DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–The human rights committee in parliament has passed a statement about the events of May 17, when radical priests and their supporters disrupted a peaceful demonstration against homophobia in Tbilisi.
Before the final adoption on Tuesday, there have
TBILISI, DFWatch–One person has died after an explosion in a mine in Chiatura, a town in the central parts of Georgia.
This is sixth person who have died while working in the manganese mines the last three years. 11 have been so severely injured that they are unable
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Interior Ministry in Georgia denies that there were violations or acts of brutality by the police during the questioning Mamuka Mikautadze, who a few weeks ago was reported to have killed himself the after he was questioned at the police station.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards have detained five more Georgian citizens for crossing the de facto border near the breakaway region South Ossetia.
A journalist working for Interpressnews reports that three Georgians were detained in the village Akhalubani
TBILISI, DFWatch–Minister of Education Giorgi Margvelashvili has picked his own replacement, as he prepares for the race to be Georgia’s next president.
The Georgian Dream coalition chose Margvelashvili as its candidate in the upcoming election, and although Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will visit Lithuania and Poland July 18-19.
Davit Zalkaliani, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, said on Monday’s briefing that Georgia sees visit to Lithuania to be important as it has recently taken
TBILISI, DFWatch–As the presidential election in October is drawing nearer, Georgians are discussing candidates and who their next president might be.
The Georgian Dream coalition has already decided on Education Minister Giorgi Margvelashvili as their candidate,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The court hearing for the two clerics who participated in the violent clashes on May 17 has been postponed until July 23.
The hearing was to have been on Monday, and apart from the two clerics the case also concerns several other persons who are
TBILISI, DFWatch–45 percent of people like Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Georgian Dream coalition’s candidate for president, while 48 percent like Davit Bakradze, who most likely will be the National Movement’s candidate.
When asked who they would want as president,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A beer festival was held this weekend on Roses Square in Tbilisi. The festival is organized by Georgian brewery Natakhtari. It has become a tradition and is held for the fourth time this year.
Among the beer brands guests could taste were Czech Kozel,