„ვაჰ, რა შემოტევაა. ზოგმა – მოღალატეო, ზოგმა – სიტყვის გამტეხიო“ – დარჩიაშვილმა შეიძლება, „ნაცმოძრაობა“ დატოვოს

    By | December 5th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

    „მოხდება ენმ-ში შიდაპარტიული რევოლუცია? მე, ალბათ, გავალ პარტიიდანაც“, – დეპუტატი დავით დარჩიაშვილი „ნაციონალური მოძრაობის“ დატოვებას აანონსებს იმ შემთხვევაში, თუ 20 იანვარს დაგეგმილ პარტიის ყრილობაზე ახალ თავმჯდომარეს არ აირჩევენ და ლიდერად ისევ ექსპრეზიდენტი მიხეილ სააკაშვილი დარჩება. ის თანამოაზრეებსაც იგივეს ურჩევს.   […]

      Compromise it took two years to plan failed to solve mosque dispute

      By | December 5th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , |

      (Tariel Nakaidze.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in Mokhe in southern Georgia do not accept a compromise suggested by a government commission and continue to pray on the ruins of a mosque in the village. Local Muslims and Orthodox Christians have disagreed for two years […]

        One dead, eight injured as truck slams into minibus

        By | December 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

        (SKNews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–One person died and eight were injured Saturday in an accident in the south of Georgia. The accident happened on the Tbilisi-Akhaltsikhe highway near Atskuri at about 13:00. The local newspaper Sknews.ge reported that a truck crashed with a minibus […]

          Investigation reveals misspending of Government Reserve Fund

          By | December 3rd, 2016|Categories: Investigative reports|Tags: , , , |

          The Georgian Government Reserve Fund aimed at funding unexpected and urgent situations, has spent 62% of its budget for programs already funded by the national budget and for which there seems to be no need for emergency spending, investigative website Ifact reports. […]

          მთავრობა ადმინისტრაციულ ხარჯებს მხოლოდ მცირედით ამცირებს

          By | December 3rd, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

          ბოლო დღეების განმავლობაში ლარის კურსის სისტემატიურად გაუფასურების მიუხედავად, მთავრობა ამ ხარჯების მხოლოდ 10%-იან შემცირების პირობას დებს, რასაც ოპოზიციის დიდი აღშფოთება მოჰყვა. ოპოზიცია ამტკიცებს, რომ ხელისუფლება ვერა და ვერ ელევა პრემიებს, დანამატებს, მივლინებებს, ჯიპებისთვის გადაჭარბებულ ბენზინის ხარჯებს და საკუთარი აქტივისტების დასაქმებისთვის შექმნილ არაფრის მაქნის  სსიპ-ებს და ა(ა)იპ-ებს. ორშაბათს, 28 ნოემბერს პრემიერ-მინისტრმა ბიუჯეტის პროექტი წარადგინა და თქვა, რომ [...]

            19.3 percent more tourists so far in 2016

            By | December 3rd, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

            (Georgian Tourism Administration photo.) Almost 5.9 million international visitors arrived in Georgia during 2016, which is 7.9 percent more than in the same period last year, the head of Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Friday. Out of these tourists (who stayed in the country during 24 hours and longer) […]

              UNESCO recognizes Georgian alphabet as part of humanity’s shared heritage

              By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

              TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian alphabet has been recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity’s cultural heritage. The decision to include three variations of the Georgian alphabet in the United Nations agency’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage […]

                Martin Schulz optimistic about visa liberalization for Georgia

                By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: Europe|Tags: , |

                TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday. Schulz is leaving EU politics when his term expires in January in order to focus on the federal elections in Germany next year, […]

                  UNM barely avoids splitting in two after talk of ditching Saakashvili

                  By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                  The rebel faction wants UNM’s 2013 presidential candidate Davit Bakradze as new leader. (Channel 1.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The faction supporting Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won a debate at a National Movement party conference on Wednesday. A  resolution was passed to hold a party convention in the format favored by the country’s former president. […]

                    Government deal to soften impact of currency drop on mortgage lenders

                    By | November 30th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

                    (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government offers a temporary aid package to people who have their mortgage loans in US dollars, to ease the disastrous consequences of the lari’s continued race to record low depths. The decision was made at a […]

                      Georgian government to raise excise tax due to tanking lari

                      By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                      TBILISI, DFWatch–Amid growing discontent with the economic situation in the country, and a national currency which plunges to new depths every day, the government announces a hike in excise the tax rate for fuel, tobacco, imported autos and gambling. “As you know, […]

                        „ნაცმოძრაობაში“ პოლიტსაბჭოს სხდომა იგეგმება, სადაც შეიძლება პარტიის ბედი გადაწყდეს

                        By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                        „ნაციონალური მოძრაობა“ დეკემბერში (ან იანვარში) ყრილობის ჩასატარებლად ემზადება. თუმცა პოლიტსაბჭოს წევრებში დაპირისპირებაა იმაზე, რამდენი უნდა იყოს დელეგატთა რაოდენობა და დღის წესრიგში უნდა შევიდეს თუ არა პარტიის ახალი თავმჯდომარის არჩევა. […]

                          13 women killed in family violence so far in 2016

                          By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                          TBILISI, DFWatch–New grim figures from Georgia’s ombudsman show that 13 women have been killed in family violence during the first ten months of 2016. In some cases, the police were alerted in advance, but did not intervene. Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili spoke Friday about […]

                            2016 წელს ოჯახში ძალადობის შედეგად 13 ქალია მოკლული

                            By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                            2016 წლის 10 თვის მონაცემებით, 13 ქალია მოკლული ოჯახში ძალადობის პირობებში. კვლავ მაღალია ჯანმრთელობის დაზიანებისა და სხვა სასტიკი ფორმებით ჩადენილი ძალადობის რიცხვი, პოლიციამ 2 000-ზე მეტ შემთხვევაში გამოიყენა დაცვის ღონისძიება. იყო შემთხვევები, როდესაც ოჯახში შესაძლო ძალადობის შესახებ შეტყობინება პოლიციაში ადრე შევიდა, თუმცა დანაშაულის პრევენცია ვერ მოხერხდა.    […]

                              Founder of failed UNM splinter party leaves politics to start lobbying firm

                              By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                              (Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A former lawmaker with background from the National Movement announced on Monday that he is leaving politics, after founding and campaigning for the splinter party Girchi. Pavle Kublashvili, a former head of the justice committee in parliament, […]

                                Fake TSU diplomas may be in circulation after forgery ring busted

                                By | November 29th, 2016|Categories: Education|Tags: |

                                (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A forgery ring sold diplomas that looked like they were issued by the country’s most prestigious educational institution, Tbilisi State University. Investigators are now trying to hunt down the fake documents. […]

                                  პარლამენტი ოკუპაციის შესახებ კანონს არბილებს

                                  By | November 28th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                  საქართველოს ოკუპირებულ ტერიტორიებზე უკანონოდ შესვლის გამო სასჯელი შემსუბუქდება. თავდაცვისა და უშიშროების კომიტეტმა ახალ პარლამეტში საკუთარი საქმიანობა სწორედ ამ  კანონის გამარტივებით დაიწყო, რამაც ოპოზიციის პროტესტი გამოიწვია. […]

                                    გვარამია ასაჯაროებს ადამიანებს, რომლებსაც მოსამართლეების შანტაჟში ადანაშაულებს

                                    By | November 28th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                    30 ნოემბერს „რუსთავი 2“-ის საქმეზე საბოლოო გადაწყვეტილება უნდა გამოცხადდეს, მანამდე, ორი დღი ადრე კი,  ტელეკომპანიის გენდირექტორი ნიკა გვარამია სპეციალურ ბრიფინგზე ხუთ ადამიანს ასახელებს, რომლებიც, მისი მტკიცებით, ამ დღეებში საქმის განმხილველ მოსამართლეებზე ზეწოლას ახორციელებენ, რომ ხელისუფლების და კონკრეტულად ბიძინა ივანიშვილის სასარგებლო გადაწყვეტილება მიიღონ და „რუსთავი 2“ ამჟამინდელ მფლობელს წაართვან.   […]

                                      Georgian parliament approves new government

                                      By | November 28th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

                                      (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament Saturday passed a vote of confidence in a new cabinet government formed after Georgian Dream won a landslide in the October 8 election. 110 MPs voted for and 19 against a cabinet, which had only three personnel changes […]

                                        Another transgender woman attacked in Tbilisi

                                        By | November 28th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , , , |

                                        (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A transgender woman was attacked in Tbilisi on November 25. The attack happened late at night on Tamar Mepe Avenue. The target of the attack, Nata, had her nose broken and suffered other facial injuries. She left the hospital on Saturday. […]

                                          William Courtney: It won’t be easy for Trump to make big changes in US policy towards Russia

                                          By | November 28th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , , , , |

                                          William Courtney: “Because of such wide Western consensus for sanctions against Russia, it will not be easy for the Trump administration to make big changes in that policy.” William Courtney, Former US Ambassador to Georgia and currently with the RAND Corporation in Washington DC, shared his views on the US President Elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda with Anna Kalandadze of Voice of America’s Georgian service.  […]

                                            TSU students begin new sit-in, demand election cancelled

                                            By | November 27th, 2016|Categories: Youth|Tags: , , , , |

                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Student at Tbilisi’s largest university began another round of protest this week, breaking into building number 6 of TSU and refusing to leave until there are reforms of the education system. Using the same name as the ad hoc group during a wave of protests […]

