Saturday, July 4, 2026

Muslims in Georgia feel pressured by law enforcement

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Ombudsman Ucha Nanuashvili (left) met representatives of the Muslim community. (Photo: Public Defender.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in Georgia say they are being pressured by law enforcement bodies.

Clerics from the Muslims community January 22 met with the Public Defender.

According to the Ombudsman’s office, the meeting dealt with problems they are experiencing and

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Further charges against former Georgian intelligence head

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Prosecutors in Georgia have slapped one more charge on Data Akhalaia, who remains abroad. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia on Friday presented further charges against a former top intelligence official under Saakashvili.

This again puts the spotlight on Data Akhalaia, who served as head of the domestic intelligence service in Georgia,

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Ivanishvili starts non-governmental organization

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Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has founded a non-governmental organization called Citizen.

Details are scarce, but it is known that Ivanishvili himself will head the new organization and that its goal will be to strengthen civil society in the country.

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Georgian lawmakers express concern about violence in Ukraine

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Georgian parliamentarians Thursday expressed concern about the violence in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as people continued to rally outside the old parliament in Tbilisi to show support. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The parliament in Georgia on Thursday passed a resolution expressing concern about the use of force against peaceful citizens in Ukraine.

118 representatives voted for, none voted against. The minimum number of votes to pass such a resolution is 60.

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Georgian government members get performance-based bonuses

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Government ministers in Georgia are to be given bonuses according to their performance.

Government officials receiving high bonuses was a controversial issue during the previous government. The problem is that under Georgian law, only the salary

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Georgian lari continues to fall

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Georgian lari continues to drop in value. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian lari continues to fall in value and hit 1.7817 against the US dollar on January 23.

The fall started in early November and continued gradually from a level of around 1.67 lari against the dollar the month before.

The lari rate has also

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Hundreds demonstrated in Tbilisi to support Ukraine

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Several hundred people gathered in front of the old parliament building in Tbilisi Wednesday to show support for Ukraine after the violence in Kiev, (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Wednesday evening, several hundred people demonstrated at the old parliament building in Tbilisi in support of Ukrainians who want integration with Europe.

Students, journalists, politicians, artists, singers and others filled the square in front

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Constructive dialogue at South Ossetia field meeting

The atmosphere was constructive at the field meeting at Ergneti Tuesday, the European Union’s observers said. (Photo: EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) met in the village Ergneti on Tuesday.

Representatives of Georgia’s Interior Ministry presented footage of Russians installing barbed wire and fences in villages close to the demarcation line

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