Saturday, May 2, 2026

Activists 'disinfect' square after Saakashvili party's rally

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The square at the government office being ‘disinfected’. (Maestro.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists Sunday ‘disinfected’ a square in Tbilisi where the National Movement had rallied the day before.

“We think they left behind bits of their unhealthy ideological views. Therefore  we decided to conduct a disinfection,” Irakli Kipiani told

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Tbilisi NGOs launch petition against GD member's 'anti-Western statements'

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Gogi Topadze, the target of the NGOs’ criticism. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Some of the most influential non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia on Friday launched a petition against anti-western statements recently made by members of the ruling coalition.

A few days ago, a businessman who is leader

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Georgian parliament approves new chief justice

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili next to new Supreme Court chief justice Nino Gvenetadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament on Friday approved Nino Gvenetadze as new head of the Supreme Court by 88 votes against 0.

President Giorgi Margvelashvili selected Gvenetadze from 28 prospective candidates.

Gvenetadze was a Supreme Court

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Ten police employees fired in Georgia for leaking information

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One of the policemen sent information to National Movement politician Givi Targamadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry was sacked Thursday because he allegedly had been handing over secret information to parliament member Givi Targamadze from the National Movement.

Nine other police employees were also fired

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Every third woman in Georgia has experienced domestic abuse

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From left to right: Inga Popovaite, Nana Chabukiani and Salome Chagelishvili. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Every third woman in Georgian has been victim of domestic abuse, but it is not socially accepted to discuss it outside the family.

We sat down to talk about the problem with Salome Chagelishvili from Anti-Violence Network of Georgia (AVNG), an

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Georgian and Russian diplomats clash over new South Ossetia treaty

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Davit Dondua. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian and Georgian diplomats meeting in Geneva for regular talks clashed over a new treaty Russia signed yesterday with the breakaway region South Ossetia.

At the latest round of talks, which ended on Wednesday, Georgia brought up the

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