DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government and asks it to refrain from politically motivated arrests.
The resolution was passed Monday in Prague at the 58. annual
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two Georgian leaders representing different political parties are continuing their visit to Brussels, holding meetings with EU and NATO officials.
President Mikheil Saakashvili is Tuesday meeting Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council,
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday revealed details about additional charges that were slapped on top of an already serious abuse case against former interior minister and Saakashvili faithful Bacho Akhalaia.
The former prison minister,
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili says he can’t remember having heard such a critical tone before from NATO regarding Georgia.
He was responding to a statement by NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who said he was
TBILISI, DFWatch — The government in Georgia is planning to give amnesty to thousands of prisoners. Some of them will be released immediately, while the rest will have their sentence reduced to half.
The Georgian Dream coalition has presented a draft law in
TBILISI, DFWatch — A jailed former minister was Monday handed additional charges under a section of the law which deals with torture.
The torture charge against Bacho Akhalaia — a close personal ally of President Saakashvili and former prison minister,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The bus strike in Tbilisi Monday appeared to be heading for a solution, as drivers promised to return to work Tuesday if a commission is formed to study their problems.
The conflict has lasted five days and encompassed more than 1300 drivers
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Prime Minister today held meeting with the President of the European Commission in Brussels.
José Manuel Barroso congratulated him on being appointed as prime minister and underlined the importance of his first visit to Brussels.
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expresses concern about the detention of political and military officials in Georgia.
‘I’m extremely concerned about the development we have, not least related to recent arrests of political
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s prime minister and president are both in Brussels these days on separate working visits.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili left on Sunday. He has planned to meet November 12 and 13 with the president of the Euro Commission; with Stefan