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.
DFWatch staff
Five more Georgians detained at de facto border
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
Margvelashvili picks replacement ahead of presidential run
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
Ivanishvili will visit Lithuania and Poland July 18-19
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
Georgian opera star dispels rumors of presidential run
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,
Court case about anti LGBT violence postponed
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
Poll shows Ivanishvili bloc leading UNM 29 to 10 percent
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,
Beer festival in Tbilisi
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,
Bakradze wins primary in Kakheti
TBILISI, DFWatch–Davit Bakradze, parliamentary leader of the National Movement, defended his frontrunner status Sunday with a third primary election win.
566 UNM delegates met in Telavi, a town in the eastern Kakheti region, to listen to a debate between Davit
UNM lawmaker and two others released on bail in property scandal
TBILISI, DFWatch–Rusudan Kervalishvili, a former lawmaker for the National Movement party, and her sister Maya Rcheulishvili, who are accused of running a ponzi scheme through a construction company they founded, have been released on USD 150 000 bail each.