Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Georgian MPs don Ukrainian flags in show of support

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National Movement MP Sergo Ratiani with Ukrainian national colors. (First Channel.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–National Movement MPs on Wednesday came to parliament wearing Ukrainian flags as tie and with Ukrainian flags on their desks.

They did it to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The speaker of parliament liked the idea and asked to give him one too.

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Minaret back up in Georgian village Chela

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The minaret in Chela was put up at the mosque Wednesday. (Photo: Samkhretis Karibche.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The minaret that was taken down in a Georgian village was put back up at the mosque Wednesday night.

According to the local newspaper Samkhretis Karibche (Sknews.ge), the local government in Adigeni issued a permission to restore the minaret in Chela

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Georgia to initialize Association Agreement with EU on Friday

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Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said the Association Agreement will be signed in Vilnius November 29 at 09:00 am. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will initialize its Association Agreement with the EU on November 29 as leaders of the EU and countries in the Eastern Partnership meet in Vilnius.

Davit Zalkaliani, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, will initialize the agreement by signing

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Mayoral race in Tbilisi starts with bickering

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Encumbent Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A dispute has developed between the current Tbilisi mayor and the likely new mayor.

The dispute has to do with infrastructure projects in Tbilisi which the encumbent mayor claims the candidate for new mayor, who is now infrastructure minister, has

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Few Roma families take part in elections in Georgia

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The lack of formal registration makes it difficult to know the exact number of Romas who live in Georgia. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Meliasanovs, a Roma family of nine, did not participate in the last presidential elections, because they are registered far from where they actually live.

However, they don’t believe that the elections would improve their hard social and financial

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Two Georgians detained near South Ossetia

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Sign at Ergneti. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers have detained two Georgian citizens at the de facto border with the breakaway region South Ossetia.

The detainees – Malkhaz Vanishvili, 28, and Gocha Makishvili, 28, from the village Khurvaleti – have been taken to a detention

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Journalist selected as head of president's pardon commission

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Aleksandre Elisashvili, a well-known TV journalist, is new head of the president’s pardon commission; one of two such bodies. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili has replaced some of the members of the presidential pardon commission, one of two commissions which review applications from prisoners for reduced sentence or early release.

Aleksandre Elisashvili, a well-known

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Georgia considers ban on carrying knives and swords

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Zviad Dzidziguri from the Conservative Party wearing the Chokha with sword in parliament. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament is considering banning the carrying of swords of the type belonging to the Georgian national costume Chokha.

A few days ago, two teenage boys were injured when two others dressed in Chokha drew swords on them at Pushkin Square in Tbilisi.

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