                                              Britain’s Sir Alan Duncan visited Georgia

                                              By | November 27th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                              Dir Alan Duncan (left) and Dimitri Kumsishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Sir Alan Duncan, United Kingdom’s Minister for Europe and the Americas, visited Georgia this week to take part in bilateral talks about reforms and security. The Waldrop dialogue is an annual conference between representatives of the two countries’ […]

                                                Georgian lari hits all-time low

                                                By | November 27th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian lari on Friday hit an all-time low at 2.5026 against the US dollar. The previous record was in January this year, when it was valued at 2.49 laris per USD. Georgia’s National Bank has sold USD 180 million of its reserves since August, but has not […]

                                                  Women in Tbilisi say: We won’t give away the night

                                                  By | November 26th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                  (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Women carried dresses and skirts as flags through central Tbilisi on Friday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The march was organized by Movement of Women and began from Pushkin Square in the center toward the police station. […]

                                                    Video: Brawl erupts between Georgian politicians’ debating live on TV

                                                    By | November 25th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

                                                    Tbilisi, DFWatch – A fistfight broke out between two guests during live political talk show between supporter of the United National Movement and a retired colonel, turned a conservative political analyst. […]

                                                      Georgian interior minister lists achievements ahead of confidence vote

                                                      By | November 25th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |

                                                      (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Acting Interior Minister Giorgi Mghebrishvili showed up at several committee hearings on Wednesday as parliamentarians were preparing for a vote of confidence in the new cabinet. Listing his ministry’s achievements, Mghebrishvili said police in Georgia […]

                                                        Georgian prosecutor plans to reopen case against former president’s son

                                                        By | November 24th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                        (Pirveli.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor General’s Office in Georgia is planning to take a fresh look at a high profile trial against the son of deceased former President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. “Prior to this decision, a comprehensive and objective investigation had been repeatedly […]

                                                          დღეს თბილისიდან დასავლეთის მიმართულებით საავტომობილო გზა გადაიკეტება

                                                          By | November 24th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                          თბილისის შემოსასვლელთან ზაჰესის ხიდის სამშენებლო სამუშაოების გამო, ხუთშაბათს, 24 ნოემბერს, თბილისიდან დასავლეთ საქართველოს მიმართულებით, საავტომობილი გზა რამდენიმე საათით გადაიკეტება და ავტომანქანები ალტერნატიული მარშრუტით იმოძრავებენ.  […]

                                                            Two arrested after dismembered body found in Tbilisi basement

                                                            By | November 24th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: , |

                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Two persons have been arrested i Georgia accused of involvement in a macabre murder. One of the suspects is accused of killing the victim in an alcohol fuelled rage. The murder took place in late October, according to investigators. A neighbor complained […]

                                                              Transgender Zizi dies in hospital after brutal attack

                                                              By | November 24th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , , |

                                                              The scene of the crime. (1tv.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–A transgender woman who was attacked and severely injured on October 14 died at the hospital Tuesday night. The lawyer for the Women’ Initiative Supportive Group informed journalists that Zizi (32) had passed away. The attacker cut her throat […]

                                                                General Chachibaia promoted to chief of the Georgian Army General Staff

                                                                By | November 24th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: |

                                                                Vladimer Chachibaia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Tuesday appointed General Vladimer Chachibaia as new chief of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces (GAF). 45-year-old Chachibaia, who served as chief of the Joint Staff of the armed forces […]

                                                                  Two flights cancelled at Tbilisi airport due to pilot strike in Lufthansa

                                                                  By | November 23rd, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

                                                                  (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi international airport reported two flights are postponed on Wednesday because of the pilot strike in Lufthansa. The two affected flights were to have been carried out early Thursday morning, Tbilisi-Munich at 4.05am and Munich-Tbilisi at 5.00am. […]

                                                                    Putin ratifies agreement to join military forces with breakaway Abkhazia

                                                                    By | November 23rd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                    (Kremlin.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement to join the military forces of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, with the Russian armed forces. The combined forces agreement signed on November 21, 2015 establishes a joint […]

                                                                      FGM will be ended ‘very soon’ in Georgia, says acting justice minister

                                                                      By | November 23rd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                      Thea Tsulukiani. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A government spokesperson says she had never imagined that female genital mutilation is being practiced in Georgia, and that the practice will be ended very soon. Three villages in the eastern Kakheti region are maintaining the practice which […]

                                                                        Georgia’s Prime Minister reveals new cabinet: Who’s in and who’s out?

                                                                        By | November 23rd, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                        (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s acting head of government Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Tuesday unveiled his new cabinet, with only minor personnel changes from the last one. One notable change is the promotion of Dimitri Kumsishvili from Economy Minister to the more important […]

                                                                          UNICEF survey: Children are still the most vulnerable group in Georgia

                                                                          By | November 22nd, 2016|Categories: Society|Tags: |

                                                                          (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A new study presented on Monday shows that every fifth child in Georgia is living in poverty. The findings in the welfare monitoring study, a household survey published every two years by United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF), emphasized […]

                                                                            „ოცნება“-„ნაციონალების“ პირველი დაპირისპირება პარლამენტში

                                                                            By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                            „ქართულ ოცნებასა“ და „ნაციონალურ მოძრაობას“ შორის ახალ პარლამენტში პირველი დაპირისპირება უკვე შედგა. კონკრეტულად კი „ნაციონალების“ უკმაყოფილება გამოიწვია იმან, რომ საპარლამენტო თანამდებობების გადანაწილებისას იურიდიული კომიტეტის თავმჯდომარის მოადგილის ოპოზიციურ კვოტაზე „ოცნებამ“ „პატრიოტთა ალიანსის“ წარმომადგენელი შეარჩია. […]

                                                                              იანვარში საზოგადოებრივ მაუწყებელს ახალი გენდირექტორი ეყოლება

                                                                              By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                              საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებლის გენერალურმა დირექტორმა თანამდებობა დატოვა. გიორგი ბარათაშვილმა ოფიციალური განცხადება სამეურვეო საბჭოს სახელით კანცელარიაში უკვე შეიტანა, თუმცა წასვლის რეალური მიზეზი საჯაროდ არ განუმარტავს.  […]

                                                                                McCain visits Georgia in January

                                                                                By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                Tbilisi, DFWatch – Before the America’s president-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of the office, a leading Republican Senator,   Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, and his fellow party member Lindsey Olin Graham will lead a congressional delegation to Ukraine, Georgia and Estonia January to push back against Trump on Russia policy. […]

                                                                                  Georgia wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest

                                                                                  By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                  Mariam Mamadashvili. (Palitra TV.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the third time. At the final, which was held in Malta, Mariam Mamadashvili won with a performance of the song ‘Mzeo’ which garnered 239 points. […]

                                                                                    Georgia’s patriarch pledges to mend ties to Russia

                                                                                    By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                    Patriarch Ilia II (left) and Patriarch Kirill meeting in Moscow in July, 2013. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Patriarch Ilia II joined other Eastern Orthodox leaders in Moscow on Sunday to attend the 70-year anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church. According to the Patriarchate of Georgia, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II was invited by the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow […]

                                                                                      Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in two cities in Georgia

                                                                                      By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: |

                                                                                      TBILISI, DFWatch–The International Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed in two cities in Georgia on Sunday. In Kutaisi and Tbilisi, small gatherings commemorated transgender people who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. […]

                                                                                        Georgian parliamentarians appointed faction leaders

                                                                                        By | November 20th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                        TBILISI, DFWatch–The newly elected parliament mits first session on Friday, and one of its first decisions was to register five factions and the majority and minority. The Georgian Dream majority consists of 116 MPs. 115 are members of Georgian Dream, which received […]

                                                                                          Government takes caretaker role as parliament begins selecting new cabinet

                                                                                          By | November 20th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                          (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament approved the composition of the new parliament on Friday, and the government now has a caretaker role until lawmakers has approved a new government. MPs voted to recognize the authority of the ninth parliamentary assembly. […]

                                                                                            Ivanishvili sells de Kooning painting at Christie’s for USD 66 mill

                                                                                            By | November 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–A large, colorful abstract Willem de Kooning painting from one of the artist’s most productive periods was Tuesday sold at Christie’s post-war and contemporary auction in New York. The price: USD 66.3 million. The Dutch-American artist’s ‘Untitled XXV’ from 1977 […]

                                                                                              UNM member refuses to serve in Adjara’s supreme council

                                                                                              By | November 18th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                              Levan Varshalomidze apologized to voters for not being able to protect their votes. (Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A politician for the UNM party in Adjara has refused to serve in the region’s supreme council, echoing a recent decision by Sandra Roelofs, the former first lady, to not take her seat in parliament. Levan Varshalomidze, former chairman of the Adjara government, […]

                                                                                                Margvelashvili vows to protect presidential powers in the face of GD-dominated parliament

                                                                                                By | November 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                Tbilisi, DFWatch – President Giorgi Margvelashvili said that he wouldn’t tolerate acts directed against state institutions in his welcoming speech on Friday at the opening session of the newly elected parliament. […]

                                                                                                  Israel prepares to turn away asylum seekers from Georgia and Ukraine

                                                                                                  By | November 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                  TBILISI, DFWatch–Israel might begin rejecting asylum requests from citizens of Georgia and Ukraine, Tel Aviv-based newspaper Haaretz reports. The past two years have seen a surge in asylum requests by Ukrainians and Georgians, as citizens of these countries […]

