Mari Nikuradze 
TBILISI, DFWatch – Russia’s national antiterrorism committee says it has foiled a terrorist plot planned against the Olympics Games in Sochi in 2014.
The committee also says a significant arsenal of weapons was seized.
“The ringleader of an international terrorist
TBILISI, DFWatch – European liberal politicians visited an opposition billionaire in Tbilisi Thursday to contribute their views on how democracy can progress in Georgia.
Representatives of the Liberal International, which is an international federation of liberal
TBILISI, DFWatch – A series of discussion was held in Tbilisi on Tuesday to review conflict problems in Georgia. Comparisons were made between “good” and “bad” conflict case studies in various African countries with those in Georgia.
The main topic of discussion
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili is going back to court, in a further effort to be recognized as a Georgian citizen.
Authorities annulled Ivanishvili’s citizenship shortly after he revealed his plans to become a politician in October
TBILISI, DFWatch – Media and law organizations in Georgia suggest another package of legislative amendments for the electoral environment in the country.
The bill will regulate issues like the definition of hidden political advertisement, paid and free political commercials,
TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups gathered Thursday to mark World Press Freedom Day with a day-long discussion about how well suited the media environment is to fulfill its public role ahead of the parliamentary election in October.
The roundtable discussion was held at Courtyard
TBLISI, DFWatch – An independent medical expert says the injuries seen on photos of a prisoner’s dead body were caused by a disease which was not properly treated.
Zurab Delianidze died at Gldani prison hospital in Tbilisi. Media learned about his death from family
TBILISI, DFWatch – People gathered in front of parliament Thursday to protest against mistreatment of prisoners, spurred by the news of another death of a prisoner who bore signs of having been beaten.
Police reported that the prisoner died of a heart attack, but
TBILISI, DFWatch – There are suspicions that a prisoner may have died as a result of torture.
The family of Zurab Delianidze (39) claims that he was violently tortured and demand an inquest, according to TSPress.ge, a website run by the newspaper Tavisupali Sitkva.
TBILISI, DFWatch -The Georgian ombudsman criticizes a control body overseeing the financing of political parties for having violated civil rights.
Earlier this year, there began to come reports about a wave of interrogations in parts of the country outside of Tbilisi.