TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament on Wednesday approved a new vice speaker, following the departure of one party from the government coalition.
The Free Democrats left the Georgian Dream coalition November 5, and now the party’s highest
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Victoria Nuland visiting Tbilisi Tuesday
TBILISI, DFWatch–US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is visiting Georgia on Tuesday as part of a Caucasus tour.
In Tbilisi, Nuland plans to meet with representatives of the government and opposition, as well as non-governmental organizations, so-called
Families rally in support of prisoners on life sentences
TBILISI, DFWatch–Families and relatives of prisoners with life sentences and incurable diseases rallied in front of the government house in Adjara on Thursday.
They demand that the prisoners are offered a new chance to have their cases reviewed and their sentences
Prisoners with life sentence continue hunger strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–60 prisoners with life sentence are continuing their hunger strike to demand a new assessment of their cases.
The prisoners on lifelong term want to be included in a mass amnesty introduced by the new Georgian Dream coalition
President's annual address will be on March 18
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president’s annual state of the nation address in parliament will be held on March 18.
It is still an open question whether there will be a debate after President Giorgi Margvelashvili’s address.
His parliamentary secretary Giorgi
Road closed in Gudauri due to heavy snow
TBILISI, DFWatch–Traffic is prohibited along the Gudauri-Kobi section of the old military highway in northern Georgia due to snow and danger of avalanche.
According to the Infrastructure Ministry’s road department, no vehicles are allowed through in that stretch
Poland ratifies Georgia's EU agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–Poland ratified the association agreement between Georgia and the EU on Friday; the 13th EU member state to do so.
The vote in the Sejm was 439 for ratification, none against and one abstaining.
The agreement gives Georgia free trade access
Escaped prisoner caught in Batumi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A prisoner who escaped from a court building two days ago has been apprehended in Batumi on the Black Sea coast.
The prisoner escaped from the court cell in Gurjaani Regional Court on February 2 after hearing that he was being placed in
Two detained in Georgia for forging US visas
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two people were detained in Georgia on Friday for making fake US visas.
Police working together with staff of the US embassy’s security department found that two people – a man about 40 and a woman about 50 – were making forged documents
Six detained in Tbilisi at rally against National Movement
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people were detained for petty hooliganism in Tbilisi on Tuesday, during a rally outside the office of the National Movement.
The rally was organized by the youth movement Free Generation, which demands to convict former officials and ‘restore justice.’