TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is looking to increase police powers.
Police will no longer have the right to stop and search people on ‘reasonable doubt’, but will have powers to do ‘special police control’, which according to the government’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian citizens may be barred from leaving the country because of state interests, and may not even be able to know the real reason for it, even by going to court.
Members of the Georgian Dream coalition, who are the authors of the draft bill, say
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is pondering the creation of a language inspection which will fine domestic media and public officials up to five thousand lari (nearly USD 3000) if they show lack of knowledge of the state language.
The bill is still in the process of being prepared, but
TBILISI, DFWatch–A military helicopter was seen Friday flying over the village Dvani, where Russian soldiers are reinforcing the de facto border with barbed wire blocks and fences.
The allegedly Russian military helicopter was filmed on video. The Ministry of Interior
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says the moving of the border line near the villages Ditsi and Dvani is connected to security around the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics.
His comments were made on Wednesday while meeting economic analysts at his business
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in New York, within the frames of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
According to the president’s press office, Saakashvili spoke with Rasmussen
TBILISI, DFWatch–Fines issued by the police for administrative violations have increased by 70 percent in the first six months of 2013 compared to last year.
According to the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), which obtained official data
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prison Ministry employees in Georgia have disrupted two attempts to bring drugs into a prison in Tbilisi.
According to the ministry, the father of a prison came to Prison No 8 with a parcel. When the prison employees opened the parcel, there was
TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, 20 years have passed since the fall of Sukhumi. The war in Abkhazia in 1992-93 ended after 13 months and 13 days.
The war resulted in the death of about 6 000 combatants from both sides and about 20 000 civilians, and ended with the capture
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Wednesday sat down with a group of economic analysts to find out more about how they view the situation.
The PM had brought along quotes from newspapers with statements made by the assembled experts to different