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TBILISI, DFWatch — Tbilisi City Court Saturday sentenced former Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili in absentia to preliminary detention. Both his Georgian passport and diplomatic passport have been suspended.
He left Georgia after the National Movement’s election
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili’s second term ended on Saturday, January 5.
Five years ago, on January 5, 2008, Georgia held a snap presidential election, following a period of social unrest.
The protests reached their peak on November 7, 2007,
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili Friday evening signaled that he largely agrees with the Ivanishvili government over what to do with the ambassadors.
In a statement, Saakashvili’s press office writes that the president has decided to call
TBILISI, DFWatch — Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and James G. Stavridis, Commander of the U.S.’ European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe have expressed their condolences over the death of Georgian Sergeant Giorgi
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Foreign Ministry is looking into why the Israel has denied a group of Georgian worshipers entry visa.
Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze responded to reports that Georgian worshipers were denied entry into Israel for Christmas.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The parties that make up the Georgian Dream coalition will compete against each other in the local election in 2014, Levan Berdzenishvili, one of the coalition leaders, said today.
The next election is the presidential election in October, 2013.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Salome Samadashvili, Georgia’s ambassador to the EU, claims 18 ambassadors will be replaced by the new government, but Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze says the number is only five.
Samadashvili on Friday told Maestro TV that she was told that
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Patriarch Ilia II will visit Russia in the end of January to receive a special award.
He is to receive the Russian Church’s International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations, which is granted annually as a recognition
TBILISI, DFWatch — The law on amnesty, which is in about to be enforced, will release 3 000 prisoners and halve the sentence for 14 000 more.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari explained to journalists on Thursday the exact number of prisoners the new law will apply to.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The nineteenth Georgian soldier to die as part of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan will be buried January 5. The Ministry of Defense will cover the total costs of the funeral.
December 19, Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze was announced missing. He was last