TBILISI, DFWatch –Georgia has lost its 17th soldier in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
The Georgian Defense Ministry informs that Givi Pantsulaia, born in 1984, died Saturday at Gori Military Hospital.
“Corporal Givi Pantsuala received injuries
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Georgians subject to human trafficking in Turkey
TBILISI, DFWatch – 22 Georgians have become victim of human trafficking in Turkey.
Georgian media reports that Lasha Navareli, a mediator, promised the men, who are from the village Alaverdi near Zestaponi, that they would be employed in Turkey with a salary
London Olympics noted Georgian athletes as born in Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch – Organizers of the London Olympics have stepped into a diplomatic minefield after mistakenly referring to two athletes born in Georgian breakaway republics as Russians.
On the official website of the London Olympics, Deni Tsargushi is described
Burjanadze supporter released after 16 hours questioning
TBILISI, DFWatch – A former public servant who joined an opposition party was released later Friday evening.
The Interior Minister said that Zaza Sopromadze was not arrested, but was only called in to the Prosecutor’s Office as a witness.
Police came
Kakhi Kaladze's appeal fast-tracked
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian professional footballer who ended his career to join politics has appealed the seizure of his bank accounts.
But the appeals court says it will process the appeal “without an oral hearing”, which means that there will not be a
Construction of new parliament halted due to strike
TBILISI, DFWatch – Construction workers rallied in Kutaisi today at the site of the new parliament building they have been employed with constructing, demanding to get paid.
The workers refuse to work until they get their salaries, which they claim they haven’t been
Kakhi Kaladze's bank accounts seized
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi City Court accuses a former football player turned opposition activist of money laundering and has seized his bank accounts.
Maia Panjikidze, spokesperson for Georgian Dream, said that leveling such accusations against Kakhi Kaladze,
GeoStat notes increasing foreign trade
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Statistics Department notes growth in the country’s foreign trade turnover in the first half of 2012. Growth is 17 percent more than the same period in 2011 and equals USD 4 866 million.
Georgia is importing more than
Media send second appeal for Maestro's satellite dishes
TBILISI, DFWatch – Media workers in Georgia Thursday delivered another appeal to the Chief Prosecutor’s office, asking to revoke the seizure of satellite dishes belonging to Maestro TV.
The campaign first appealed to the prosecutor on July 23.
This time,
Budget cuts passed to free money for disaster aid
TBILISI, DFWatch – A bill to amend the 2012 budget to free money for cleanup work and compensation after a storm July 19 has been passed by parliament in Georgia.
The total size of the budget, more than 7 billion lari, has not been changed. Instead, money has