Friday, January 16, 2026

Police raid brothels in Georgian sea resort Batumi

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Fourteen people were arrested as police broke up brothels in Batumi and Gonio. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained owners and administrators of fourteen hotels and clubs in Batumi and Gonio for allocating space for prostitution.

Police in Adjara conducted a coordinated operation in the coast cities of Batumi and Gonio which led to

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Georgian Security Council secretary resigns, as promised

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Giga Bokeria has resigned as Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, Giga Bokeria, has resigned a few days before the inauguration of the new president.

Bokeria’s letter of resignation is dated November 15 and addressed to the president’s administration, which says

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Saakashvili not to attend inauguration of new president

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Mikheil Saakashvili is in Europe and does not plan to come home for the inauguration of Georgia’s new president. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili and other top people in the National Movement party will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president on Sunday.

In a statement, the UNM says their people have acted in line with ‘civil standards’

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Relatives rally in support of man who cut off policeman's ear

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A protest was held Wednesday in Zugdidi, in western Georgia, by relatives of a man detained for injuring a policeman a few days ago.

Their demand was to have him released. But the suspect surrendered to the police and admitted having injured

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Rebellion at Public Defender's office over Bacho Akhalaia visit

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Five of the Public Defender’s staff are out in a dispute about the conditions of former government officials in jail. (Pirveli.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three employees at the Public Defender’s office in Georgia have resigned, and two have been fired, after disagreement over a visit to former prison minister Bacho Akhalaia in jail.

Marina Gigineishvili, Amiran Nikolaishvili and Guram Bendiashvili,

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