DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch – A court in Tbilisi is to decide whether President Saakashvili’s strongest challenger is a criminal.
It’s the Chamber of Control (CoC) that is taking Bidzina Ivanishvili to court. The body, which was given tough new powers last December, accuses the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia is to change its Election Code so it complies with the recently amended constitution.
This means that Saakashvilis main competitor will have the right to participate in elections, and to establish and finance a political party.
According to
TBILISI, DFWatch – A construction worker was killed as one wing of the new parliament building in Kutaisi collapsed Thursday afternoon.
According to eyewitnesses, 22 people were injured, but this is unconfirmed.
Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili confirmed that one
TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report shows that Georgia is largely as democratic as it has been since and even before the rose revolution in 2003.
In Freedom House’s report Nations in Transit 2012, Georgia remains in the category called “transitional government or hybrid
TBILISI, DFWatch – The days are over when passengers on Tbilisi minibuses could catch the latest political gossip on their way around town.
Drivers used to tune in to stations like Utsnobi, Palitra and Maestro, which are independent and often poking fun at the Saakashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch – Another accident along the highway most visitors to Georgia arrive on left three Georgians slightly injured.
The accident happened Tuesday evening as the bus driver lost control while trying to overtake a car. The bus veered off the road and
TBILISI, DFWatch – Police have arrested a 19 year old man for a hacker attack against two Georgian websites.
The suspect is said to have carried out a so-called distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack against the news portals presa.ge and droni.ge.
Police have
TBILISI, DFWatch – The EU Monday launched talks with Georgia about visa-free travel.
According to Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze had a meeting with Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, in Brussels,
TBILISI, DFWatch – During a visit to Georgia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised that it will become easier for people in the breakaway regions to visit the U.S.
“We see this as step forward to achieving a peaceful and fair solution to the conflicts in Georgia,”
TBILISI, DFWatch – Hillary Clinton Tuesday morning kicked off her visit to Georgia by speaking at a conference of the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership in Batumi.
The partnership was established in the wake of the Russo-Georgian war in 2008.
During the opening