                                                                                                    პროკურატურამ სამ გახმაურებულ საქმეზე განაჩენი გადასინჯა

                                                                                                    By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                    პროკურატურამ სამ გახმაურებულ სს საქმეზე, მათ შორის მკვლელობზე, განაჩენის გადასინჯვის გადაწყვეტილება მიიღო. კერძოდ, ეს ეხება: სს AES-თელასის ფინანსური დირექტორის ნიკოლოზ ლომინაძისა და გენერალ თამაზ ნინუასა და მისი მეუღლის მკვლელობისთვის მსჯავრდებულებს და კოდორში განვითარებული მოვლენების დროს დაკავებულ ნორა არღვლიანს.   […]

                                                                                                      Defense officials accused of mixing politics and service vow to clear their name

                                                                                                      By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                      Sergo Ninua (left) and George Tsabadze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two high officials in Georgia’s Defense Ministry temporarily suspended themselves from their duties on Wednesday, after being accused of abuse of power during the Saakashvili presidency. Sergo Ninua and George Tsabadze, both lieutenant-colonels […]

                                                                                                        Georgian opposition party threatens to plant marijuana on New Year’s Eve

                                                                                                        By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                        Zurab Japaridze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A political party in the former Soviet republic Georgia has launched an unusual campaign to legalize marijuana: If the parliament doesn’t decriminalize the weed by the end of the year, they will plant the narcotic plant in their office on New Year’s Eve. […]

                                                                                                          UNM nominates parliament posts while discussing successor to Saakashvili

                                                                                                          By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                                          Sergi Kapanadze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement has nominated Sergi Kapanadze as vice speaker of parliament from the minority. The leader of the parliamentary minority will still remain Davit Bakradze. He was speaker of parliament from 2008 to 2012. Nika Melia, who was UNM’s candidate […]

                                                                                                            Plans revived for Trump Tower in Batumi, Georgia

                                                                                                            By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                            Donald J. Trump. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Plans for a Trump Tower on Georgia’s Black Sea coast are being revived, after laying dormant for the last five years. Newly elected US President and businessman Donald Trump visited Batumi personally in 2012 and later praised Mikheil Saakashvili […]

                                                                                                              Georgia’s Orthodox Church realizes it was wrong about EU and NATO

                                                                                                              By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: Europe|Tags: , |

                                                                                                              The Patriarchy. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Clergy from the Georgian Orthodox Church describe getting rid of some misconceptions about NATO and EU after a visit to Brussels last week. The unprecedented visit started November 7 with Georgian clergy meeting NATO’s envoy for South Caucasus […]

                                                                                                                Man sentenced to 12 years for attack on opposition politician

                                                                                                                By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for shooting an opposition politician last February. Alexi Petriashvili, then the party secretary of the Free Democrats, was approached by two men on a cemetery in the middle […]

                                                                                                                  საპატრიარქო ნატო-ევროკავშირზე: ერთმანეთზე არასწორი წარმოდგენა გვქონია

                                                                                                                  By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                  საქართველოს საპატრიარქოს დელეგაცია, რომელიც ბრიუსელში 7-11 ნოემბერს ნატო-სა და ევროსტრუქტურებს სტუმრობდა, საქართველოში ჩამოსვლის შემდეგ განცხადებას ავრცელებს და წერს, რომ აღმოჩნდა, ნატო-სა და ევროკავშირის პოლიტიკაზე საპატრიარქოს არასწორი წარმოდგენა ჰქონდა. […]

                                                                                                                    Georgia slightly improved in Internet Freedom ranking

                                                                                                                    By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: News|

                                                                                                                    Tbilisi, DFWatch – Internet freedom across the globe declined for a sixth constructive year and two-thirds of the world’s internet users live in countries where authorities resort to censorship. However, Georgia has improved its position and has ranked as a free country according to a report released on Tuesday by Freedom House, a US government-funded pro-democracy NGO. […]

                                                                                                                      Money transfers to Georgia up 14% in October year-on-year

                                                                                                                      By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

                                                                                                                      (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The flow of money into Georgia grew by 14 percent in October, according to the latest monthly report by the National Bank. The money flow into the country was USD 102.5 million, USD 12.6 million more than in October 2015. 91.9 percent of transfers […]

                                                                                                                        რატომ ძლიერდება რუსეთი აღმოსავლეთ ევროპაში? – ინტერვიუ კორნელი კაკაჩიასთან

                                                                                                                        By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                        კორნელი კაკაჩია: „თუ დავუშვებთ რომ მოლდოვა დატოვებს ასოცირების სამეულს, ეს იქნება რუსეთის სერიოზული გამარჯვება და ამან შესაძლოა საქართველში მიძინებული პრორუსული ძალები, რომლებიც ქვეყანაშ ბევრი გვყავს, გამოაღვიძოს და აამოქმედოს.“ მოლდოვასა და ბულგარეთში პრორუსი პრეზიდენტების არჩევა ტრაგიკულია, რადგან ეს აღმოსავლეთ ევროპაში რუსული ინტერესების გაძლიერებას მოასწავებს, – ამის შესახებ საქართველოს პოლიტიკის ინსტიტუტის თანადამფუძნებელი კორნელი კაკაჩია საუბრობს. […]

                                                                                                                          Mogherini situation in Georgia ‘extremely encouraging’ to get visa waiver

                                                                                                                          By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                          Tbilisi, DFWatch – European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini on Monday has emphasized that the situation in Georgia is ‘extremely encouraging, extremely positive’ to deliver on visa liberalization for the citizens of the country. […]

                                                                                                                            Nanny caught on camera beating ten month old baby

                                                                                                                            By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: |

                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–A 60-year-old woman was arrested in Tbilisi on Tuesday, accused of beating a 10-month-old girl she was looking after. The accused has been working as a nanny for a family in Tbilisi for a month and half, according to a statement by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. […]

                                                                                                                              Georgian diplomat nominated as UNWTO Secretary General

                                                                                                                              By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|

                                                                                                                              (for.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time Georgia has nominated a candidate for the position as Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018-2021. […]

                                                                                                                                Saakashvili ally Khatia Dekanoidze resigns in Ukraine

                                                                                                                                By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                Tbilisi, DFWatch – Ukraine’s National Police Chief Khatia Dekanoidze who was in charge of police reform in the country stepped down on Monday just in a week after resignation of her compatriot and ally, Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili. […]

                                                                                                                                  Opposition-leaning Tabula TV temporarily suspends broadcasting

                                                                                                                                  By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                  Tbilisi, DFWatch – In an official statement released on Monday on its website, Tabula named ‘change the format of its broadcasting, as part of larger structural changes to our operating procedures’ as a ground for suspension. […]

                                                                                                                                    Georgian social drama wins awards at European festivals

                                                                                                                                    By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                    Tbilisi, DFWatch – An award-wining Georgian film ‘Anna’s Life” directed by Nino Basilaia has triumphed at the prestigious film festivals in Europe this weekend. Soon after winning the Grand Prix for the […]

                                                                                                                                      Georia’s trade turnover grew 22% Jan-Oct 2016

                                                                                                                                      By | November 14th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                      TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign trade turnover increased by 22 percent in the first ten months of 2016, but against a background of increased import and reduced export. The trade turnover amounted to USD 9,950 million, according to preliminary figures published […]

                                                                                                                                        Georgian lari tanking, on course for second record low this year

                                                                                                                                        By | November 14th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                        (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian lari is on course for a new historic low, after setting a record earlier this year at 2.4921 laris per US dollar. Today it is valued at 2.4899. Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili explained the new drop in the value of the lari is as a result of growing imports. […]

                                                                                                                                          Saakashvili believes Ukraine’s Poroshenko won’t extradite him to Georgia

                                                                                                                                          By | November 14th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                          Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who recently resigned as Odessa governor and is set to lead an opposition party, believes that Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko won’t honour Tbilisi’s request to extradite him in the homeland, where he faces criminal charges. […]

                                                                                                                                            Georgia’s ombudsman calls on government to end female circumcision

                                                                                                                                            By | November 13th, 2016|Categories: Society|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                            (Aida Mirmaksumova.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Defender confirms that female genital mutilation (FGM) is being practiced in the eastern Kakheti region, a practice locals call ‘baptizing’. Georgians learned last week that FGM is being practiced in three villages in Kvareli […]

                                                                                                                                              Saakashvili forms new political party in Ukraine, demands snap election

                                                                                                                                              By | November 13th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                              TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili has formed a new political party in Ukraine, demanding early elections there. The announcement comes a few weeks after his party in Georgia, the National Movement, was defeated in the parliamentary […]

                                                                                                                                                Prison inspector accused of asking for bribe to get prisoner released early

                                                                                                                                                By | November 12th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s secret police on Friday arrested a prison inspector for attempted fraud. The suspect is working at prison no 16 in Rustavi south of Tbilisi and is accused of trying to help an acquaintance get a prisoner released earlier in return for USD 7,000 bribe. […]

                                                                                                                                                  Germany thanks Georgian soldiers for helping repel attack on consulate

                                                                                                                                                  By | November 12th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                  Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Germany thanked Afghan and Georgian forces on Friday for repelling an attack on a German consulate in northern Afghanistan the day before. The attack on the consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif ended as the attackers were pushed back by consulate security, […]

                                                                                                                                                    Gubaz Sanikidze leaves National Forum, former GD coalition partner

                                                                                                                                                    By | November 11th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                    Gubaz Sanikidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The change of leadership among Georgian Dream’s former coalition partners continued Friday, as Gubaz Sanikidze said he is leaving the National Forum after the election defeat last month.  Sanikidze has been one of the party’s most active […]

