TBILISI, DFWatch–The Free Democrats has rejected a proposal by the National Movement to hold a snap election one year before the next scheduled one.
UNM activists demonstrated Monday evening outside the residence of former Prime Minister
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State Audit Office finds suspicious procurements in Prison Ministry
TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office Tuesday published a report which indicates that there may have been violations in the Prison Ministry’s public procurements.
The report covers the years 2013-2014 and shows that in 14 bidding rounds announced by the ministry,
Georgia is neglected as victim of Russian aggression: President
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili says there is too little attention being paid to Georgia as a victim of Russian aggression.
He told the television channel Rustavi 2 upon returning from the recent United Nations general assembly that
UNM demands snap election, a year before scheduled one
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former ruling party the National Movement demands a snap election, a year before the next scheduled parliamentary election.
At a demonstration by party activists outside the residence of businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili Monday, Giga Bokeria
Family suspicious about circumstances of soldier's death
TBILISI, DFWatch–The family of a soldier who died from a gunshot wound a few days ago refuse to believe that it was a suicide.
The deceased, Tamaz Tamarashvili (33) was a private in the Fifth Brigade of the Georgian armed forces.
Monday, his family and relatives
Court hearing leaves Rustavi 2's future unsettled
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court hearing in Tbilisi in a lawsuit about control over Georgian television company Rustavi 2 ended without much progress Friday.
The preparatory hearing in Tbilisi City Court concerned a lawsuit by businessman Kibar Khalvashi against Rustavi 2.
Gori city assembly votes against re-erecting Stalin statue
TBILISI, DFWatch–The city assembly in Joseph Stalin’s hometown Gori on Friday voted against the idea of re-erecting a six-meter high statue of the dictator.
The statue was unveiled in 1952 on the central square in Gori. After the end of the Soviet Union
Sukhumi and Tbilisi commemorate war-related anniversaries
As the question of political status of Abkhazia remains a major challenge to peace and security in the region, the two societies commemorate the events of 1993 in radically different manners.
As twenty-two years have passed since the end of the war in Abkhazia,
Georgian police let friends of govt tops violate traffic rules since 2009
TBILISI, DFWatch–A TV channel in Georgia has published footage apparently proving that the Georgian police allows friends of government officials to violate traffic rules if they can show a special permit.
The licences to drive dangerously were introduced
Georgian president rejects politically motivated pardons
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has rejected a call by his predecessor Mikheil Saakashvili that it is a test of ‘decency’ to pardon three former top government officials who are convicted of crimes committed while in office.
Saakashvili, who is now