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TBILISI, DFWatch – An advocacy group of young lawyers says the construction of a new parliament building in western Georgia is so opaque that there could well be corruption without anyone noticing.
Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association (GYLA) has researched the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s ambassador to Sweden protests against the portrayal of his country as an Orwellian society where everybody is under surveillance by the secret police.
Ambassador Konstantin Kavtaradze sent a letter to SVT, the Swedish public broadcaster,
TBILISI, DFWatch – American billionaire Donald Trump has left Georgia, after a two day visit.
Trump arrived Saturday in Tbilisi, and Sunday held a press conference in Batumi, where he plans to cooperate with local investors on building a 47-storey residential high rise
TBILISI, DFWatch – The international trade in weapons which fuels conflicts around the world may be brought under control, if talks in New York in July bear fruit.
If successful, the talks will lead to the world’s first Arms Trade Treaty, aimed at preventing weapons from reaching the
TBLISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s main opposition party today chose a female lawyer as its temporary leader.
As there is less than six months left until the parliamentary elections, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili today formally established his Georgian Dream party.
Due to
TBILISI, DFWatch – The American billionaire Donald Trump arrived at Tbilisi international airport noon Saturday for a two day visit to Georgia.
Meeting him at the airport were Minister for Economic Development Vera Kobalia and head of Silk Road Group Giorgi Ramishvili.
TBILISI, DFWatch – It is still unknown who will be the formal leader of the main opposition movement in Georgia, less than six months before the parliamentary elections.
But there is little doubt that the real leader will be billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, who Saturday
TBILISI, DFWatch – An organization in Georgia has revealed video footage showing the working conditions of Georgians in Turkey.
Merab Ghoghoberidze, head of Information Center for Georgia’s Fight against Corruption in Batumi, told Interpressnews that Georgians contacted
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s administration is accused of bribing voters, after several closed meetings with the population in different cities in Georgia, Maestro TV reports.
The meetings were held to introduce the ruling National
TBILISI, DFWatch – Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says it causes confusion and apprehension for his country that Georgia continues to be a candidate for NATO membership.
Lavrov said this after a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council Thursday.
“Now, NATO