                                                                                                                                                      Russian MFA Warns Citizens of risks travelling in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                      By | November 11th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                      Tbilisi, DFWatch – Amid growing inflow of Russian tourists to Georgia, the Russian Foreign Ministry warns its citizens about the risks associated with such visits, referring to the Law on Occupied Territories, which may result for RF citizens facing formidable fines or even prison term. […]

                                                                                                                                                        Murdered transgender women remembered in Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                        By | November 11th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                        (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Friends and activists gathered Thursday to remember the transgender woman Sabi Beriani, who was brutally murdered in Tbilisi two years ago. November 10 has become a national day of remembrance for transgender victims of violence, […]

                                                                                                                                                          Exiled Saakashvili losing grip on party, blasts former associates

                                                                                                                                                          By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                          TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who recently resigned as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, blasts members of the National Movement for bowing to the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party. On Wednesday, in a video interview […]

                                                                                                                                                            სააკაშვილი: ივანიშვილმა გააყალბა არჩევნები და დედის რძესავით შევირგეთ ეს გაყალბება

                                                                                                                                                            By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                            ექსპრეზიდენტი მიხეილ სააკაშვილი საკუთარ მხარდამჭერებს მიმართავს, რომ მას არ სულს რაიმე საერთო ჰქონდეს პარტიის ხელმძღვანელობაში მყოფ იმ „ახირებულ ერთ-ორ პერსონაჟთან“, ვინც არ უსმენს აქტივისტებს, ვინც დაუშვა ამდენი შეცდომა და შეეგუა არა მარტო წაგებულ არჩევნებს, არამედ ასევე შეგუებულია მომავალ დამარცხებასაც. […]

                                                                                                                                                              Body of German missing since July found in Svaneti

                                                                                                                                                              By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                              (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a German man who has been missing since July was found Thursday in Svaneti, a mountainous region in northwest of Georgia. Sergei Smislov’s family has been looking for him for several months, believing that he was kidnapped […]

                                                                                                                                                                NATO starts joint military exercises in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian army on Thursday has begun two weeks of military exercises with the NATO at the Vaziani military base, in Tbilisi eastern outskirts. The Joint Training and Evaluation Centre […]

                                                                                                                                                                  IWPR Reveals Female Genital Mutilation Practice in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                  By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: News|

                                                                                                                                                                  IWPR, Aida Mirmaksumova Tbilisi, DFWatch – An Institute War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) has unveiled that a small native Caucasian ethnic group living in a remote east area of Georgia, has been performing female genital mutilation (FGM) practice during past two decades. […]

                                                                                                                                                                    Tbilisi reacts to Trump’s victory

                                                                                                                                                                    By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                    Donald Trump visiting Georgia in 2012. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian leaders congratulated Donald Trump with being elected as president of the United States, while political analysts in Tbilisi tried to predict how the result will affect US-Georgian relations. Georgian Dream parliamentarian Gia Volski […]

                                                                                                                                                                      Georgia’s President: two-party dominated parliament won’t encourage development

                                                                                                                                                                      By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                      Tbilisi, DFWatch- President Giorgi Margvelashvili has announced that he feels disappointed regarding country’s parliamentary elections, as he was expected a multi-party system in the newly elected parliament, but it turned into a bipolar. […]

                                                                                                                                                                        ქართველი პოლიტიკოსების გამოხმაურებები ტრამპის გამარჯვებაზე

                                                                                                                                                                        By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                        აშშ-ს რიგით 45-ე პრეზიდენტი დონალდ ტრანპი გახდა, მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ წამყვანი მედიასაშუალებები, სოციოლოგიური ცენტრები და პოლიტიკოსები  აშშ-ის ყოფილ პირველ ლედისა და ექს-სახელმწიფო მდივნის ჰილარი კლინტონის გამარჯვებას წინასწარმეტყველებდნენ.   […]

                                                                                                                                                                          US support for Georgia will be even stronger: Ambassador Kelly

                                                                                                                                                                          By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                          Ambassador Kelly at the US embassy organized breakfast to celebrate the 58th U.S. presidential election (embassy photo) Tbilisi,DFWatch – Following the tense electoral night in the United States, Ian Kelly, US Ambassador to Georgia has emphasized that no matter who wins, US will remain strong alley to Georgia.   […]

                                                                                                                                                                            New Rights leaves Paata Burchuladze-led coalition

                                                                                                                                                                            By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: News|

                                                                                                                                                                            Tbilisi, DFWatch – Political party New Rights left a coalition led by operatic bass Paata Burchuladze after it suffered sound defeat in the parliamentary elections in October. Mamuka Katsitadze, lead figure at the New Rights, […]

                                                                                                                                                                              Sandra Roelofs refuses to serve as member of Georgia’s parliament

                                                                                                                                                                              By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                              Sandra Roelofs. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former first lady Sandra Roelofs has turned down her mandate to serve as a member of parliament despite being among the top ten names on the National Movement’s party list. On Monday, Roelofs asked the Central Election Commission (CEC) […]

                                                                                                                                                                                Head of Georgian Church to attend patriarch Kirill’s 70th Jubilee in Moscow

                                                                                                                                                                                By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                Ilia II meets Kirill in Moscow Jan, 2013 (Pariarchate.ge) Tbilisi, DFWatch – The head of Georgian Church  is expected to pay a visit to Moscow in November to attend a 70-year jubilee of his Russian counterpart. According to the Patriarchate of Georgia,  Catholikos-Patriarch Ilia II was invited by the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow […]

                                                                                                                                                                                  მთავრობა 2018-იდან ტექდათვალიერებას აბრუნებს

                                                                                                                                                                                  By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                  2018 წლიდან ტექდათვალიერება ყველა ავტომანქანისთვის სავალდებულო გახდება. პროცესში საერთაშორისო კომპანიები ჩაერთვებიან და ახალ სტანდარტს დანერგავენ. ამის შესახებ სამშაბათს სპეციალურ ბრიფინგზე ეკონომიკის მინისტრმა დიმიტრი ქუმსიშვილმა განაცხადა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                    „ნაციონალები“ მერიას წინასაარჩევნოდ ბიუჯეტის გადახარჯვაში ადანაშაულებს

                                                                                                                                                                                    By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                    დედაქალაქის მერია თბილისის 2016 წლის ბიუჯეტის ცვლილებას, კონკრეტულად კი 14 მილიონი ლარის შიდა კორექტირებას ითხოვს, რასაც ოპოზიცია აპროტესტებს. „ნაციონალური მოძრაობის“ წევრები აცხადებენ, რომ მმართველმა ძალამ საბიუჯეტო სახსრები წინასაარჩევნოდ გადახარჯა და მის დაკორექტირებას ახლა სოციალური პროექტების შემცირების ხარჯზე ცდილობს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Pankisi native, reportedly ISIS member, killed in Middle East

                                                                                                                                                                                      By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                      TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Pankisi native has been killed in the Middle East. Reports vary about where the 24 year old Mukhad Khangoshvili was killed. According to Interpressnews, which relies on an unidentified source in Pankisi, it happened in Mosul, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                        Georgia reintroduces compulsory military service

                                                                                                                                                                                        By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                        (Ministry of Defense.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Defense Minister Levan Izoria said Monday that he is reversing a decision by his predecessor Tina Khidasheli to end compulsory military service. He made the announcement on Monday during a meeting with the media to present a report about his first 100 days on the job. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                          Georgian ex-President Saakashvili quits as governor of Odessa

                                                                                                                                                                                          By | November 7th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                          Saakashvili spoke of the reasons for his resignation at a press conference in Odessa. TBILISI, DFWatch–The exiled former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili announced on Monday that he is leaving as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, a position he has held since May 2015. During a press conference broadcast on his Facebook page, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                            იზორიამ სავალდებულო გაწვევა აღადგინა, ხიდაშელი მას ტყუილში ადანაშაულებს

                                                                                                                                                                                            By | November 7th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                            თავდაცვის სამინისტრო თინა ხიდაშელის დროს გაუქმებულ სამხედრო სავალდებულო სამსახურში გაწვევას აღადგენს. განცხადება მედიასთან შეხვედრაზე ორშაბათს თავდაცვის მინისტრმა ლევან იზორიამ 100-დღიანი საქმიანობის ანგარიშის ფარგლებში გააკეთა. პასუხად ექსმინისტრი თინა ხიდაშელი აცხადებს, რომ იზორიამ საზოგადოება მოატყუა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                              GD presents its list of committee heads in the new parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                              By | November 7th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                              Georgian Dream’s bigwigs approved Irakli Kobakhidze’s nomination as new speaker of parliament on Sunday. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–After a landslide victory in the election, Georgian Dream bigwigs gathered on Sunday to agree on key appointments for the new parliament. After the political council session was over, GD announced its list of candidates, which, not surprisingly, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                19-year-old girl took part in ‘ritual murder’ of her own mother

                                                                                                                                                                                                By | November 6th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–The teenager colluded with her boyfriend and another friend to knock her elderly mother unconscious, then they stabbed and killed her, dismembered the body, burnt it with gasoline at a garbage dump in Tbilisi and threw it in a ditch, according […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                  19 წლის გოგონა და მისი შეყვარებული დედის მოკვლა-დანაწევრებაშია ეჭვმიტანილი

