Wednesday, July 1, 2026

13 in hospital after opposition rally turns into street fight

Georgian footballer Kahki Kaladze was among the Ivanishvili supporters who were thrown stones at Thursday in a village near South Ossetia. 13 ended up in hospital. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A street fight broke out Thursday during an opposition meeting in a Georgian village.

The scuffle involved both journalists and others being beaten.

The opposition Georgian Dream coalition was visiting Karaleti, a village close to the breakaway

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French senators on field trip near disputed Georgian village

Akhalgori, or Leningor, used to be under Georgian control, but was seized by Russian forces in 2008, and is now under the control of the breakaway region South Ossetia. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A group of French senators on a midsummer visit Tuesday toured close to a village which was taken by Russia in the 2008 war.

The senators’s trip took them to the surrounding area close to the village Akhalgori. The village was renamed Leningor

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