TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili Monday presented his candidates for government ministers and other important positions, after his coalition won the parliamentary election one week ago.
The candidates will need approval by parliament.
Candidate
TBILISI, DFWatch — Groups on Sunday protested against the attack on a well-known Georgian writer who was beaten after participating in a TV debate about the publishing of the names of prison employees by a newspaper.
About 50 people gathered outside a police station
TBILISI, DFWatch — Protests continue after a Georgian newspaper published the names of employees at a prison scandalized by revelations of torture.
On Saturday evening, a well-known writer who has been engaging in the protests was attacked and beaten.
Asaval-Dasavali,
TBILISI, DFWatch — One of the largest petrol companies reduced the price of petrol by 8 tetris. A spokesman for the new government believes it is possible to decrease the price by 20 tetris, or about USD 0.13.
This comes soon after the leader of a coalition which won the
TBILISI, DFWatch — There is a crisis in pro-government TV in Georgia, after an opposition coalition won the parliamentary election.
October 5, several well-known anchors and journalists at Imedi TV, which is controlled by Saakashvili’s government, each wrote on their
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili Friday told his acting interior minister and chief prosecutor to do everything to prevent the mafia from crossing the border into Georgia.
After it became clear that Bidzina Ivanishvili’s coalition was going to win the election,
The founders of Rustavi 2, a TV company are fighting to get back control which they claimed was forcefully deprived from them.
Rustavi 2 played an important role in the rose revolution in 2003, which brought President Mikheil Saakashvili to power, but later became completely
TBILISI, DFWatch — Friday, authorities in Georgia lifted the seizure of thousands of satellite dishes belonging to Maestro TV and Georgian Dream affiliated Global TV, a cable network operator.
Both companies on Friday received a letter about the lifting of the seizure.
TBILISI, DFWatch — About 200 local and foreign businesspeople Friday gathered to meet with the winner of the parliamentary election in Georgia.
Bidzina Ivanishvili met them in order to talk about important issues and problems in their field, including the necessity of
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s prison ministry informs that a suicide might have taken place at No 18 prison hospital.
The body of a prisoner was found in the bathroom of the prison hospital September 5. The cause of death was hanging.
The prisoner had been placed in the