DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, June 9 – More defendants in Georgia’s “October 4” case are expected to walk free after agreeing to plea deals with prosecutors. Releasing those detained at protests has been one of the main demands by Georgia’s opposition protesters since the parliamentary election in October, 2024. Interpressnews now reports that some could be released already … Read more
TBILISI, June 9 – A construction worker died in Kutaisi on Tuesday after falling from scaffolding during refurbishment work on a residential apartment block, Interpressnews reported. The accident happened on Shartava Street, in Georgia’s second-largest city. According to the news agency, the man fell from scaffolding installed at the third-floor level of a multi-storey residential … Read more
TBILISI, June 5 – A teenage schoolboy detained after a fatal stabbing in Rustavi says he was defending himself from an attempted sexual assault, according to claims by his family cited by Rezonansi. The first report, citing Info Rustavi, said a 16-year-old boy had been detained after a 40-year-old man was fatally wounded with a … Read more
TBILISI, June 5 – A kindergarten teacher in western Georgia was bitten by a snake after entering the yard of a preschool in the center of Ozurgeti, TV Pirveli reported. The incident happened a few days ago at a kindergarten located in central Ozurgeti, in front of the city’s second public school. According to the … Read more
TBILISI, June 5 – Eight more defendants in Georgia’s October 4 case are set to receive plea agreements, adding to an earlier group of seven defendants expected to be released under similar deals. The case concerns events near the Atoneli Palace, Georgia’s presidential residence in central Tbilisi, on October 4. Interpressnews reported Friday that the … Read more
TBILISI, June 5 – France has reportedly recalled two intelligence officers from Georgia, weeks after Tbilisi publicly warned partner countries not to run intelligence operations on Georgian soil. The report, first published by the French outlet Intelligence Online and cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service, says the two officers were withdrawn from Georgia … Read more
TBILISI, June 4 – Georgia says it will not take part in a planned 3+3 regional meeting in St. Petersburg. Russia announced that the first expert-level meeting of the format will be held there on Friday, June 5. The 3+3 format brings together the three South Caucasus countries, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, with three regional … Read more
TBILISI, June 4 – Georgia has finally put the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway into full operation, nearly 20 years after the project was launched. But transport expert Paata Tsagareishvili says the line enters service with old problems, weak cargo numbers and growing competition from Turkey’s wider railway plans in the South Caucasus. Tsagareishvili, director of the Transport … Read more
TBILISI, June 3 – Georgia’s ruling party says the country’s court system ranks high in a new international governance index, placing 33rd worldwide for quality of judiciary and 15th among European countries. Georgian Dream said Wednesday that the Chandler Institute’s 2026 Good Government Index gives Georgia’s judiciary one of the strongest scores in the region. … Read more
TBILISI, June 2 – Seven people detained over the October 4 events near Georgia’s presidential palace are expected to be released from the courtroom after reaching plea agreements with prosecutors. The case concerns one episode from the events near the Atoneli Palace, the presidential residence in central Tbilisi, Interpressnews reported. Prosecutor Lasha Tskvitaria told journalists … Read more