Tbilisi, DFWatch – “After all contacts were broken, nothing is being built in Abkhazia,” Paata Zakareishvili, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, stated at the parliament library on Sunday.
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Georgian clinic discriminating against fathers, ombudsman says
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ombudsman has called attention to discrimination against fathers at the Children’s Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital.
Fathers are not allowed to stay at the clinic at night to supervise their kids.
The ombudsman Wednesday described
One Georgian soldier dies in Afghanistan
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian soldier has died in Afghanistan while taking part in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.
Private Vasil Kuljanishvili was from the 43rd battalion of the IV Mechanized Brigade.
Sergeant Paata Rostobaia from the same
Georgian PM says lari has bottomed out as it near historic low
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s national currency is four cents away from reaching its lowest point ever against the US dollar.
When the lari began to drop rapidly in November, 2014, one USD was about 1.75 laris. Today, the Georgian National Bank’s official exchange
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On September 13 local elections took place in the republic. The Party of Russia’s Veterans earned 69% of votes in the city of Buynaksk, while United Russia earned 66%
Georgia sends two delegations to UN general assembly
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will send two separate delegations to the upcoming UN general assembly in New York, one headed by the prime minister and the other by the president.
Similar to what happened last year, there was a debate that lasted for several months
Activists demand investigation into woman's tragic death
TBILISI, DFWatch–Demonstrators Friday called for a proper investigation into an Azerbaijani woman’s suicide last year.
The demonstrators outside the Prosecutor’s Office were raising awareness about the case of Khanum Jeiranova (30), an ethnic Azeri
Former Tbilisi mayor back in jail, sentenced to four and a half years
TBILISI, DFWatch–After one day in freedom, Tbilisi’s former mayor was Friday sentenced to four and a half years in jail.
Although the city court in Tbilisi sentenced Gigi Ugulava to nine years, the sentence was reduced to four years and six months in compliance
Freed fmr Tbilisi mayor vows to challenge Ivanishvili's "grip on power"
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court released former Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava from detention Thursday night.
Upon his release, the most prominent leader of the Georgian opposition vowed to challenge “Ivanishvili’s grip on power”.
He said the National
Georgia's Constitutional Court rules ex-mayor's detention unlawful
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Constitutional Court Wednesday evening announced a ruling that the detention of former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava is unconstitutional. He is awaiting trial for numerous charges including corruption.
The ruling sets aside a provision in the