TBILISI, DFWatch — Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s Facebook page has seen an influx of traffic the last week from Georgian users responding to the NATO Secretary General’s recent statement about expressing concern over the detention of military and political officials in
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Workers protest continues at Telasi
TBILISI, DFWatch — The crisis at an energy company continued Wednesday as three employees went on hunger strike.
The strike at Telasi, which supplies the capital with electricity, started weeks ago, after the election results became known. Current and former
NATO criticizes new Georgian government
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government and asks it to refrain from politically motivated arrests.
The resolution was passed Monday in Prague at the 58. annual
Ex-minister accused of torture
TBILISI, DFWatch — A jailed former minister was Monday handed additional charges under a section of the law which deals with torture.
The torture charge against Bacho Akhalaia — a close personal ally of President Saakashvili and former prison minister,
Fogh Rasmussen concerned about detentions in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expresses concern about the detention of political and military officials in Georgia.
‘I’m extremely concerned about the development we have, not least related to recent arrests of political
Officers accused of abusing staff suspended
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two military officers who were detained together with a former interior minister for abuse of powers, were on Sunday suspended.
Giorgi Kalandadze a month ago was appointed to the post of head of the general headquarters. November 7 he was detained
Poti strike over
TBILISI, DFWatch — The strike among port workers in Poti has ended, as workers were promised a 20 percent pay rise.
A local correspondent for Interpressnews reports that what solved the crisis was when Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Irakli Petriashvili,
Ivanishvili visits Brussels November 12
TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s first visit abroad after assuming office will be to Brussels on November 12 to 14.
After Friday’s government session, Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze said Ivanishvili will be meeting with
Georgia's ambassador to the U.S. resigns
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s ambassador to the U.S. resigned on Thursday. A new ambassador should be presented by the new government, he says.
Temur Iakobashvili, Georgia’s Ambassador to the U.S., posted a note about his decision on Facebook, where he writes that
New Georgian PM plans NATO strategy
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s NATO integration coordinating commission held its 39. session at the government office on Thursday.
Chair of the commission is Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who chaired the session for the first time.
The commission discussed NATO