TBILISI, DFWatch–After French president Francois Hollande’s plane landed at Tbilisi airport Tuesday afternoon, the same day Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, is arriving for a two-day stay.
It will be Rompuy’s second trip to Georgia,
TBILISI, DFWatch–French President Francois Hollande arrived in Tbilisi Tuesday at midday.
Hollande’s visit is the last stop of a tour of the South Caucasus. He was arriving from Armenia where he spent Monday, and before that Azerbaijan on Sunday.
Arriving
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) calls on South Ossetia to release all Georgians detained for picking the plant jonjoli.
Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. It grows in the wild in areas adjacent
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two groups of Georgian Dream coalition activists clashed during a campaign event Monday in Tskhaltubo, a town in western Georgia.
One faction of activists asked the government for help, claiming that the coalition has two headquarters in Tskhaltubo,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into surveillance recordings published by Rustavi 2.
The case is based on suspicion that the recordings were illegally obtained and published, which if true means that the TV company
TBILISI, DFWatch–A website has been created in Georgia to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, May 17.
The website is the creation of Identoba, an organization working to promote the rights of lesbians, gays and other sexual minorities.
It was Identoba
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards Monday detained seven more Georgians in villages bordering South Ossetia.
The same day, four Georgians were released. This leaves nearly 20 Georgians who still remain in detention in Tskhinvali.
The seven Georgians were detained
TBILISI, DFWatch–French President François Hollande arrives in Georgia on Tuesday as part of his tour of the South Caucasus.
Hollande’s trip takes place amid a crisis in Ukraine and is aimed at boosting the EU’s ties with the region, the French news agency AFP
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Orthodox Church wants to declare May 17 a day to celebrate strength of family, respect for parents and a memorial day.
Last year, there were fierce street clashes on May 17 last year, as the gay and lesbian community sought to mark
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia on Saturday released five out of 18 Georgians detained for allegedly crossing the disputed border.
18 Georgians have been detained by Russian soldiers in the last two weeks in villages on the disputed border.
According to the five