TBILISI, DFWatch–There was a quarrel outside Tbilisi City Hall on Monday between people who wanted to meet the mayor and tell him about their problems.
Newly elected Mayor Davit Narmania decided to set aside one day to meet with citizens. Hundreds of people turned
TBILISI, DFWatch–A police employee was Sunday detained in Batumi, a city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, accused of receiving a bribe two days prior.
According to the Interior Ministry’s press department, the general inspection detained an employee of the patrol
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was an accident on Wednesday in Rize, Turkey, which left ten passengers injured, including citizens of Georgia.
Representatives of the Health Ministry of Adjara left for Turkey to see citizens of Georgia.
According to Deputy Health
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia left in force a decision by Tbilisi City Court to place ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and former officials in pre-trial detention in a case concerning the violent dispersal of an anti-government demonstration on November 7, 2007.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has begun preparing for a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, even though the exact date of her visit is still unknown.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze on Sunday met with the German ambassador
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday evening decided to issue a pre-trial detention order for ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, although he is not in Georgia at the moment.
After leaving office in November 2013, the former president has not been in Georgia.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers have detained two Georgian citizens outside the village Kveshi, near Gori, which borders on the South Ossetian breakaway region.
According to Interpressnews, the detainees are Zakro Butkhuzi, from Kveshi, and his guest Buta
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia on Thursday pardoned 280 prisoners.
According to the new head of the president’s pardon commission Zviad Koridze, eight of those pardoned are women and 10 minors.
The commission has reviewed 2,744 cases.
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Georgians demonstrated in front of the old parliament in Tbilisi on Tuesday in support of Israel.
The rally was planned through Facebook and was joined by about 50 people. Representatives of the Jewish community in Georgia were present
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is now being supplied with electricity that is imported from neighboring countries, after three high-voltage power lines failed yesterday.
Director of the electricity system, Sulkhan Zumburidze, said Monday that the import from two