Friday, January 2, 2026

Georgia detains former interior minister

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Former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili during his first interrogation December 1, 2012. (Police.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained former Interior Minister and Saakashvili faithful Vano Merabishvili.

He is charged with sabotaging the investigation of the murder of a bank employee, Sandro Girgvliani, in 2006, appropriation and embezzlement in connection with

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Saakashvili's travels: Whose fault is the bad coordination?

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President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, and former US President Bill Clinton meeting recently. (Photo published on Saakashvili’s Facebook page.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The foreign ministry and the president’s administration in Georgia are embroiled in a quarrel over who is to blame for the bad coordination of foreign visits.

The ministry accuses the president’s administration of not coordinating visits abroad

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Metalworks plant in Georgia paralyzed by strike

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The ferroalloy plant in Zestaponi produces 12 percent of Georgia’s national export. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Metal workers in Zestaponi in western Georgia are on strike and have paralyzed the functioning of a plant which is responsible for 12 percent of Georgia’s export.

The operation of the Zestaponi ferroalloy plant was suspended almost all of Monday.

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Saakashvili asks the government to travel more

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President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, is visiting Thailand. (Photo posted on the president’s Facebook page.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili again asks members of the Georgian Dream coalition to go on visits abroad together with him.

The president on Sunday left for Thailand in order to participate in the second Asia-Pacific Water Summit, as well as to hold

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Calls for a truth and justice commission

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Victims and activists ask parliament to create a commission to study the crimes of the Saakashvili regime. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former political prisoners on Sunday held people’s congress at Sport’s Palace in Tbilisi in order to demand the restoration of justice and put the Saakashvili regime on trial.

The congress decided to set up a people’s movement with the same

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Police Day observed in Georgia

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Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili speaking at Police Day. (Photo published by Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police Day was marked in Georgia May 19. It was supposed to have been held on May 6, but the event was rescheduled due to the Easter celebration.

The Interior Ministry used the occasion to present a new uniform, a shoulder-mounted video

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Day after violence, LGBT campaigners call for accountability

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Repulsed by Friday’s violence, campaigners demand a proper investigation of every incident. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A peaceful rally to protest Friday’s violent clashes went ahead without serious incidents outside the government office on Saturday.

In the afternoon, LGBT activists and their supporters started gathering in front of the government’s office,

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Gathering today to condemn Friday's violence

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Priests removing the police barricades Friday. (Click to enlarge.) (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After the violence yesterday, a gathering is planned today Saturday outside the government building on Ingorokva Street 7 at 15:00 to condemn what happened.

Organizers say the goal is to condemn the violence by clerics and others who confronted the LGBT

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Georgian Church distances itself from anti-gay violence

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Clerics addressing the anti-gay demonstrators with megaphone Friday. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian church is distancing itself from the violence on May 17, but maintains that LGBT propaganda is not acceptable.

Patriarch Ilia II commented on the violent clashes between his parishioners and LGBT campaigners in Tbilisi.

Ilia II called

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Gay rights protesters driven out of Tbilisi, many injured

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Orthodox Christian activists successfully prevented a peaceful demonstration against homophobia in Tbilisi Friday. Twenty eight people were injured. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Orthodox Christian activists Friday successfully prevented a peaceful demonstration to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Tbilisi.

After numerous violent incidents throughout the day which led to more than twenty people being

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