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
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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
GD coalition agrees on constitutional block against gay marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–Leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) coalition on Monday agreed to support a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The constitutional amendment was discussed at a session
Georgian Islamic State suspect sentenced to 14 years
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi sentenced three men to prison on Monday for associating with or assisting a foreign terrorist organization.
Aiup Borchashvili, former imam of the mosque in the village of Jokolo in Pankisi valley, was sentenced to 14 years
Anti-Russian protest gathers thousands in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Several thousand people joined the National Movement on Sunday in a protest against the Georgian government’s negotiations with Gazprom.
People formed a 7 km long human chain from the government office to the former Russian embassy