Mari Nikuradze TBILISI, DFWatch – The ombudsman in Georgia Tuesday asked the chief prosecutor to investigate suspected cases of prisoner mistreatment at Ksani prison.
The plea came after some of the ombudsman’s inspectors met hundreds of prisoners in that prison on June 22
TBILISI, DFWatch – A movie about the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 is causing controversy among film critics and on social media in Georgia.
The film “5 Days of War” premiered last summer with much fanfare. The film tells a personal story against the backdrop of the war
TBILISI, DFWatch – Police Thursday night seized 300 000 satellite dishes in several locations around the country. This will prevent a government-critical TV channel from reaching viewers.
The sat dishes were meant to let people watch Channel 9, which does not have a
TBILISI, DFWatch – Refugees in Georgia once more demonstrated for ther rights Tuesday in front of the Refugee Ministry building.
About fifty people had gathered to ask for a meeting with the minister.
After ten minutes of arguing at the entrance, the refugees were
TBILISI, DFWatch – The ruling party in Georgia defends its policy of not interfering in the television sector to provide pluralism before the parliamentary election.
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Bass last week criticized the lack of plurality in Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch – Walking the streets of Tbilisi, at several spots you will see groups of children dressed in worn-out, brightly colored clothes, with dirty hands and faces, asking you for money.
These beggars come from the city’s Roma community. The children you
TBILISI, DFWatch – A democracy campaign in Georgia says recent developments may put in doubt the legitimacy of the whole election if the Saakashvili regime does not take immediate measures.
The campaigners are particularly alarmed by the recent
TBILISI, DFWatch – The owner of TV and radio distributor Stereo+ says it has lost all its clients after signing a contract with Ivanishvili affiliated Channel 9 a month ago.
Davit Zilpimiani, who started and owns Stereo+, says this and another company he runs have
KUTAISI, DFWatch – The main opposition bloc in Georgia Sunday mobilized supporters again, this time in the second largest city Kutaisi.
The goal of Georgian Dream’s rally was to gather supporters from different villages and cities in the region Imereti. Supporters
TBILISI, DFWatch – A new strongly pro-government organization says the main opposition bloc in Georgia may be disqualified in the upcoming parliament elections, because of what it says is bribery of voters.
The organization, called Clean Politics, which was set up two