                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | November 6th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                  19 წლის გოგონა, შეყვარებულთან და მეგობარ გოგონასთან ერთად, საკუთარი დედის მკვლელობაშია ეჭვმიტანილი. გამოძიების მტკიცებით, 76 წლის ქალბატონი მათ ჯერ ელექტროშოკით  გაგუდეს, დანა ჩაარტყეს და მოკლეს, შემდეგ კი გვამი დაანაწევრეს და  ორი ჩანთით გლდანის ნომერ მერვე ციხის ნაგავსაყრელზე დაწვეს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                    GD considers its party secretary as new speaker of parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | November 5th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Irakli Kobakhidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–After several weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Friday confirmed that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party is considering its secretary Irakli Kobakhidze for the post as new speaker of parliament. It was expected that the stern […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                      29-year-old man arrested for beating his 15-year-old wife

                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | November 5th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                      (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A 29-year-old man was arrested a few days ago in Georgia for beating his 15-year-old wife. The young victim’s mother says her underage daughter has broken teeth, broken ribs and a broken nose after suffering systematic abuse at the hands of her husband. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                        იმერეთშ ი 15 წლის გოგონაზე ძალადობის გამო მისი 29 წლის მეუღლე დააკავეს

                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | November 5th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                        იმერეთში მცხოვრები 15 წლის გოგონა ფიზიკური ძალადობის მსხვერპლი გახდა. მას 29 წლის მეუღლე სისტემატიურად სცემდა. დაზარალებულის მშობლების მტკიცებით, გოგონას „ჩამოყრილი აქვს კბილები, დამტვრეული აქვს ნეკნი და გატეხილი აქვს ცხვირი“. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Third suspect arrested for disrupting election in Jikhashkari

                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | November 5th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                          (Luka Pertaia/Netgazeti. TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia on Thursday arrested a third person for creating a disturbance at an election precinct near Zugdidi during the parliamentary election on October 8. Deputy Interior Minister Shalva Khutsishvili told journalists on Friday […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Three Chinese citizens arrested in Georgia, suspected of assaulting workers

                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | November 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia arrested three Chinese citizens on Thursday, as workers on a railway line in western Georgia claim that they were beaten by representatives of the company. In a short statement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said its investigators […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                              ქონების წართმევაზე 400 საქმიდან მხოლოდ 47 ფაქტია გახსნილი

                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | November 3rd, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                              ქონების იძულებით ჩამორთმევაზე 400-მდე სს საქმე მიმდინარეობს, აქიდან გახსნილია 47, დაზარალებულად ცნობილია 84 მოქალაქე, რომელთაც დაუბრუნდათ ან დაბრუნების პროცესშია 18 მილიონ ლარამდე ღირებულების უძრავ-მოძრავი ქონება, მათ შორის 71 ავტომანქანა, საცხოვრებელი ბინები, საოფისე და კომერციული ფართები, ღვინის ქარხანა, საცურაო კომპლექსი, მიწის ნაკვეთები და ა.შ., აცხადებს პროკურატურა.  […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Georgian lari drops again, approaching important benchmark

                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | November 3rd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nodar Khaduri, Minister of Finance, insists ‘this is really a temporary decline.’ TBILISI, DFWatch–The opposition in Georgia is blaming the government of impoverishing the country after the lari dropped in value again and is approaching a ‘psychological’ benchmark rate of 2.50 against the US dollar. Its official rate against USD was set as 2.4195 […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  GD plans to replace ministers in charge of the economy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | November 2nd, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dimitry Kumsishvili is proposed as new finance minister. TBILISI, DFWatch–After a crushing victory in the parliamentary elections, Georgia’s ruling party this week began the work of forming a new government. Several changes have been proposed ahead of a meeting in the GD political council to take place at the end of this week. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Commission suggests making mosque ruins cultural heritage site

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | November 1st, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TBILISI, DFWatch–A commission tasked with settling a dispute between Christians and Muslims over the ruins of a mosque in the south of Georgia delivered its recommendations on Thursday, but it is uncertain if this will help solve the two year old conflict. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ლევან ბერძენიშვილი: „უმრავლესობაში 5-10 მოაზროვნე ადამიანი და 100 აბსოლუტურად უმაქნისი „მეჩაიე დეპუტატი“ იქნება“

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 31st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ფოტო: „ამდენი უცოდინარი და არაკომპეტენტური პარლამენტარის ერთად ჯდომა და გადაწყვეტილებების მიღება არის საფრთხე“ – ამბობს ლევან ბერძენიშვილი „მათ შორის არიან ჩვენი სახელგანთქმული და ნაკლებად სახელგანთქმული ფეხბურთელები, მოჭიდავეები, მოჭადრაკეები, მომღერლები – ყველაფერი, პოლიტიკოსების გარდა და სანამ საკონსტიტუციო უმრავლესობა ექნებათ, ჭკვიანურს არაფერს გააკეთებენ,“- აცხადებს DFWatch-თან საუბარში „რესპუბლიკური პარტიის“ წევრი ლევან ბერძენიშვილი. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Georgia’s ruling party secures enough seats to amend Constitution

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 31st, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The ruling party Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia won a constitutional majority in the second round of the parliamentary elections, winning all but one majoritarian district, mostly by a significant majority. In Mtatsmimda district, GD had decided […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Many irregularities in second round of Georgia’s election for parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 30th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          There were reports many places of people trying to vote with their fingers already marked. (Netgazeti.) TBILISI, DFWatch–In parts of Georgia, voters went to the polls again on Sunday in the second round of the parliamentary election. There were runoff contests in 50 single-seat districts, accounting for a third of the seats in the assembly. Voting took place against a background […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Speaker of parliament leaves Republican Party

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 29th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili on Saturday announced his resignation and departure from the Republican Party, which he was leader of from 2005 to 2013. He stated his reason as disagreement with the founders and current leadership about the party’s […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              უზარმაზარი რიგები სარფის სასაზღვრო პუნქტზე

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 28th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (interpressnews) ორი დღეა სარფის სასაზღვრო პუნქტი თურქეთში გადამსვლელებისთვის სრულად ჩაკეტილია. საზღვრის გადაკვეთას საქართველოს მოქალაქეები, ისიც შეფერხებით, ძალიან ნელი ტემპით, მხოლოდ თურქეთის მხრიდან ახერხებენ. საზღვართან უზარმაზარი რიგებია. თურქეთის მხარე მიზეზად ტექნიკური  ხარვეზს ასახელებს. კერძოდ, თურქეთის საბაჟოს კომპიუტერული სისტემის გაუმართაობას. გაურკვეველია, მიმოსვლა როდის აღდგება. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                UNM claims governor of Samtskhe-Javakheti attacked its cameraman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 28th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nikoloz Khazidze (left) and UNM majoritarian candidate Vazha Chitashvili. (Samkhretis Karibche.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement has accused the governor of the southern Samtskhe-Javakheti region of physically assaulting one of its photographers on Thursday evening. Nikoloz Khizadze claims he was heading to the village Muskhi to document […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  63-year-old railway worker dies after being run over by train

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 28th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A 63-year-old man died on Thursday after being run over by a train three weeks ago in the south of Georgia. Zaur Gerliani, who worked as a fitter, had one of his legs run over by a train as he was out repairing tracks in the mining town Kazreti, near Bolnisi, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    First road, now airport – PM promises to develop mountain region Tusheti

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 28th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili visiting Tusheti in August. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two months after promising to build a new road to Tusheti, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili now suggests building an air strip in the inaccessible region in the northeast of the country. It’s an attractive tourist destination, but difficult to access. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      სუბარი აცხადებს, რომ ოპოზიცია ვიზალიბერალიზაციას ბლოკავდა

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 27th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      „ჩვენი შიდა ოპონენტები ცდილობდნენ, როგორმე საქართველოს არ მიეღო ვიზალიბერალიზაცია, მათი ეს სურვილები არ შესრულდა და კიდევ ერთხელ მოიჭრეს თავი, როგორც ქართველი ხალხის, ისე ევროპის საზოგადოების წინაშე“,  – ამის შესახებ ლტოლვილთა და განსახლების მინისტრმა სოზარ სუბარმა ხუთშაბათს მთავრობის სხდომის შემდეგ განაცხადა.  […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        168 prisoners pardoned in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 27th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Zviad Koridze (official photo) Tbilisi, DFWatch – The Georgian president pardoned 168 prisoners, 114 of them will leave jail today, while the rest had their sentences reduced, the commission’s head, Zviad Koridze, stated at a briefing on Thursday. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Georgian Manganese lawyer arrested on corruption charges

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 26th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi and other Georgian Manganese facilities are linked to the Miami, Florida based Georgian American Alloys. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A lawyer working for Georgian Manganese was arrested for corruption on Tuesday. Mirian Bichikashvili is accused of commercial bribery, the Finance Ministry said. Georgian Manganese owns mines in the small town of Chiatura as well as the ferro-alloy plant […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Georgian Railways considering Tbilisi-Kutaisi airport train

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 26th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Kutaisi airport. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Railways is considering creating a new train line connecting the airports in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, with regular departures. Spokesperson Dachi Tsaguria told Kutaisi Post that Georgian Railways is currently researching whether the new […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Free Democrats rebels vow to support GD in second round of election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 26th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TBILISI, DFWatch–Several key figures in Irakli Alasania’s Free Democrats party have expressed support for the ruling Georgian Dream before the second round of the parliamentary elections in most majoritarian districts. “In a few days, there will be a second round. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Caucasus mountain road closed in north Georgia due to snow and ice

