TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian citizen has died in the Syrian war.
Israphil Tsatiashvili, 18, died in Kobani, Syria, fighting for Islamic State. He is the eighth fighter from Pankisi who has died in Syria.
Israphil’s brother Zelimkhan, 21, died about a month
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia plans to reorganize the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor’s Office.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a press conference Friday that the Interior Ministry will be completely transformed and made
Tbilisi, DFWatch – 37 famous Georgians, including members of the ruling coalition, stand in bail for release of the five defense ministry officials, detained earlier on corruption charges; 20 of them vouch for their innocence.
Along with several popular personalities such
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia on Tuesday released one of two Georgians who were detained for crossing the disputed border.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vasil Khidasheli and Alexandre Shiukashvili were detained on December 20
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian businessman was beaten at Tbilisi restaurant on Saturday and claims it was because of his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mikheil Khubutia, who is a member of Putin’s United Russia Party and has business
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman has raised the alarm about bad conditions at Geguti Prison in western Georgia.
According to a new report, the safety regulations in place are not sufficient to prevent violence between the prisoners, and there is no program
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian films, Corn Island and Tangerines, the latter of which represents Estonia, are among the nominees for an Oscar in the category foreign language film.
Tangerines is also nominated for a Golden Globe in the best foreign film category.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s PM wants to start consultations about institutional reform of the Prosecutor’s Office which has long been criticized for political bias.
Apart from the Prosecutor’s Office itself, the consultations will include law enforcement bodies,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian politician was on December 17 officially appointed as deputy interior minister in Ukraine, the same post she held under President Mikheil Saakashvili in her home country a few years ago.
Eka Zghuiladze is now first deputy to Interior
TBILISI, DFWatch–The director of an influential Tbilisi-based non-governmental organization says he was detained for illegal possession of a firearm on December 12.
Giorgi Kldiashvili, head of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), on Tuesday