DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, 20 years have passed since the fall of Sukhumi. The war in Abkhazia in 1992-93 ended after 13 months and 13 days.
The war resulted in the death of about 6 000 combatants from both sides and about 20 000 civilians, and ended with the capture
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he has already selected a candidate for his successor, which will be the most powerful person in Georgia.
Ivanishvili said Wednesday he has made a choice between three candidates, but defers
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday gave a speech at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. His address mainly dealt with the threat Russia in his view poses to Georgia and other Eastern Partnership countries.
The Russian
TBILISI, DFWatch–39 percent of Georgians would like to have Georgian Dream’s candidate, Giorgi Margvelashvili, as their next president. 18 percent support Davit Bakradze from the United National Movement, according to a new survey by the National Democratic Institute
TBILISI, DFWatch–The main court hearing in the case of the former interior minister Vano Merabishvili and the Kakheti governor Zurab Chiaberashvili will start on October 7.
The main defendant must remain in pre-trial detention until then, the court decided.
Both of
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is extending maternity leave and increasing the amount of paid leave.
Parliament Wednesday began a fast-track review of the new bill, which will amend the labor code; an initiative of the healthcare committee.
With the new
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ossetians ask locals in the village Dvani to empty their storage rooms, which they claim are on South Ossetian territory.
“Ossetian villager came to us yesterday afternoon, called us and required to empty storage rooms in two days, because the
TBILISI, DFWatch–DF Watch organized another round table discussion on September 18 about election.
It was attended by the representatives of two local non-governmental organizations, and the purpose was to discuss problems in the election period and what steps have
TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office says it found violations in the financial declaration of the Democratic Movement party, the leader of which is presidential candidate Nino Burjanadze.
According to the office, Burjanadze’s party recently started opening new
TBILISI, DFWatch–23 people have registered as candidates in the upcoming presidential election in Georgia, according to the Central Election Commission.
There were 54 applications, out of which 31 were rejected due to various reasons. 42 of the applications came from