TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ombudsman claims they have reason to believe prisoners were tortured last week at a prison in Gldani, Tbilisi; the very same prison where humiliating abuse of prisoners was filmed and shown on TV two years ago.
The public defender
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s dismissed defense minister has given a ‘final warning’ to the country’s prosecutors, after which he plans to get the international community involved in the process.
Irakli Alasania was dismissed shortly after making strong statements
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliamentarians in Georgia failed to reach agreement Tuesday about whether men should be legally obligated to take off their hats when the national anthem is played in the assembly.
Giorgi Kakhiani has authored a draft bill that will remove
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister claims Russia is preparing to annex two Georgian breakaway regions.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this while meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.
One of the topics discussed was the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has begun examining the finances of the biggest government ministries.
This follows findings by the Audit Office of violations in several ministries expenditures.
Head of the Audit Office, Lasha Tordia, said
TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of the Kodori Gorge mutiny in 2006 was Monday sentenced to 12 years in jail.
Emzar Kvitsiani was convicted of mutiny and forming an illegal paramilitary group.
His lawyer said they will appeal the verdict to the Appeals
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former ruling party mobilized several thousand people on Saturday for an anti-Russia themed rally and blamed the government for inaction in the face of what it claimed is impending Russian annexation of two breakaway regions.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three Georgian soldiers were injured at a military base in Bagram, Afghanistan, as a suicide bomber blew himself up while the Georgians were patrolling the area.
The Ministry of Defense said the health of soldiers is in no danger. They were taken
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former government representatives from the years following the rose revolution in 2003 are holding a rally in central Tbilisi today to protest against Russia’s annexation of two breakaway regions.
National Movement members claim this is
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in an address to parliament on Friday that he has warned that there would be problems if people continued to distrust the country’s institutions.
“During the recent year, I have repeatedly underlined