Thursday, January 15, 2026

Russia's South Ossetia fences now stretch 35 km

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The barbed wire bundles in Dvani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The length of barbed wire and fences along the delineation line with the breakaway region South Ossetia is now 35 kilometers.

Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze says 65 Georgian families have been affected as result of the installation of barbed wire

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Georgian candidates on the campaign trail

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Presidential candidate Nestan Kirtadze wants free natural gas for people near the conflict zone. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Less than three weeks left before the presidential election in Georgia, candidates are busy conducting their election campaign.

Davit Bakradze, the candidate for the National Movement, on Wednesday met with people in the Racha region.

He opened a new

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Saakashvili: Minister must be held to account for prisoner death

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Andro Barnovi, head of the president’s administration. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 16-year old prisoner has died in Prison No 2 in Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city. Preliminary information indicates that it was a suicide, but the teenager’s family calls it a murder.

According to the Prison Ministry, the deceased was brought

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Audit Office claims found further violations by Burjanadze's party

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Nino Burjanadze says her party will cooperate with the Audit Office. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office has again asked for documentation about the financial activity of presidential candidate Nino Burjanadze’s party.

The Audit Office monitored the election campaign for two month between July 1 and September 9 and found

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