TBILISI, DFWatch–The group of traditionalists behind the referendum bid to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman are fuming at the president after he shelved their proposal.
The activists claim President Giorgi Margvelashvili’s decision
TBILISI, DFWatch–A ropeway connecting the biggest park in Tbilisi with a recreational lake in the hills above will reopen in September after having been closed for seven years.
Spokesperson for Tbilisi Transport Company (TTC) Gvantsa Potskhveria told DFWatch
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian citizen was Wednesday sentenced to 12 years in jail for cooperating with the terrorist organization Islamic State.
As most of the Georgians who have joined the Islamic State group, Davit Borhcashvili comes from Pankisi Valley. He was detained in November 2015
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 39-year-old corporal in the Georgian army died Wednesday morning, apparently from heart failure.
The deceased is Davit Lomidze, a corporal in 52th Battalion of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the Eastern Command of the Land Forces, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will not hold a referendum over whether to have a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
President Giorgi Margvelashvili made it clear Tuesday evening that he does not support the proposed referendum about amending
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former European wrestling champion was shot dead in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region Monday evening.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Nodar Modebadze (66) was shot with a rifle in the village Akura.
Police have a suspect
TBILISI, DFWatch–As Georgia marked eight years since the war with Russia, figures show that over two thousand civilians have been detained on the provisional borders that were drawn after the end of that war.
From 2009 to 2015, the number of people
TBILISI, DFWatch–Compulsory military service remains a hot topic after resignation of Tina Khidasheli, who actively lobbied a shift toward voluntary service and managed to partly abolish the system during her tenure as a minister of defense.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Four foreign tourists were found dead on Mount Ushba in northern Georgia on Saturday.
The Interior Ministry’s emergency service said the bodies are in the process of being brought down from the mountain.
Authorities received notice on Friday
TBILISI, DFWatch–The new party Socialist Georgia canceled its founding congress on Thursday, after a quarrel with a protester led to the arrest of one of its members.
The assembly was planned held at the music school
in Telavi, a town in the eastern Kakheti region.