DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, July 29 – A new patriotic movement founded by a Georgian MMA fighter has triggered accusations the initiative will lead to street violence. The initiative was launched by Giorgi Kartvelishvili, and pledges to defend national traditions. Members say they are ready to face prison to achieve this, if necessary, Interpressnews reported. Kartvelishvili and his … Read more
TBILISI, July 29 – Georgia’s Culture Minister Tinatin Rukhadze has resigned after less than two years in office, citing health problems and the need for special medical treatment. Rukhadze announced her decision on Facebook on Tuesday, after consulting Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. She said her condition would prevent her from properly carrying out her duties … Read more
TBILISI, July 29 – A man was arrested Tuesday in the mountain resort town Bakhmaro, accused of raping a foreign woman. The suspect was charged with rape, under Article 137 of the Criminal Code. The victim, a woman in her 20s, is a foreign national, according to Interpressnews. Bakhmaro lies in Georgia’s western Guria region, … Read more
TBILISI, July 28 – Georgian police have arrested a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in the western region of Guria, Rezonansi reported Tuesday. The suspect is the husband of the girl’s aunt, according to the report. Local residents told TV Pirveli that the alleged assault happened on Monday, while the man was visiting … Read more
TBILISI, July 28 – Supporters gathered Monday evening to show support for ten people who were detained Sunday outside Tbilisi City Assembly, on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi. The ten who were detained Sunday, were charged with petty hooliganism and resisting law enforcement based on administrative law, a fast track public order mechanism based on … Read more
TBILISI, July 28 – A traffic accident in Khelvachauri, near Batumi on Georgia’s Black Sea coast has taken the life of one person, while another was injured. The accident, reported late Monday evening by Interpressnews, occurred on the central highway when two cars collided. Police arrived at the site of the accident. An investigation was … Read more
TBILISI, July 27 – Residents of a village north of Tbilisi are demanding the closure of a large truck park, saying exhaust fumes, noise and pollution are making the area increasingly difficult to live in. The facility is located near Navazi village in Mtskheta municipality, close to the Aragvi River. It opened on October 11, … Read more
TBILISI, July 27 – A Georgian man was released by de facto South Ossetian authorities on Monday. The 59-year-old was detained the day before near Perevi, in Sachkhere municipality. The breakaway region’s news agency RES reported that he had ‘inadvertently crossed the border near the village of Sinagur in the Dzau District,’ according to a … Read more
TBILISI, July 27 – Ten people were detained Sunday night, at a political protest outside the Tbilisi city assembly building on Freedom Square. Interpressnews first reported the detention of Tornike Toshkhua around 10pm in the evening, while holding a banner with an obscene message about Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the governing Georgian Dream party. Toshkhua … Read more
TBILISI, July 26 – Thirteen people were injured Sunday when a passenger bus ran off the road in Zestaponi, in the central Imereti region of Georgia. The accident happened at Argveta, just west of the city limits. All those injured were brought to two clinics in Zestaponi, Peromed and Geo Hospitals, Interpressnews reported. The news … Read more