TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Latvian tourists are stranded in Jvari pass in the north of Georgia. Snowfall is also causing other problems in parts of Georgia. Some areas in the north are without electricity and food supplies.
A rescue operation is underway in Jvari pass
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 19-year-old boy who has been missing for six month has been found dead in South Ossetia.
Davit Basharuli was declared missed last summer. On Monday, locals discovered his body hanging from a tree between Akhalgori and the village Ikoti,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly a hundred prisoners have been pardoned in Georgia, partly in relation to the New Year celebration.
Most of the prisoners who are being freed or have their sentences reduced were pardoned by the president’s pardon commission; one of two
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman has asked the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate an incident of possible mistreatment by police.
On Monday, the Ombudsman’s Office reported that a citizen, whose name is mentioned by initials, was detained
TBILISI, DFWatch–A ferry which caught fire on December 28 in the Adriatic Sea, was carrying eight Georgian citizens. According to Italian media there were 478 people on the ferry, including the crew.
At least eight people have been killed in the fire aboard MS Norman Atlantic
TBILISI, DFWatch–Refugees living on an abandoned military base near Batumi broke into the yeard of the Adjara Supreme Council on Monday, demanding to meet with its head.
Protesters blocked the road of Chakvi Batumi for ten minutes as sign of protest because
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM), which was recently prolonged for two more years, has a new head.
Kęstutis Jankauskas replaces Toivo Klaar, who was appointed in October 2013.
According to an announcement sent out by EUMM,
TBILISI, DFWatch–44 mosques were taken over by Georgia’s Muslim Department two days ago by decision of the State Commission on Religious Issues.
According to Zaza Vashakmadze, who is head of the commission, 21 mosques are in the Kakheti region, while 32
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Parliament is voting today over whether to ratify an treaty with Georgia signed in June and already partly in force.
The so-called association agreement offers free trade to EU’s vast market in return for incorporating hundreds of EU regulations
TBILISI, DFWatch–EU’s military observers in Georgia have had their mandate extended for another two years, until December 2016.
EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) was established shortly after the Russia-Georgia war in 2008 to support stabilization