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: Roads update|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–A key mountain road that connects north and south Caucasus is now closed for large vehicles because of snow and ice.  Trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with more than 30 seats are prohibited from driving on the S-3 between Gudauri and Kobi, the Road Department […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Two die as car plunges into river in southwest Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two men died in a car accident in a mountainous area in the southwest of Georgia on Monday. One woman survived and was taken to hospital. The accident happened in Keda, a municipality in the Adjara region. The local gamgebeli […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Victim of shooting at Krtsanisi training ground was 23-year-old Giga Shengelia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Roman Shengelia, father of the deceased. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a man who was shot dead at a military base in Tbilisi Sunday morning has been identified as 23-year-old Giga Shengelia. Two other persons who were with Shengelia are being searched for, although their identity has not yet been established. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      სამხედრო ბაზასთან უცნაურ ვითარებაში 23 წლის კაცია მოკლული

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      კრწანისის სამხედრო საწვრთნელი ბაზის ტერიტორიაზე  24 ოქტომბერს, გამთენიის 3:30 საათზე უკანონოდ შეჭრის მცდელობის გამო მოკლულია 23 წლის გიგა შენგელია, კიდევ ორ პირს კი ეძებენ. მათი ვინაობა ჯერ დადგენილი არ არის. თავდაცვის მინისტრის განცხადებით, გუშაგზე თავდასხმა საშიშ და აგრესიულ ხასიათს იღებდა, რასაც მოჰყვა კანონიერი რეაგირება. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Georgian president picks former GIPA colleague as new NSC secretary

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Davit Rakviashvili (left) and Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Monday named Davit Rakviashvili, an old colleague at a media and public relations school in Tbilisi, as new secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. The friendship between the two go back 30 years, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ეკონომიკურ დაპირებებზე აგებული საარჩევნო პროგრამები

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 24th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          გადასახადების შემცირება, მცირე და საშუალო ბიზნესის ხელშეწყობა, იაფი კრედიტები, რეგულაციების გამარტივება  – ესაა არასრული ჩამონათვალი იმ დაპირებებისა, რომელსაც 2016 წლის საპარლამენტო არჩევნებში მონაწილე პარტიების პროგრამების ეკონომიკურ ნაწილში შეხვდებით. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            One man shot dead during intrusion attempt at Tbilisi military base

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 24th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Elza Shengelia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–An attempt by a group of people to enter a military base in Tbilisi Sunday morning left one young man dead after the sentry fired shots at the intruders. The mother of the deceased reacted strongly at the implication that her son would harm anybody. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              UNM and GD won one contest each in repeat election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 24th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement yesterday won the repeat election in a precinct in the south of Georgia, while Georgian Dream won in the western Zugdidi area. But the UNM candidate didn’t win by more than 50% at the 48th precinct in Marneuli, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Saakashvili’s wife withdraws from Georgian runoff election, citing fraud

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 23rd, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former first lady Sandra Roelofs is withdrawing from the runoff election for parliament in Zugdidi, after the repeat ballot in three of Zugdidi’s precincts reveals that her opponent from the Georgian Dream is leading by a significant margin. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Will Georgia end compulsory military service? Decision expected in Nov

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (Defense Ministry.) TBILISI, DFWatch–It is still unknown if a decision by the former Georgian defense minister to end compulsory military service will become a reality. A decision may be expected in November, because Defense Minister Levan Izoria promised to ‘clarify’ the issue by next month, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ჯარში სავალდებულო გაწვევის საკითხი ნოემბრის დასაწყისში გაირკვევა

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ჯერ კიდევ არ არის გადაწყვეტილი დარჩება თუ არა ძალაში თავდაცვის ყოფილი მინისტრის ინიციატივით გაუქმებული სამხედრო სავალდებულო გაწვევა. მოქმედი მინისტრ აცხადებს, რომ ეს ნოემბრის დასაწყისში გახდება ცნობილი. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      One soldier dies as truck overturns in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (2030.) TBILISI, DFWatch–One soldier died as a military truck overturned on a highway in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region on Friday. The other 36 soldiers who were in the same vehicle received only lighter injures. 27 of them were first brought to a hospital in Dedoplistskaro, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Four precincts in Georgia vote again due to irregularities on Election Day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        People are asked to vote again today at four precincts where results were cancelled because of physical attacks on October 8. (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Repeat elections are held today at four precincts in south and west of Georgia where results were cancelled October 8 due to irregularities. The results of one precinct in Marneuli and three in Zugdidi were cancelled due to attacks on Election Day. The main […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Handover of suspected murderer topic at EU-hosted talks about Abkhazia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia demanded the handover of a suspected murderer during a six hour meeting with breakaway authorities in Abkhazia this week. The meeting was held in Gali, in the southern end of the region, and dealt first and foremost […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            One more construction worker dies in Tbilisi, the second in two days

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (Unrelated photo.) (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–One more construction worker died in Tbilisi on Thursday; the second fatality at a construction site in two days. The accident happened as pipes were being unloaded from a truck on Khizanishvili Street in the northern Mukhiani district of the capital, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              200 ათასი სამუშაო ადგილი – პარტიების მსუყე წინასაარჩევნო დაპირებები

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              გოჩა ალექსანდრია (“რადიო თავისუფლება”) დასაქმების საკითხს, ისევ როგორც ყოველი არჩევნების წინ, 2016 წლის საპარლამენტო არჩევნებისთვისაც პარტიების პროგრამებსა თუ დაპირებებში ერთ-ერთი ყველაზე დიდი ადგილი ეკავა. პარტიები მოსახლეობისათვის ამ საკმაოდ მტკივნეული პრობლემის მოგვარების შესახებ პირობას თამამად დებენ, თუმცა მას არგუმენტებით ნაკლებად ამყარებენ. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Georgia and Russia take further steps toward normalizing relations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TBILISI, DFWatch–The two countries, which were at war with each other eight years ago, both expressed interest in continuing a pragmatic course in order to normalize relations, according to a statement put out by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  მოსკოვი თბილისთან 4-წლიანი ურთიერთობით კმაყოფილია

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  “საქართველოსთან ბოლო 4 წლის განმავლობაში მიღწეული ორმხრივი ნორმალიზების შედეგი იმედისმომცემია,“ – რუსეთის საგარეო უწყება აბაშიძე-კარასინს შორს 19 ოქტომბერს პრაღაში შეხვედრის შედეგებს აჯამებს და ოფიციალურ ვებ-გვერდზე საქართველოსთან ურთიერთობის შემდგომ გეგმებზეც საუბრობს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Zaza Tavadze elected new head of Supreme Court

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Zaza Tavadze. TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Constitutional Court elected Zaza Tavadze as new head on Thursday, by five out of eight votes. He will replace Giorgi Papuashvili. The ballot was secret, but it is likely that the following judges supported Tavadze: Merab Turava, Lali Papiashvili, Teimuraz Tughushi […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      საკონსტიტუციო ახალი თავმჯდომარე ზაზა თავაძე გახდა

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 21st, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლოს ახალი თავმჯდომარე ჰყავს. გიორგი პაპუაშვილი ზაზა თავაძემ შეცვალა. მას მხარი პლენუმის რვა მოსამართლიდან 5-მა წევრმა დაუჭირა.   […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Car crash in Rustavi claims two lives

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 20th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two people died in a car accident in the Georgian town Rustavi on Wednesday. Interpressnews reports that a Mercedes travelling at high speed crashed into lighting pole on Mshenebeli Street near Public School No 2. Two men died on the spot. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Construction worker falls to his death in Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 20th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (Imedi.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A worker fell from a building at a construction site in Tbilisi on Wednesday. He was brought to the Republican Hospital with multiple head injuries and placed in intensive care, but died later the same day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            მძიმედ დაჭრილი ტრანსგენდერის უფლებების დასაცავად სასამართლოსთან ორი აქცია გაიმართა

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 19th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლომ ტრანსგენდერი ქალის განზრახ მკვლელობის მცდელობაში ბრალდებულს წინასწარი პატიმრობა შეუფარდა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Man suspected of stabbing transgender woman placed in pre-trial detention

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 19th, 2016|Categories: Crime, News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The 31-year-old suspected of viciously attacking a transgender woman in Tbilisi on October 14 was Wednesday placed in pre-trial detention. The accused Giorgi Murjikneli’s lawyer asked for his client to be released on 1,000 lari bail, but the judge […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PM Kvirikashvili: A group will be set up to amend constitution

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tbilisi, DFWatch – Amid growing concern over imminent constitutional majority in the hands of Georgian Dream, Prime Minister airs his initiative to set up a group, which will work on amending constitution. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tbilisi NGO workers urge opposition for action against imminent GD constitutional majority

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Irakli Kobakhidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch--Individual members of some of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Georgian capital Tbilisi are now calling on opposition political parties to call on their voters to support opposition candidates in the second round of the parliamentary election, fearing that the ruling Georgian Dream might secure enough seats in the new parliament to [...]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    800-მდე ქართული ფილმის ორიგინალი გადმოგვეცემა

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    რუსეთიდან საბჭოთა პერიოდში გადაღებული ქართული ფილმების არქივის გადმოტანის პროცესი იწყება. ამის შესახებ რუსეთთან ურთიერთობის საკითხებში პრემიერ-მინისტრის სპეციალურმა წარმომადგენელმა, ზურაბ აბაშიძემ განაცხადა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Free Democrats leader Alasania may be appointed NSC secretary

