Saturday, May 2, 2026

Former Georgian economy minister becomes Tymoshenko adviser

tymoshenko_arveladze-
Yulia Tynoshenko (left) presented Giorgi Arveladze (right) as one of her new advisers on Ukrainian channel Inter TV.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Right before Ukrainians went to the polls in Sunday’s parliamentary election, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko named a former Georgian economy minister as one of her advisers.

Tymoshenko is leader of Batkivshchyna (Fatherland), a small

Read more

Georgia may make 'civic equality' part of university entrance exam

maia_miminoshvili
Maia Miminoshvili, head of the National Exam Center. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The exam authority in Georgia has suggested introducing a new test in ‘civic equality’ as part of the entrance exams for university studies.

The new test has been proposed by the National Exam Center against the background of a recent discussion

Read more

Suspect detained in journalist's beating

Zaza_Davitaia
Journalist Zaza Davitaia had a broken rib and a concussion after being beaten on October 1. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police two days ago detained a man who is suspected of beating a journalist working for a conservative newspaper.

According to the Interior Ministry, the suspect insulted and beat Zaza Davitaia on October 22 in the center of Tbilisi.

Davitaia

Read more

Foreign experts say evidence against Saakashvili is sound

mikheil_saakashvili_Crop
Former President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three foreign prosecutors visiting Georgia have concluded that there is enough evidence to continue the criminal prosecution of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and three of his associates. Georgia’s chief prosecutor’s office announced this on Thursday.

Read more

Activists detained – want Saakashvili's party banned

scuffle_anti-UNM_2014-10-22
(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of people from the organization Free Generation Tuesday evening demonstrated outside the office of the National Movement, Georgia’s former ruling party, demanding that it is declared illegal.

In the ensuing scuffle, six person were detained

Read more

Russian drones threaten stability, Georgia says

iprm_2014-10-21
Tuesday’s meeting was facilitated by EUMM’s head, Toivo Klaar, and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger from the OSCE. (Photo published by EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian drones are endangering the security and stability in the region, Georgia’s representatives said at a meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) Tuesday.

As DF Watch reported earlier, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle

Read more