TBILISI, DFWatch – On the 67th anniversary of VE Day, victory in Europe in World War Two, Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to the leaders of the countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as to the two
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Ivanishvili citizenship quick fix to only last three years
TBILISI, DFWatch – The constitutional changes Georgia recently passed which gives EU citizens the right to stand for election will be restricted to only last for three years.
The Christian Democrats party recently suggested constitutional amendments according to
Two minor earthquakes in South Caucasus
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Caucasus region experienced two minor earthquakes Monday, the strongest of 5.6 magnitude.
The 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 08:40 in the morning with epicenter in the border region between Azerbaijan and Georgia, 17 kilometers from Zagatala,
Russia copied Georgian police reform, says Saakashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian president claims Russia tried to copy the Georgian police reforms, but could not get them to work.
Sunday, Saakashvili marked a recently created national holiday called Police Day, held on the same day as St George’s Day, May 6,
Uncertain stalemate between EU and Abkhazia
TBILISI, DFWatch – The crisis in the EU’s dealings with a disputed region that broke away from Georgia and is heavily militarized by Russia continues as neither side is willing to give in.
Abkhazia said before the weekend that it is not going to change its position. The
Georgian Party has broken off relations with Kitsmarishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian Party has broken off relations with Erosi Kitsmarisvhili, a well known politician and former manager of Maestro TV.
The party has released a statement saying that for four months, the Georgian party has not had any relations with him, and
Georgian pro-government TV disses the church
TBILISI, DFWatch – Three national TV channels in Georgia selectively left out parts of a new survey.
The survey was done by the International Republican Institute, which is affiliated with the Republican party in the United States and is in Georgia to develop democracy.
Georgia's prison minister lied to get rid of protesters
TBILISI, DFWatch – A spokesperson for the prison minister in Georgia Friday lied about her whereabouts to divert a crowd of protesters who were angry over a dead prisoner.
A spokeswoman for prison minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze, claimed that she was not in Tbilisi,
Bomb suspect arrested in western Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Interior Ministry says one person has been arrested for smuggling explosive material to Zugdidi, after crossing the administrative border line with Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia.
“Explosive material was seized by the Sappers Division
How one man tried to save Moscow cemetery
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgiy Ramazashvili, a Moscow-based archival researcher, in July 2011 discovered that there was new construction work on a historic cemetery in Moscow where many Georgian royals, nobles and historic persons are buried. After Georgian and Russian media