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Irakli Alasania. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Irakli Alasania, the former defense minister and leader of the Free Democrats who ‘temporarily left’ politics after his party failed to reach the minimum 5% in the election, may be hired by the president’s administration. According to domestic media, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ალასანია უშიშროების საბჭოს მდივნად განიხილება?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (DFWatch) პოლიტიკიდან დროებით წასული ირაკლი ალასანია შესაძლოა სულ მალე პრეზიდენტის ადმინისტრაციაში გამოჩნდეს. არაოფიციალური ინფორმაციით, გიორგი მარგველაშვილი უშიშროების საბჭოს მდივნის ვაკანტური პოსტზე „თავისუფალი დემოკრატების“ ყოფილი ლიდერს განიხილავს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          საბურთალოზე დათვის ბელს ჯერ ისევ ეძებენ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          დათვის ბელი, რომელსაც 17 ოქტომბრის ღამიდან თბილისში ეძებენ, ჯერ ნაპოვნი არ არის. თბილისის მერიის ცხოველთა მონიტორინგის სააგენტოში აცხადებენ, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Russian, Turkmen and Ukrainian airlines open new flights out of Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Three new airlines are opening flights out of Tbilisi from November: Turkmenistan Airlines, the Ukrainian DART Airlines and Russia’s Pobeda. Turkmenistan Airlines will fly twice weekly (Mon, Thu) to Ashgabad, starting November 2. DART Airlines begins flights […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ნოემბერში თბილისიდან სამი ახალი ავიაკომპანია შეასრულებს რეისებს

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 18th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტში ნოემბერში სამი ახალი – თურქმენული, რუსული და უკრაინული – ავიაკომპანია შემოდის.   […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Georgia to hold second round of parliamentary election Oct 30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The date for the second round of Georgia’s parliamentary election has been set to October 30. 50 election districts will vote for single seat candidates for parliament, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced. Candidates for the ruling GD […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Suspect arrested for blowing up MP’s car days before election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The police confiscated explosives and weapons in the apartment of one of the suspects. (police.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was arrested Monday in Georgia, accused of involvement in the blowing up of MP Givi Targamadze’s car just days before the parliamentary election. The man, born in 1976, was arrested as part of the investigation into the explosion […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Linderman: GD will have a tendency to consolidate power into one-party rule

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “(Russia) spent a lot of money and all they managed was to have a small minority in Parliament. That proves that Georgians are still very much pro-West,” Laura Linderman says. Anna Kalandadze of Voice of America’s Georgian service discusses results of Georgia’s Parliamentary elections, and its importance for country’s future dynamics with Laura Linderman, of US Atlantic Council in Washington. Parts of this interview ran on VOA program. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Escaped burglar arrested in Tbilisi with jewelry from new heist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (police.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian robber who escaped from a court building in August by feigning illness was caught on Sunday with jewelry from a recent heist. Otar Varamashvili escaped from Rustavi City Court on August 31 by claiming he was ill and running away during […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        31-year-old arrested for attack on transgender woman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Reacting to the recent attack, dozens of people protested outside the MIA building Sunday evening, to say no to violence against transgender people. (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia arrested a man on Sunday who is suspected of having attacked a transgender woman two days before. The suspect is accused of attempted murder. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the 31-year-old was on probation […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Transgender woman hospitalized after vicious attack in Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 16th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (1tv.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–A 32-year-old transgender woman was Friday evening severely beaten in Ortachala, a district in the south of Tbilisi. According to Imedi TV, there were two assailants. Her throat was slit. She remains in the emergency ward in a serious condition, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Six alleged election day troublemakers placed in pre-trial detention

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 15th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people who were arrested for participating in the attack  on an election precinct October 8 were placed in pre-trial detention by Rustavi City Court on Friday. A crowd threw stones at and smashed windows at the 48th election precinct ithe a village Kizilajo. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Muslims conduct prayer on ruins of mosque in Mokhe

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 14th, 2016|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Samkhretis Karibche.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in the village Mokhe in the south of Georgia on Thursday conducted a prayer on the ruins of a mosque which the local government in 2014 declared that it wanted to turn into a culture house. The plans by local Orthodox Christians to appropriate […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Six arrested for the mass unrest in Marneuli on election day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 13th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (Imedi.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia arrested six people on Thursday who are accused of attacking an election precinct in Marneuli in the south of Georgia on election day October 8. The six are arrested for interrupting the work of the local election commission […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ახალი პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარედ ირაკლი კობახიძეს განიხილავენ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 13th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ირაკლი კობახიძე (DFWatch) სულ მალე მეცხრე მოწვევის პარლამენტი მუშაობას შეუდგება და „ქართული ოცნება“ კულუარებში პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარის შემცვლელსაც აქტიურად განიხილავს. ჯერჯერობით კულუარებში სამ კანდიდატზე – ირაკლი კობახიძეზე, თამარ ჩუგოშვილსა და გია ვოლსკიზეა საუბარი.  […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Georgian developers plan Sheraton and Radisson in Gudauri

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 13th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s winter resort Gudauri had 127% growth in visitors since last year. Now developers plan a Radisson and a Sheraton hotel there. Malkhaz Kunelauri from the real estate company RED-CO told journalists that the first phase of the planned new hotels […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Police in Georgia arrest a person for causing havoc in election precinct

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 12th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (Luka Pertaia/Netgazeti.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Police arrested one person regarding an attack on an election precinct during the election Saturday in Zugdidi, in northwest Georgia. The target of the attack was the 79th precinct, in the village Jikhashkari. Kako Tibua said through his lawyer that he was unlawfully arrested and has started a hunger […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        National Movement decides to not boycott parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 12th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Davit Bakradze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–After considering a boycott of parliament, the National Movement on Tuesday turned back from the drastic measure and decided to participate in the second round of the election and take their seats in parliament. Some party members wanted […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ახალმა პარლამენტმა შეიძლება პრეზიდენტის ინსტიტუტი კიდევ უფრო შეასუსტოს

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          „ქართული ოცნება“ მომავალი წლიდან კონსტიტუციის მთლიანად შეცვლას აპირებს. სამი ცვლილება უკვე დაანონსეს. კერძოდ საუბარია იმაზე, რომ ქვეყანა მთლიანად საპარლამენტო რესპუბლიკად უნდა გადაკეთდეს და შედეგად არა მარტო პრეზიდენტის არჩევის წესი შეიცვლება, არამედ ქვეყნის პირველ პირი პრეზიდენტი აღარ იქნება, მას უფლებები კიდევ უფრო შეეზღუდება და მთელი ძალაუფლება გადავა პრემიერზე. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            UNM political council convenes Tuesday to set out post-election path

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Davit Bakradze at a UNM rally in Tbilisi Oct. 5, 2016. (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement plans to convene the party’s political council Tuesday evening to discuss further plans after dismissing the results of the parliamentary election. Some proposed to boycott the second round of the majoritorian elections […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mine worker in Tkibuli found dead from apparent suffocation

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Workers in one of the mines in Tkibuli in western Georgia found a co-worker dead on Friday, apparently from gas poisoning. The accident happened in the Mindeli mine. Workers found the body in the morning as they arrived at work. It looks like 51-year-old Temur Kakauridze […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                National Movement debates whether to boycott parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A discussion is going on within the National Movement about boycotting parliament, with the one side wanting to start with not participating in the second round of the parliamentary election. Former President Mikheil Saakashvili got involved from […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  „ნაციონალები“ ბოიკოტის გამოცხადებაზე ბჭობენ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  „ნაციონალურ მოძრაობაში“ დიდი მსჯელობაა იმაზე, შევიდნენ თუ არა პარლამენტში. აზრი ორადაა გაყოფილი. ნაწილი ბოიკოტის მომხრეა, ნაწილი კი საკანონმდებლო საქმიანობის გაგრძელებისა. კონკრეტულად ამ ეტაპზე ის განხილვაა, მაჟორიტარების მეორე ტურში  მონაწილეობა მიიღონ თუ არა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Buoyed by election result, GD begins pushing for constitutional amendments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Irakli Kobakhidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Already before the official election results have been announced, the ruling Georgian Dream party is talking about making two constitutional amendments. Another round of single-seat districts has still not been held, and no-one knows how many members […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Free Democrats leader leaves politics after failing to get into parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 10th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian defense minister Irakli Alasania said Monday that he is quitting politics ‘temporarily’ after his party failed to surpass the 5% threshold in the parliamentary elections. Alasania’s statement came after the Central Election Commission (CEC) […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        საკონსტიტუციო უმრავლესობის მოპოვების შემთხვევაში „ოცნება“ პირველ რიგში რას შეცვლის

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 10th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (DFWatch) არჩევნებში პირველი ტურიდან მიღებული 67 მანდატის შემდეგ „ქართული ოცნების“ ლიდერები უკვე დამეჯითებით აცხადებენ, რომ ისინი პარლამენტში საკონსტიტუციო უმრავლესობით, 113 დეპუტატით შევლენ და ამის რეალური შანსი პირველმა ტურმა უკვე აჩვენა. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Confusion over election math: Will Georgia’s third party get into parliament?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 10th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          TBILISI, DFWatch–There is confusion over how to interpret the results of Saturday’s election in Georgia. A CEC spokesperson said Monday that the third party Alliance of Patriots is still below the threshold, but even so, the commission will discuss if it may still be qualified with 4.998%. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            51 election districts will hold second round of parliamentary election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 10th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–51 election districts in Georgia will likely hold a second round of parliamentary election; 18 of them will be in the capital Tbilisi. After 99.92% of votes have been counted, the governing Georgian Dream party has 48.6% in the proportionate system. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Third party Patriot Alliance is 244 votes from getting into parliament

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 9th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi of the Patriot Alliance. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Alliance of Patriots is out of parliament, after it seemed for a few hours it had succeeded in surpassing the minimum threshold. At 3pm, the Alliance was at exactly 5 percent, and seemed qualified to get representatives into the new national assembly as the third party, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                National Movement rallies outside CEC, will challenge election result

