DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 24 – The high-profile trial over the killing of Georgian businessman Levan Jangveladze and the attempted murder of his driver, Gia Chaduneli, took another turn Tuesday as defense lawyers challenged the reliability of evidence presented in court. At the hearing in Tbilisi, an expert witness who had reviewed security camera footage from the … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – Two people were killed and three injured in a drone strike on the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, the governor of Krasnodar region said Monday. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev announced on social media that drones targeted the city center near the Novorossiysk Hotel. He said five residential buildings, including apartment … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – A local community leader and opposition politician was killed in Armenia late Sunday night, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. Volodya Grigoryan, head of the Parakar community near Yerevan and a representative of the opposition party Country for Life, was shot dead in his own home. Media reports say a friend … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – Lawyers for Levan Khabeishvili, chairman of the political council of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement (UNM), are doubling down on claims that his arrest is politically motivated. Khabeishvili was detained earlier this month by Georgia’s State Security Service and charged with publicly promising money to officials in exchange for political support. … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – An explosion rocked a residential area in Tbilisi’s Lotkini district, injuring one person, Georgian officials confirmed on Monday. The blast, which residents said shook nearby buildings, is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. Photos from the scene quickly spread on social media, showing damaged structures and emergency crews … Read more
Giorgi Antadze, defense and security researcher at the Tbilisi think tank GeoCase, says Georgia’s October 4 local elections cannot be treated as routine. In an interview with Interpressnews, he described the elections as intimately linked to the political upheaval that has gripped the country for two years. “Impossible to call this just another municipal election,” … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Demonstrators returned to Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi on Tuesday, marking 300 days of continuous protests since refusing to accept the result of the 2024 parliamentary election, which showed victory for the ruling Georgian Dream. The 300th protest march began at the 300 Aragvians Memorial, a site named after Georgian soldiers … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia’s fish exports almost doubled in value this year, even though the overall volume barely rose, according to new trade figures. Business Media reported, based on data from Georgia’s National Statistics Office, that from January to August 2025, the country exported 964 tons of fresh, chilled, and frozen fish worth USD … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia’s parliament is moving to limit the National Bank’s authority over state reserves while giving it stronger powers to regulate cryptocurrency service providers. Supporters of the measure say the tighter rules will bring Georgia’s fast-growing crypto sector under stronger oversight. A draft bill prepared by Finance and Budget Committee chair Paata … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia has named Alexander Kartozia as its new ambassador to Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week. Kartozia brings decades of public service and academic experience to the role. He previously served as Georgia’s Minister of Education and later as director of the National Parliamentary Library. He has also … Read more