Monday, January 19, 2026

Jehova's Witnesses accused of stoking separatism in Georgia

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Locals in Khobi, Georgia, accuse Jehova’s Witnesses of stoking separatism because they are using the minority language Megrelian. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Friday, about 100 Orthodox Christians demonstrated in Georgia against Jehovah’s Witnesses constructing a congregation center in their town.

The Witnesses began building a Kingdom Hall in the western town of Khobi about a week ago. Today, opponents were

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Two former counterintelligence officials arrested in Georgia

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Guram Donadze was also questioned, but said he had nothing to do with the fake video. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Chief Prosecutor in Georgia has ordered the arrest of former officials at the Constitutional Security Department (CSD), after they were questioned about the cases against Bacho and Data Akhalaia.

Former CSD head Levan Kardava and Giorgi

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UN, OSCE and EU diplomats on field trip in South Ossetia

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Antti Turunen, UN Secretary General’s Representative for Georgia, who was part of the delegation. (Photo by OSCE/Dieter Nagl.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Representatives of the United Nations, OSCE and European Union this week paid a two-day visit to South Ossetia and met with members of the breakaway region’s delegation to the Geneva talks.

The delegation consisted of co-chairs of the talks, which

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Georgian defense minister visits Italy

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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left), and Italy’s Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti. (Photo by Georgian Ministry of Defense. )

TBILISI, DFWatch–Italy and Georgia will strengthen their defense cooperation, according to a press release published by Georgia’s Ministry of Defense.

Irakli Alasania, the Georgian defense minister, on Thursday met his Italian colleague Roberta Pinotti during a visit

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Foreign investments in Georgia virtually unchanged in 2013

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The top investment sector in 2013 was energy. Here Enguri dam. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia received USD 914 million in direct foreign investments in in 2013. This is 0.3 percent more than in 2012, according to preliminary figures from Georgian National Statistics Department, GeoStat.

According to the figures, direct foreign

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National Movement designates candidate for Tbilisi mayor

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Nika (Nikoloz) Melia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the out-of-power National Movement party has designated its candidate for Tbilisi mayor by direct appointment.

Nika Melia, a relatively unknown former official in the capital, was directly appointed, as the party chose not to conducted a

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Theater play canceled in Georgia, actor listed as Putin supporter

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Sergey Bezrukov. (Kremlin.ru.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A theater play featuring Russian actor Sergei Bezrukov has been canceled in Tbilisi, because of his support for Russia’s policy toward Crimea.

The background is a petition signed by artists living and working in Russia who support President Putin’s

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Georgian PM woos foreign investors

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia offers investors a favorable environment and a market of potentially 900 million people, Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said during the Georgia-Israel Business Forum.

Gharibashvili mentioned that a common system of allowances with 8 countries,

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NATO may accept Georgia as member if Russia annexes Crimea

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Defense Minister Irakli Alasania with Georgian soldiers. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may move one step closer to joining NATO as a result of the Ukraine crisis.

If Russia annexes Crimea, NATO will offer Georgia a Membership Action Plan (MAP), Russian daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday.

The paper based its report on sources

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