TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday questioned former Deputy Defense Minister Zaza Broladze for nine hours in connection with the ‘cables case’, for which the Defense Minister Irakli Alasania was sacked last year.
As he left the building after
TBILISI, DFWatch–Relatives of a pregnant woman died in childbirth rallied outside the hospital in Batumi on Wednesday.
Another pregnant woman died at the same hospital about a month ago.
Relatives of Maia Verdzadze (29) blame the doctor for her death.
TBILISI, DFWatch–One month from now, Georgia begins an ambitious government program to treat 5,000 hepatitis C patients.
The program starts on April 21, and is focused on those patients who need treatment the most.
Health Minister Davit Sergeenko said
TBILISI, DFWatch–A dangerous parasite of the type sarcoysistis has been found in meat at a kindergarten in Tbilisi.
The parasite was found by the National Food Agency, which is doing checks following the recent discovery of dangerous semi-prepared food.
Sarcocystis –
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian PM’s visit to Ukraine is being delayed for unknown reasons. Early this year, government members indicated that such a visit would take place soon.
Officials only say that they are preparing for the visit, but offer no information
TBILISI, DFWatch–The use of home-made drugs and import of new psychotropic substances has decreased by over 90 percent since 2013, according to the latest annual report by the US State Department.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians don’t want Saakashvili’s party back, former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili predicted Sunday.
He appeared as one of the guests in the talk show ‘2030’ on his son’s TV channel GDS.
Saturday, the National Movement
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
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tens of thousands of people rallied in Tbilisi on Saturday, demanding the government’s resignation.
People came to Tbilisi from faraway Samegrelo, Adjara and other regions.
Many arrived by bus. Organizers also
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement, Georgia’s former ruling party, is preparing an anti-government rally in Tbilisi today.
The party, which was voted out of power in 2012, is demonstrating against the government’s economic policy, and calling on the government to step down.