TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly 20 people gathered Friday outside the Polish embassy in Tbilisi to show solidarity with Polish women trying to stop a proposed ban on abortion in their country.
The gathering was organized by Independent Group of Feminists
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Check-in-Georgia kicks off April 24, nationwide series of concerts
TBILISI, DFWatch–A nationwide music festival titled Check-in-Georgia will kick off in Tbilisi on April 24. The 35 concerts and festivals around the country will feature Robbie Williams, Maroon 5 and José Carreras.
The festival,
Georgian lawmaker questions policy of seeking NATO membership
TBILISI, DFWatch–A prominent member of parliament from the governing Georgian Dream coalition says Georgia should not seek membership in NATO if it is against the state interests.
Tamaz Mechiauri, head of the finance and budget committee, also said he
Romania welcomes Georgia, Ukraine in potential NATO Black Sea fleet
TBILISI, DFWatch–Minister of defense of Romania Mihnea Motoc hopes that during the upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw a decision will be made regarding creation of NATO Black Sea fleet with participation of Georgia and Ukraine.
Georgia to begin checking asset declarations by officials
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is introducing a new law from January 2017 which will lead to a 1,000 fine for any official who fails to file or files incorrect asset declarations.
There is currently no mechanism for reacting to incorrect submissions of asset declarations.
UK refuses to extradite former Georgian minister of defense
TBILISI, DFWatch–‘Political prosecution’ was used as the justification for the London court’s refusal to extradite former UNM official who served as Minister of Defense of Georgia during 2008 Russo-Georgian War and was charged with numerous crimes after his party
Talk show host fired, reason unclear
TBILISI, DFWatch–Shalva Ramishvili, a talk show host and producer at Imedi TV, was fired on Tuesday.
In an interview with DFWatch, the journalist ruled out the possibility that he was fired because of government pressure. There was no warning
Georgia leaves gas transit agreement with Gazprom unchanged
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has renewed an agreement with Gazprom which means the country will continue to receive 10% of natural gas transiting through to Armenia.
Gazprom has sent the text of the agreement to the Georgian Ministry of Energy,
One Armenian and one Azerbaijani MP concerned by Karabakh escalation
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two parliamentarians from the governing Georgian Dream coalition – one of Armenian, the other of Azerbaijani origin – express concern over the military situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after the recent escalation in hostilities.
“We call
Usupashvili: Partnership with UNM ‘not serious’
TBILISI, DFWatch–Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili flatly denied allegations that the Republican Party of Georgia, commonly known as the Republicans, was considering a partnership with the United National Movement (UNM) before the parliamentary