DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 16 – Georgia’s ruling party has unveiled new legislation that would tighten the country’s anti-corruption law by tracking convicted officials’ assets for three decades. Under the proposal, any public servant, political officeholder, or employee of state agencies and enterprises found guilty of financial or official misconduct would be required to submit annual asset … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Georgia’s prime minister is escalating attacks on jailed opposition activist Elene Khoshtaria, accusing her of being in the Kremlin’s pay. Speaking Tuesday after the Dutch ambassador visited Khoshtaria in detention, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze blasted the envoy for “grossly violating” the Vienna Convention and claimed the meeting was interference in Georgia’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Despite international criticism, Georgia’s government is signaling a tougher stance on street protests, with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze warning that the era of going “soft” on demonstrators is over. The PM’s remarks came after the arrest of Elene Khoshtaria, a leader of the opposition group Coalition for Change, who was detained … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Georgia is facing a family crisis: official statistics show that two out of every three newly formed marriages end in divorce. Experts warn the trend is worsening year by year, hitting not only family stability but also the country’s economy and demographics. According to the national statistics office, Sakstat, 9,925 marriages … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – A Georgian citizen who was detained earlier this month near the occupation line has been released and returned to territory controlled by the central government, authorities confirmed. According to Georgia’s State Security Service, Hamlet Margvelashvili was taken on September 8 near the village of Zemo Khviti, in Gori municipality, an area … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Two weeks after a deadline expired, Georgia is still waiting for answers from Brussels on whether its citizens will keep the right to travel visa-free to the European Union’s Schengen Area. Now, the European Commission’s silence is beginning to get on the nerves of officials, analysts, and the general public in … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Georgia’s property market is showing signs of recovery, with several real estate developers reporting stronger sales in the first eight months of 2025. According to industry representatives, demand for residential property picked up in the second half of the year after a slow start. Apex Development, one of the country’s leading … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Georgia is bringing in more bicycles than ever, with imports jumping by nearly 50 percent in the first seven months of 2025. According to official statistics, from January to July the country imported 860 tons of bicycles worth USD 2.85 million, according to Business Media. Both the value and the volume … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Whole communities in central Georgia’s Kharagauli municipality have been thrown into chaos after huge cracks ripped through the villages of Khemaghali and Ghverki, leaving homes empty, roads torn apart, and families scattered. The damage, which residents say began with small fissures in late May, has now expanded into a sprawling three-kilometer … Read more
TBILISI – September 15 – Child poverty in Georgia has reached alarming levels, with new figures showing that one in three children lives below the poverty line. According to the country’s Social Service Agency, 278,628 children aged 0 to 18 were receiving subsistence allowance as of August 2025. Georgia’s official statistics list 880,633 people in … Read more