Monday, April 6, 2026

Culture Ministry deputy's dismissal approved by Georgian PM

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Marine Mizandari. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Tuesday approved the dismissal of First Deputy Culture Minister Marine Mizandari.

Culture Minister Guram Odisharia asked for his deputy’s dismissal on February 5.

Gharibashvili yesterday signed the

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Georgian president to visit Azerbaijan

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili will visit Azerbaijan for the first time on February 12.

Margvelashvili will meet with President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday. He will also meet with Azerbaijan’s prime minister and speaker of parliament.

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Georgian president to carefully study Putin's offer to meet

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president says he will ‘carefully and seriously analyze’ a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible meeting between the two of them.

When Georgian journalists attending the Sochi Winter Olympics asked Putin about

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Culture Minister fires deputy amid dispute over ancient mine

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Marine Mizandari (left) and Guram Odisharia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Culture Minister Guram Odisharia has dismissed his deputy, Marine Mizandari, claiming that she wasn’t able to work in a team and that they had different views.

Mizandari herself claims the reason for her dismissal was a disagreement over

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Constitutional Court in Georgia lifts ban on homosexuals giving blood

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The constitutional court in Georgia has struck down a thirteen year old ban on homosexual men becoming blood donors.

The court agreed with a complaint from five Georgian citizens and recognized several articles of an order issued by the labor, health

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Romania supports Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations

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President of the Romanian Senate, Crin Antonescu (left), and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, David Usupashvili. (Photo published by senat.ro.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Romanian Senate Monday passed a resolution supporting Georgia’s efforts toward integration with Europe and NATO.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili, who is visiting Romania with other Georgian politicians, was attending the senate as

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Several prisoners hospitalized in Geguti, Georgia

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Geguti prison camp. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several prisoners at Geguti prison in Georgia have been taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries. Doctors say their health is in no danger.

For several days, about 800 prisoners have been on hunger strike at the prison, which is in the west of the country.

Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, who visited the prison camp on Monday, said 46 prisoners have self-inflicted injuries, but some of the prisoners who were taken to hospital in Kutaisi were feeling bad because of hunger.

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Georgian gov't updating legislation ahead of local election

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In a week the government in Georgia will decide whether to follow recommendations and proposals made by the non-parliamentary opposition and non-governmental organizations about amendments to the Election Code.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili

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Georgian wins judo gold at Grand Slam Paris

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Avtandil Chrikashvili. (Photo by Georgia’s Sports Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Avtandil Chrikashvili won a gold medal at the Judo Grand Slam Paris 2014 tournament. Two other Georgians, Amiran Papinashvili and Varlam Liparteliani, won silver medals.

Chrikashvili defeated competitors from Netherlands, France, Japan

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