TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has ordered the detention of a lawyer for former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia.
Giorgi Oniani is charged with abuse of power, falsification of evidence about especially grave crime and purposeful unlawful
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday met with US Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. President Barack Obama later joined the meeting.
Topics included the US-Georgia strategic partnership, the prospects for Georgia’s integration
TBILISI, DFWatch–The next meeting between Russian and Georgian negotiators might take place on March 4 or 5.
Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, told Interpressnews that the meeting will be held in Prague.
At this
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians gathered at the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday to pay tribute to those who died during the recent clashes in Ukraine.
Activists also started a campaign to collect money to pay for treatment of those who were wounded. At least
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 600 miners in western Georgia have gone on strike, demanding that the management fulfills a promise made during a strike last year.
In Chiatura, eomployees at Itkhvisi, Shukura, a factory and a mechanical workshop warn that if their demands aren’t met, about
TBILISI, DFWatch–The speaker of parliament in Georgia says there are currently no threats against the country.
Gubaz Sanikidze, a member of parliament for the Georgian Dream coalition, said Friday that ‘it will be Georgia’s turn after Ukraine’ and begged the
TBILISI, DFWatch–One lone woman demonstrated in support of Ukraine in front of Georgia’s parliament on Friday. Georgians are showing solidarity in a number of ways after the bloodbath in Kiev.
Gvantsa Chkhivadze, who represents Movement for Independence and Euro-
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili tomorrow begins his first United States visit since assuming office.
Gharibashvili, who is accompanied by several of his cabinet ministers, said at a government session on Thursday that it will be the first top
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili says no government has ever been forgiven for using weapons against its own people. Margvelashvili said he was shocked by seeing footage from Thursday’s events in Ukraine. “Events are developing in a tragic way in Ukraine, and we are completely shocked by what we have seen,” he said. He continued … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian citizen died in Kiev on February 21.
Davit Kipiani, a young National Movement activist, was found dead at Khreshchatnik. His bullet proof vest had two bullet holes after he was hit by a sniper.
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former