TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia exchanged prisoners with South Ossetia and Abkhazia at the Enguri on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Reconciliation and Civil Equality, agreement was reached with the de-facto governments of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
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Free Democrats support constitutional ban on gay marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Free Democrats, an opposition party which until 2014 was a member of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition, supports a Constitutional amendment that will define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Four members
EU Commission to announce visa liberalization for Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Commission is expected to announce its proposal for visa-free travel for Georgians today at a press conference in Brussels.
The press conference is scheduled for today at 20:30 Tbilisi time. There is a three hour difference between
Georgian medical student confirmed dead in the Syrian war
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian member of Jabhat an-Nusra is confirmed dead after spending one month alongside Syrian Turkmen in Syria’s Latakia region.
30-years-old Beslan Mukhtarov was confirmed as the 17th Georgian citizen who was
Georgian defense minister: We have been informed of al-Shishani's death
TBILISI, DFWatch–Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli says the U.S. government has informed that there is an assumption that Tarkhan Batirashvili, known as Omar al-Shishani or Omar the Chechen, was killed on Friday, but they are studying the situation.
March 8 rally in Tbilisi calls for more women in politics
TBILISI, DFWatch–Labour rights and women’s political participation were the central issues during the International Women’s Day rally in Tbilisi.
The rally included speeches and performances organised by a coalition of various feminist, LGBT,
Ombudsman highlights remaining challenges on Women's Day
TBILISI, DFWatch–On the International Women’s Day, Georgia’s Public Defender highlighted problems related to protection of women’s labor rights, supporting women’s participation in decision-making and elimination of violence against women.
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Alexi Petriashvili gives first comments since attack
TBILISI, DFWatch–An opposition politician who was shot last week left the hospital on Tuesday and made his first statements to the press.
Alexi Petriashvili, former member of government and party secretary of the opposition Free Democrats, said he didn’t know