Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Georgian opposition bloc fined by party financing authority

Natia Mogeladze, head of the financial monitoring group of the Chamber of Control, today announced that a political donation was an instance of illegal funnelling through an individual, because the person has a too low income to explain such a big donation. (Photo: Maestro TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian authorities have issued fines to an opposition figurehead and his associates totaling 363 000 US dollars.

The businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, who since October 2011 has been gradually building a base within the country’s politics, was

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Saakashvili is not indispensable to the United States

A free trade agreement with the United States is going to force Georgia to change its current very anti-worker labor laws, says Lincoln Mitchell, Associate at Columbia University's Harriman Institute.

What is most valuable to the U.S. in regards to Georgia is to have a leader who is supportive of the U.S., but also has democratic legitimacy. And there are plenty of politicians who could fulfill that precondition, according to Lincoln Mitchell, Associate at Columbia

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Georgia unveils new combat vehicle

Lazika has a 23 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun, is heavily armoured and can remotely target and fire from the inside.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia today presented its new combat vehicle Lazika at the Vaziani military base not far from the capital Tbilisi.

The demonstration of the new vehicle’s technical and tactical abilities was attended by the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.

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Georgia moves to data-sharing, more secrecy

Tatuli Todua from Georgian Young Lawyer's Association says there is no need for the new categories for confidential information, and warns that the system may lead to too much secrecy.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia is to establish a new data-sharing and information protection model.

A new law sets out the rules that will apply to both private and public bodies, the only requirement being that it is a ‘subject of critical

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Georgians blocked from Medvedev’s Facebook page

Facsimile of the banner announcing the attack on President Medvedev's Facebook page.

TBILISI, DFWatch – An online campaign against Russian president Dimitry Medvedev’s Facebook page led to comments in Georgian language being blocked by the administrator.

The campaigners wanted to express their protest against Russian policy regarding

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