Saturday, October 3, 2026

Railway strike called off in Georgia

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The railway workers achieved a signed deal with Georgian Railway and have called off the strike. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers in Georgia ended their strike yesterday, after successful negotiations with the company.

Talks between workers and the Georgian Railway management board lasted for six hours and all three demands the workers brought with

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Georgian justice minister asks France to extradite ex-minister

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Georgia’s Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s justice minister has asked her French colleague to extradite a former defense minister who faces two separate criminal cases at home.

Former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili left Georgia for France after the National Movement lost the

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Saakashvili says goodbye, plans to stay out of politics

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Photo published on Mikheil Saakashvili’s Facebook page.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili says he will ‘temporarily’ leave politics and may go on to work within science.

In an open letter posted on Facebook on Friday, Saakashvili explained why he will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi

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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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