Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Azerbaijan warns against visiting Georgia's breakaway regions

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Azerbaijani government warns its citizens about visiting Georgia’s occupied territories.

The warning is more matter-of-fact than a previous warning from the Kremlin to Russians who might be tempted to go to Georgia after a visa is no longer needed

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Six detained for assassination attempt on Abkhazian leader

A burnt-out car after the attack on de facto leader Alexander Ankvab in February; the sixth assassination attempt he has survived.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The de facto authorities in Abkhazia yesterday detained six suspects in the case about the assassination attempt on the president in February.

On February 22, Alexander Ankvab’s car was fired on with machine guns and a

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Court removes licence requirement for cable broadcasters

Satellite broadcast will still require a license, but cable is exempt, follow the ruling. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Constitutional Court made a decision in favor of canceling the requirement of a license for cable broadcasting. But a license is still needed for satellite broadcasting.

The court partly satisfied an appeal by the Public Defender, who

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U.S. brings mine-resistant vehicles to Georgia for training

An MRAP vehicle in Afghanistan. (Polish Ministry of National Defence.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The U.S. Department of Defense has brought 28 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP) to Georgia to train Georgian troops.

The U.S. embassy in Tbilisi released a statement saying that the vehicles will be transfered from the

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Bust honoring Lech Kaczynski unveiled in Tbilisi

The bust honoring Lech Kaczynski is near a street also named after him. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A bust of Poland’s late president Lech Kaczynski was opened Tuesday here in Tbilisi.

The square where it is located is near the street named after him by Tbilisi City Council to honor him after his tragic death two years ago.

Zaal Samadashvili,

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Saakashvili warns against the enemy within

Mikheil Saakashvili warned against the enemy within during a speech to soldiers at an April 9 commemmoration ceremony. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Speaking on April 9, officially known as The Day of National Unity, President Mikheil Saakashvili warned against his country’s enemy within.

Addressing soldiers in the yard of the parliament building on the important public holiday dedicated to unity,

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Museum in Stalin's hometown to focus on history of stalinism

Georgia's culture minister Nika Rurua today presents a new concept for the museum in Josef Stalin's hometown Gori. It is to focus on the history of stalinism.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The museum dedicated to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in his hometown of Gori in Georgia will change name to the Museum of Stalinism.

The Ministry of Culture is behind the idea that the museum will offer visitors a historical account of stalinism,

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Ex-KGB officer wins in South Ossetia

Former local KGB head Leonid Tibilov won with 55% of the votes and is the new leader of the breakawy region South Ossetia. (RES.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A former local head of the KGB in South Ossetia has won the presidential elections in the breakaway region. Leonid Tibilov received about 55 percent of the votes beating competitor David Sanakoyev, presidential human rights commissioner.

The

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South Ossetia to go to the polls again

Voters in breakaway South Ossetia will tomorrow cast their votes for the fourth time in five months to select a new leader. Photo shows voting in the first round of the second election March 25 2012. (RES.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The de facto republic South Ossetia tomorrow holds the second round of its second presidential elections.

The first election was held in November 2011. The Kremlin favorite and an opposition leader got through to the second round, in which the

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