Saturday, December 27, 2025

Refugee minister candidate criticized for 'racist' statements

Davit Darakhvelidze, proposed new refugee minister, has apologized for remarks interpreted as offensive to immigrants. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Groups in Georgia ask the new government to reconsider its candidate for refugee minister, after criticism for making racist statements.

A week ago Bidzina Ivanishvili presented his list of names for the future government. One of them was Davit

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PIK journalists out of a job

Journalists at PIK finally got an explanation from the public broadcaster: They have been closed down. (Photo posted online by the journalists.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Public Broadcaster has abolished its contract with the Russian language TV station PIK, which has been off the air since October 19.

PIK, or First Informational Caucasian, was a channel belonging to Georgia’s Public Broadcaster. It

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