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 9th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Giga Bokeria addressing the crowd of UNM supporters outside the CEC building last night. (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Former first lady Sandra Roelofs, who is running for parliament representing her husband’s party in western Georgia, has disputed the preliminary results which show that she did not win an outright victory. After 82 percent of votes had been […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Preliminary results: Patriot Alliance gets into parliament with 17 votes margin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 9th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Irma Inashvili, one of the leaders of Patriot Alliance. TBILISI, DFWatch–Three parties are predicted to surpass the 5% percent threshold and make it into parliament, after 82.55% percent of votes have been counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said. As the results currently stand, Georgian Dream looks to get 49.26 percent, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Exit polls: GD has won the election, UNM came second

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Dream is predicted as winner of the parliamentary election, based on the preliminary results of two exit polls. In the exit poll by GfK, Georgian Dream will get 39.9 percent, and United National Movement is second with 32.74 percent. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Georgia deploys special police to voting precinct to put down unrest

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Special police entered the voting precinct in Marneuli where the conflict took place. TBILISI, DFWatch–A crowd armed with batons and stones attacked a precinct in Marneuli, a town in south Georgia, allegedly stealing a box of ballot papers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said police were dispatched to Marneuli’s 48th precinct […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Saakashvili won’t leave Ukraine, regardless of election outcome

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he doesn’t plan to leave Ukraine, where he serves as governor of the Odessa region, no matter what the results of today’s parliament election is. “I won’t abandon my huge plans to help Ukraine,” […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Voter turnout 20% by noon in uncertain Georgian election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          TBILISI, DFWatch–All election precincts in Georgia opened at 08:00 in the morning, according to Central Election Commission (CEC), and the election is proceeding peacefully. Voter turnout was 19.81 % by 12:00, according to the CEC. Most government officials […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Georgians vote in uncertain parliamentary election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians go to the polls on Saturday to elect 150 new members of parliament, with no party or bloc likely to win an outright victory. 73 of the new MPs will be majoritarians, while the rest will come from the party lists through a proportional […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Suspect identified after Tuesday’s car bomb in Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 8th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A suspect has been identified in the case of a car bomb on Tuesday targeting the car of a member of parliament for the National Movement. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said Friday evening that law enforcement bodies searched […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                თარგამაძე მკვლელობის მცდელობის მუხლის შეცვლას ითხოვს

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 7th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                „ნაციონალური მოძრაობის“ დეპუტატი  გივი თარგამაძე გამოძიებისგან მისი მანქანის აფეთქებაზე  „დამამძიმებელ გარემოებებში განზრახ მკვლელობის მცდელობის“ მუხლის გადაკვალიფიცირებას და საქმის ტერორიზმის, სს კოდექსის 323-ე მუხლით გაგრძელებას ითხოვს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ბიუროკრატიული ხარჯების შემცირებას „ოცნების“ გარდა ყველა პარტია აპირებს

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 7th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ბიუროკრატიული ხარჯების შემცირებას საარჩევნო პროგრამებში თითქმის ყველა პარტია დებს და მეტ-ნაკლებადაც  მიმოიხილავს კიდეც – სახელისუფლებო პარტიის გარდა. მათ პროგრამაში ბიუროკრატიული და არაეფექტიანი ხარჯების შემცირება ლოზუნგის დონეზე კი ჟღერს, მაგრამ არ არის მოყვანილი კონკრეტული ფაქტები, რითიც ამას აპირებენ. თუმცა, კონკრეტულ, ამომწურავ ფაქტებს, სამწუხაროდ, კიდევ ბევრი პარტია არ გვთავაზობს. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Two UNM activists charged with violence against GD members

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 7th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Papuna Kukava. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two National Movement activists have been charged with violence and threats against members of the governing Georgian Dream party at a campaign event in western Georgia a few days ago. The incident happened on October 1 […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Policeman’s wife shot in the head, case investigated as suicide attempt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 7th, 2016|Categories: Crime|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kutaisi central hospital. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A policeman’s wife is in hospital in Kutaisi, fighting for her life after being shot in the head with her husband’s gun Thursday evening. Authorities are investigating the case as a suicide attempt. Early media reports indicated that the policeman […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        არღვევს თუ არა კანონს საარჩევნოდ გააქტიურებული მთავრობა?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        პრემიერ-მინისტრი და მთავრობის წევრები გორთან ქარის ელექტროსადგურის პრეზენტაციაზე, რომელიც, ისევე როგორც ბევრი სხვა მსგავსი პროექტი, საეჭვოდ დაემთხვა საპარლამენტო არჩევნებს. (Facebook) წინასაარჩევნო კამპანიის პერიოდში მოსახლეობისათვის ახალი პროექტებისა თუ ახალი „სიკეთეების“  შეთავაზება ტრადიცია იყო ყველა წინა ხელისუფლებების დროს და ის  წარმატებით გრძელდება დღესაც. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CEC traces violations in the campaign ad of Georgian conservative party

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi (facebook) TBILISI, DFWatch–Central Elections Administration (CEC) rejected a plea by major conservative party against the main opposition-leaned TV channel, which cancelled broadcasting its electoral advertisement. CEC ruled that Alliance of Patriots’ video […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Saakashvili’s party rallies ahead of election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Three days before Georgians go to the polls, the National Movement on Wednesday rallied their supporters in Tbilisi. Former President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed people from Odessa, Ukraine on a big screen via Skype. He criticized […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Georgian troops vote in Afghanistan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Ipn) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian troops serving within NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan cast their ballots on Wednesday, three days prior of the parliamentary elections, which is scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 8. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                დასაქმება პარტიების საარჩევნო პროგრამებში

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5 ათასიდან დაწყებული 200 ათასით დამთავრებული – საპარლამენტო არჩევნებში მონაწილე პოლიტიკური პარტიების გეგმები ახალი სამუშაო ადგილების შექმნის რაოდენობასთან დაკავშირებით საკმაოდ მრავალფეროვანი, თამამი და, ერთი შეხედვით, მიმზიდველია. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  მეტი ლოზუნგი და ნაკლები კონკრეტიკა – პარტიების სოცუალური პროგრამების მთავარი „სენი“

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  კვლევის პრეზენტაცია სასტუმრო “ამბასადორში” გაიმართა. „ძალიან ცოტაა კონკრეტული დათვლა,  თუ საიდან აპირებენ პარტიები ამა თუ იმ მიმართულების დაფინანსებას,“ – ამგვარი შეფასება მისცა  DFWatch-ის რედაქტორმა ლაშა ტუღუშმა  პარტიების წინასაარაჩევნო პროგრამებსა და დაპირებებს კვლევის პრეზენტაციაზე, რომელიც  4 ოქტომბერს გაიმართა.  […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tbilisi politicians react to last night’s car blast, assign blame

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    By | October 5th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili warned that immunity or foreign citizenship won’t protect those responsible for last night’s car bombing in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian politicians Wednesday reacted to the explosion which blew up of the car of a parliamentarian the night before. Different culprits were singled out but they seemed to agree that the purpose was to affect the outcome of the parliamentary […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Suspect turns himself in after shooting at political rally

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By | October 5th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have arrested a person accused of shooting and injuring two persons at a political rally in Gori on October 2.  According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), investigators have determined that the suspect fired shots during the meeting, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Georgian MP’s car explodes near Freedom Sq in Tbilisi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By | October 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Rustavi 2.) TBILISI, DFWatch--An apparent car bomb exploded in central Tbilisi Tuesday night, targeting the car of a member of parliament for the National Movement. The car’s owner MP Givi Targamadze was sitting in the front passenger seat as it exploded. He was not seriously injured. Georgia’s deputy interior minister, who was at the [...]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ჯანდაცვა პარტიების პროგრამებში

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By | October 4th, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ჯანდაცვა, ესაა თემა, რომელსაც პოლიტიკური პარტიები საკუთარ პროგრამებში ყოველთვის სოლიდურ ადგილს უთმობენ, რადგან იგი განსაკუთრებით საინტერსოა პენსიონერებისათვის, სოციალურად შეჭირვებულებისთვის და სხვა მოწყვლადი ჯგუფებისათვის, რომლებიც ამომრჩეველთა დიდ ნაწილს წარმოადგენენ. შესაბამისად, ამ მიმართულებით პარტიები მსუყე დაპირებებსაც არ იშურებენ. […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Saakashvili mocks Ivanishvili: ‘You are destined for defeat’

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By | October 4th, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvil has mocked his main opponent former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying he was destined for defeat in the October 8 election. Saakashvili, who is governor of Odessa in Ukraine, […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              რუსთავი 2-ს კვლევის შედეგის გაყალბებაში ადანაშაულებენ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By | October 3rd, 2016|Categories: ამბები|Tags: , , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ჟურნალისტი შალვა რამიშვილი „რუსთავი 2”-ს 1-ელ ოქტომბერს გამოქვეყნებული  საზოგადოებრივი კვლევის ცენტრ GFK-ის კვლევის შედეგების გაყალბებაში ადანაშაულებს. რამიშვილმა და „ნაციონალური მოძრაობასთან“ […]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Two wounded in shooting at political rally in Georgia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By | October 3rd, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Irakli Okruashvili claimed he was the target of the shooting. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian defense minister claims he was the target when shots were fired during an election rally in Gori, a town 60km northwest of Tbilisi, on Sunday. Irakli Okruashvili was meeting voters in the town where he is a candidate […]