets EU commissioners May 21

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President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso. (Europe Diplomatic Magazine.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government will meet with EU commissioners in Brussels on May 21.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani says this is the first time such a meeting is being held.

“This is an unprecedented format in EU-Georgia relations, which

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Campaign wants mobile operators to oversee surveillance

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Campaigners object to parliament postponing the ‘secret key’ issue. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The ‘This Affects You Too’ campaign demands that parliament appoints a special session to review a package of amendments to better regulate secret surveillance and considers it ‘shameful’ that the assembly failed to reach a quorum last

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Protests in support of 'the invisibles'

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Several protests were held in Tbilisi in support of the ‘invisible’. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several protest events were organized in the streets of Tbilisi on Sunday to express support for gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities.

This followed Saturday’s massive rallies by conservative groups, who marked the newly announced

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One dead, seven missing after landslide

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The government says three trucks were caught under the rock masses. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI,DFWatch–Seven people are reported missing and one dead, according to the latest information from Dariali Valley, where a massive landslide struck Saturday morning.

The government’s security and crisis management council on Sunday published a statement

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