Monday, January 12, 2026

Bokeria pointing at government for attacks on opposition

Giga Bokeria, Secretary of the Security Council (IPN)
Giga Bokeria says the police reaction to the violence in western Georgia was inadequate. (IPN.)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – The interagency commission for free and fair election expresses concern about incidents, which took place this Saturday and Sunday during United National Movement’s primary election conferences in Batumi and Zugdidi, Western Georgia, where people threw

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Margvelashvili: Ivanishvili leaving post, not politics

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Georgian Dream presidential candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

Tbilisi, DFWatch—The first remark about Bidzina Ivanishvili stepping down as prime minister came from the Georgian Dream coalition’s presidential candidate who says that ‘the PM plans to leave his post, but not politics.’

Giorgi Margvelashvili, Ivanishvili’s

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Hepatitis C campaigners demand affordable treatment

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The price on drugs necessary to treat hepatitis C has not been reduced in 15 years, say campaigners. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations and people affected by hepatitis C on Wednesday organized rallies outside pharmaceutical companies demanding a reduction in drug prices.

According to rally participants, the price on drugs to treat hepatitis C has not

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16-year old girl brutally murdered in Batumi

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Zhuzhuna Beridze said she believes her 16-year old daughter was murdered in a robbery. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 16-year old girl was found dead Monday evening near the new boulevard in Batumi, a beach resort and one of the main tourist destinations in Georgia.

Lia Mgeladze, a friend of the victim’s family, said Mariam Kochalidze was found near

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