Friday, December 5, 2025

Nodar Shergelashvili

Tough work conditions for Georgian journalists

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Mathias Huter in Transparency International says harassment of journalists rarely leads to someone being held responsible. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Journalists in Georgia have been intimidated without the legal system properly reacting, according to a new report by Transparency International Georgia.

“The law enforcement agencies are investigating these cases but they rarely end up with

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Construction company says government behind hassle

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Zurab Zviadauri anticipated trouble with authorities when he joined the opposition, and therefore transferred his shares in a construction company to a friend. He believes the government was behind a customer protest action Monday. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Monday the offices of a construction company in Georgia was invaded by a group of people demanding that the company completes construction work on flats that many customers have invested in.

The office invaders claimed to be relatives of customers

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Why is the Georgian government into sports?

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The ministry of internal affairs (minister Vano Merabishvili pictured) recently bought a football team in Gori. The Saakashvili regime is exhibiting a conspicious interest in running its own sports clubs. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Recent sports events in Georgia are mainly connected to politics. After the Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri joined the opposition Georgian Dream movement, two others within the same sport have joined him: Olympic bronze medalist Nestor

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