Sunday, January 18, 2026

HRW: Unclear criteria for prosecution of ex-officials

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Prison torture in Georgia is one of the things Human Rights Watch reviews in its latest world report.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticizes Georgian authorities for not clarifying what criteria they used when cleaning up crimes committed by officials under the previous government of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.

“The authorities did not explain

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Many milk products in Georgia have misleading labeling

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Center for Strategic Research and Development examined fifteen types of milk products, and ten of them turned out to contain vegetable fat. (for.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Food companies in Georgia are selling modified milk products with misleading labeling, according to Center for Strategic Research and Development.

The center examined fifteen types of milk products, and ten of them turned out to be modified. They

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Court strikes down libel sentence in 'Imedi' case

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National Movement MP Giorgi Vashadze did not break the law when he called Joseph Kay a fraud, the court ruled, but the case continues. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court struck down a previous court ruling to fine Member of Parliament Giorgi Vashadze for libel against the businessman Joseph Kay.

Kay is the investor who for a few months owned Imedi, a formerly government-critical TV station that played an

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Tbilisi's TV tower goes dark due to budget gridlock

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The Tbilisi TV tower has gone dark at night because of a budget gridlock in the city. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi’s most visible landmark, the Mtatsminda TV tower, has gone dark at night, because of the the city’s failure to pass a budget for this year.

City Hall decided to switch off the light show on the tower because of the City Council’s

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Aide to the Georgian president attacked in Ankara

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Sopo Janiashvili, an aide to the Georgian president, was attacked in Ankara on Monday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An aide to the Georgian president was attacked in Turkey on Monday during an official visit.

The attack took place in Ankara, just as a meeting between Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili and Turkish President Abdullah Gül was about to start.

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1000 people demonstrated to save Vake Park in Tbilisi

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Around a thousand people gathered in Tbilisi’s Vake Park Sunday to show their resistance to a planned new hotel. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Around a thousand people showed up in Vake Park in Tbilisi Sunday to protest against the construction of a new hotel.

The event, which was planned on Facebook, brought together people, families, some with dogs or carrying balloons, enjoying snacks

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