DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–A debate is brewing in Georgia about the credentials of the new justice minister, as Thea Tsulukiani’s opponents claim that she doesn’t have a law degree.
Her supporters in the governing Georgian Dream coalition claim she has a diploma, but received
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office lost its appeal about issuing bail conditions for Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava in a case about money laundering and embezzlement.
The Appeals Court refused to set a one million GEL (USD 600 000) bail for mayor and suspend him
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the main topics of conversation when Georgia and Russia met in Prague yesterday was whether Russia will simplify visa rules for Georgian citizens.
(Article has been updated with comments from Russia’s foreign ministry.)
The two countries
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s president and prime minister will meet on Monday. The main topic of conversation will be ‘important issues of the country’, according to the president.
The date of their meeting became known on Friday, after Prime Minister Bidzina
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former government minister and close Saakashvili ally will be charged with misconduct during the country’s largest prison riot in 2006 which caused seven deaths.
The Prosecutor’s Office today presented details of the prison riot and charged Bacho
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili says no matter who is in government, the country will continue the same foreign policy course, also in relations with neighboring Azerbaijan.
The Georgian leader visited Azerbaijan for two days and held meetings with his
TBILISI, DFWatch–Representatives of Georgia and Russia meet in Prague today to discuss trade, cultural and transport issues. The countries still have no formal relations after fighting a war in 2008.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili a few months ago appointed Zurab
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s economy has shifted toward processing industry, after many years of basing its exports on used cars and scrap metal, according to an economy expert.
New figures show that the country’s economy is growing; and now, the export is no longer
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili has started a boycott of the protection services, testing the limits of the law.
The message he wants to get out is that the government has cut his funding so much that they just as well might take away the security
TBILISI, DFWatch–The trial of former interior minister Bacho Akhalaia and six others was rescheduled for today, because the judge had to make a decision about whether to allow evidence to be admitted.
The new evidence was presented by the Prosecutor’s Office.