TBILISI, August 12 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry says it has deported 34 foreign nationals in recent days as part of a coordinated effort to tackle illegal migration. Those expelled were citizens of India, Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan. Under Georgian law, they have also been banned from re-entering the … Read more
TBILISI, August 9 – A group of former public officials in Georgia marched from the Foreign Ministry to parliament today. The participants, once employed in the state’s different institutions, say they are protesting what they see as politically motivated actions against people who voice differing opinions or challenge the government’s foreign policy direction. The marchers … Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – Supporters of Georgian newspaper editor Mzia Amaghlobeli took to the streets of Tbilisi on Wednesday evening, marching from the Philharmonic concert hall to the central Rustaveli Avenue under the banner “Freedom for Mzia, freedom for political prisoners.“ The demonstration followed a Batumi court’s decision earlier in the day to sentence Amaghlobeli … Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – A protest march under the slogan “Don’t You Dare!” made its way from Tbilisi’s Philharmonic Hall to the national parliament on Monday, as supporters rallied for detained journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and activist Nino Datashvili. Organized primarily by women, the demonstration featured banners warning against what participants described as the return of … Read more
TBILISI, August 1 – Authorities in Batumi are investigating after a man’s body was found washed ashore on the city’s New Boulevard coastline. Police and emergency services quickly arrived at the scene. The body was taken to the forensic bureau for examination. The cause of death is unknown at this stage. No further details have … Read more
TBILISI, July 30 – Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (Gd) party has announced that Kakha Kaladze will be its candidate for mayor of the capital Tbilisi. The announcement was made via the party’s social media channels. An official presentation is expected on July 31. Kaladze, a former professional footballer and energy minister, is running for a … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili, the imprisoned former president of Georgia, has issued a stark warning about the country’s healthcare system, predicting its collapse within a year due to alleged widespread corruption and chronic underfunding. Writing on social media from detention, Saakashvili claimed that massive corruption in Georgia’s public health insurance system is driving medical professionals out … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian police have arrested a man in Tbilisi on charges of raping a foreign national, according to a statement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suspect, born in 1999 and previously convicted of other offenses, was reportedly under a suspended sentence at the time of the incident. Authorities say he physically assaulted a … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A protest was held outside Tbilisi’s New Sports Palace, against Russian athletes competed in the World Fencing Championship. Demonstrators opposed the participation of 25 Russian fencers, out of whom they claim 17 are active military service members. Protesters carried banners reading “No Victory for Russians in Antsukhelidze’s Country” and “Antsukhelidze is Immortal,” referencing Giorgi … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Employees at the Ilia Chavchavadze Scientific Library in Kutaisi have gone on strike. According to the library’s director, Nargiza Chogovadze, around 80 staff members are currently participating in the strike, with a single demand: higher wages. Chogovadze told Interpressnews that the library is funded by the Kutaisi municipal budget, and the striking workers are … Read more