TBILISI, DFWatch–New details might help police find out who attacked Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ozurgeti two weeks ago.
In the attack, which took place on January 1, strangers broke the windows of a car the Witnesses were sitting in and threw stones at the building where
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Georgian parliamentarians arrived in Estonia Monday for a two-day visit. The delegation includes MPs from the two opposing power blocs in Georgian politics.
On Monday, the Georgian and Estonian speakers of parliament held a meeting to
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is preparing to start a Facebook page that will offer information about its activities in the Abkhazian language.
Abkhazia is one of two Georgian breakaway regions under Russian control. The previous government also took steps
TBILISI, DFWatch–A statement by McDonald’s that it wants to open a branch in the disputed Georgian region Abkhazia has caused strong criticism in Georgia.
Temur Chkonia, representative of McDonald’s in Georgia, says the statement will be removed from the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Checkpoint Lars, the only Russian border crossing with Georgia, will be open 24 hours from January 15.
Kavkaz Uzel writes that a person working at the checkpoint says the checkpoint on the Georgian side, which is called Kazbegi, will also be open 24
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has presented new charges against former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia and Megis Kardava, a former chairman of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti police department in a case that deals with torture of prisoners.
This will be
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement is planning a series of anti-Putin demonstrations in several cities and towns, but first wants to meet with the people.
The party’s spokesperson Andro Barnovi said on Monday that the government is passive as the Winter Sochi
TBILISI, DFWatch–The website of Georgia’s parliament was down during the weekend and IT specialists are still trying to repair it after it was hacked twice in the last two weeks.
Merab Gotsiridze, head of the informational technology department of parliament, says
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Georgian parliamentarians will visit Estonia January 13-15.
The delegation will be headed by the speaker of parliament and hold meetings with the Estonian president, speaker of parliament, prime minister and foreign minister, according to
TBILISI, DFWatch–14 persons have been detained by South Ossetia from December 31 to January 10 for violating the de facto border.
Nine of the detainees were locals from South Ossetia, one was a Russian citizen and four were Georgian citizens. They were detained