TBILISI, DFWatch — The National Movement party of President Mikheil Saakashvili will return to parliament on Monday.
This became clear at a party conference Sunday. The president addressed his party’s activists and tried to fire them up as they are
TBILISI, DFWatch — The parliament in Georgia has finally passed an amnesty law which will mean that 3500 prisoners will be released.
The goal of the bill is to soften the crime policy. It aims to achieve this by releasing some prisoners and halving the sentence for others.
TBILISI, DFWatch — A court has fined the former manager of Maestro TV, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, with USD 845 204 for damaging equipment belonging to the TV company one year ago.
November 30, 2011 Erosi Kitsmarishvili and a group of strangers scaled the walls of
TBILISI, DFWatch — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering launching an investigation into the war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008.
The Justice Ministry of Georgia on Wednesday released a statement which says that in accordance with Georgia’s international
TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hopes to meet with the Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in the future.
Recently Georgia’s special representative for Russian relations met the deputy foreign minister of Russia in Geneva.
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former defense minister who is in prison awaiting trial has gone on hunger strike.
Irakli Okruashvili, who is charged with abuse of powers and extortion, says he is doing it to express solidarity with ten other prisoners who didn’t make
TBILISI, DFWatch — Tbilisi City Court has ruled out that there will be criminal charges brought against the friends of Buta Robakidze, who was killed by police in 2004.
November 24, 2004 Giorgi Kurdadze, Kakhaber Azariashvili and Akaki Bartaia, all friends of
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian sailors who are stranded off the coast of Panama plan a lawsuit at the marine court in that country.
The twelve Georgian sailors on a ship sailing under Nigerian flag plan to file the suit on Monday if their demands aren’t met.
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TBILISI, DFWatch — The season’s first snowfall has led to restrictions on traffic several places in Georgia. The snow is causing problems in the Kakheti region, in east Georgia.
Local media also report that ice is making it difficult for people to move around
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia and Russia representatives on Friday agreed to continue the dialogue.
Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s special representative for Russian relations, and Gregory Karasin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, on Friday met in Geneva.