Friday, December 5, 2025

Democracy campaign on the streets again

Campaigners want to counteract a strong pro-government bias in national TV. Their bill would force cable companies to carry several small independent channels nationwide. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A democracy campaign in Georgia is keeping up the pressure on the government to change the law to counteract pro-government bias in TV media ahead of the election in October.

The campaign This Affects You Too started in February as a reaction to

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Georgian footballer implicated in match fixing scandal

Georgia’s most famous footballer Kakhi Kaladze denies being involved in match rigging in Italy.

TBILISI, DFWatch – An investigation has been launched in Italy regarding 33 rigged football games, and Georgia’s most famous football player is implicated in the case.

Kakhi Kaladze, a former professional who played Genoa during 2010-2011, denies being involved.

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Crisis continues in Georgia's education sector

Khatia Dekanoidze, former head of police academy, is taking over the examinations center and brings with her staff from the police to fill positions of 60 employees that left in protest, citing political persecution of their boss. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – After dismissing the head of the national examinations center, Georgia’s education minister has hired the head of the country’s police academy to fill her position.

The firing of Maya Miminoshvili has stirred emotions in Tbilisi, as many see her

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Georgia's education sector in crisis after 'political' firing

Maia Miminoshvili's dismissal has led to a wave of resignations within her staff, right ahead of the national exams. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s whole educations sector has been thrown into crisis, as right before the national tests over a third of the staff at the National Examinations Center have left their jobs in protest against the dismissal of their boss, which they believe

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Massive opposition demonstration in Tbilisi

The opposition movement mobilized a large crowd of supporters in Tbilisi Sunday. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

The opposition movement Georgian Dream mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Tbilisi Sunday.

Crowds marched from three different locations in order to converge on Freedom Square. There, a stage had been assembled, from which the movement’s leader,

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Georgia's Independence Day moves to Kutaisi, sort of

This new Georgian-made private jet was among the exhibits at Rose Square. Not to be confused with the American passenger airline Delta Airlines. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – For the first time in Georgia’s history, the main celebration on Independence Day took place not in Tbilisi, the formal capital, but in Kutaisi, where a new parliament building was opened with a symbolic first session of lawmakers and a military

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Georgia marks independence day with new parliament

Parliamentarians are assembling today in Kuraisi for their first session inside the new parliament building in Kutaisi.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia celebrates Independence Day today on May 26. The day is a celebration of restoration of independence from the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

May 26 1918, the first Georgia republic was established. The country became independent

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Journalists rallied outside justice ministry in Tbilisi

Journalists rallied outside the justice ministry to ask why attacks on them aren't investigated. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups organized rally in front of Justice Ministry on Friday to protest against a number of incidents of violation of journalist rights, and verbal and physical abuse. They demand to launch an objective investigation of each incident.

For the

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