Saturday, January 17, 2026

Poll: 66% of Georgian want athletes to participate in Sochi

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Downhill skier Nino Tsiklauri and three other Georgian athletes will take part in the Olympics. (ambebi.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–66 percent of Georgians approve of the decision by the government that Georgian athletes will participate in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics, while 17 percent disapprove of this decision. 16 percent didn’t answer.

In September 2013, 76 percent supported this

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Two former Tbilisi officials released on bail

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Two former city officials are accused of money laundering. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The former gamgebeli of Old Tbilisi and his deputy were Wednesday released on 400 000 lari (USD 234 000) bail each.

Prosecutors wanted to keep them in detention, but Tbilisi City Hall disagreed. Defense lawyers for Lasha Purtskhvanidze and Koba

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Georgia introduces law against discrimination

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Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani. (Photo published by the Justice Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft law on anti-discrimination.

The proposal aims at eliminating all forms of discrimination, Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani explained as she met human rights organizations, representatives of

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Georgian president pardons 75 prisoners

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President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed his first decree to pardon 75 prisoners on Wednesday.

According to the head of the president’s administration Lasha Abashidze, 54 of the prisoners were released, 14 got their sentence reduced to half, while

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Georgia to invest in Shah Deniz

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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and President of Azerbaijan Iljam Aliyev. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia plans to invest USD 400-700 million in the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan, according to Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze.

Kaladze was in Azerbaijan December 16-17 along with a delegation from the Georgian government who signed a resolution

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Georgian lawmaker fined for defamation of Imedi investor

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One of history’s greatest hoaxes was, according to Time Magazine, this fake news report on Imedi announcing another Russian invasion in March 2010, just weeks before the local election. The caption says: “Medvedev’s statement”. (Screen grab from Imedi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of parliament from the National Movement party was fined 50 000 lari (USD 30 000) on Monday for defamation of businessman Joseph Kay.

Kay is the investor who took over the control of Imedi TV after the owner, Badri Patarkatsishvili, died

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Saakashvili is living in New York

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Mikheil Saakashvili appearing on Ukrainian TV channel 112 last Sunday. (112.ua)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A month after leaving office as president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili has revealed that he is currently living in New York and working on reform programs with several major US universities.

Appearing on Ukrainian TV 112, Saakashvili said he is

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Power cuts continue in Georgia ten days after snowfall

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People demonstrated in Batumi last Friday against a lack of attention from authorities. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ten days after snow fell in the eastern Adjara region of Georgia, frustration is growing as there are still problems with supply of electricity, natural gas and water.

December 13, people demonstrated in Batumi against what they feel is a lack of

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