TBILISI, DFWatch–The search is still ongoing for three persons who went missing in a massive flood in Tbilisi in the night of June 13-14.
19 persons have been confirmed dead. Employees of the Interior Ministry’s emergency service have been looking
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Eka Beselia calls for more leniency for Georgia's women inmates
TBILISI, DFWatch–A leading parliamentarian from Georgia’s ruling coalition asks the president to consider pardoning or easing the sentences of more women.
Eka Beselia, head of the human rights committee in parliament, said in a speech
Nino Burjanadze declared 'persona non grata' by Ukraine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, former speaker of the Georgian parliament who twice served as acting president, has been declared ‘persona non grata’ by Ukraine, according to a Tbilisi-based radio station.
The reason is Burjanadze’s statements about Crimea
Gali women still suffer from conflict-related gender inequality
Maia Kvarachelia from Gali-based NGO Avangard tells DF Watch about the gender-related issues the region has been facing since the end of the war in Abkhazia.
The conflict in Abkhazia has left its mark on the population of the
Two road accidents kill seven in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two car crashes caused the death of seven people late on Saturday, including two minors. Four people were hospitalized.
First, a Mercedes car and a minibus crashed in Grigoleti, a small town on the Black Sea. The Mercedes caught fire and exploded,
Interpol calls off search for former Georgian defense minister
TBILISI, DFWatch–Interpol has called off its search for former Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili, because the case is believed to be politically motivated.
Also an application by Georgia to declare former President Mikheil Saakashvili wanted has been rejected
Defense minister tries out life of a solder and discovers food is bad
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s woman defense minister decided to live the life of a soldier and discovered that the food they are being served is not good enough.
The last few days, Tina Khidasheli has been living as a soldier. At a presentation of a new diner
Ivanishvili donates one million dollars to treat wounded soldiers
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili is donating one million dollars to support wounded soldiers, according to Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli.
She told journalists on Wednesday that Ivanishivli had to finance the treatment
Daily life in the shadow of South Ossetia
An inhabitant of Chvrinisi, a Georgian village located right at the administrative boundary line with South Ossetia, tells about his daily life in the conflict zone.
‘There is no fence at the border in our village’, Vakhtang, an inhabitant of Chvrinisi tells DF Watch.