TBILISI, DFWatch – The United States will make a significant emphasis on monitoring the election campaign in Georgia, and pay special attention to observing the vote counting process after the election.
This is according to a statement by Irakli Alasania,
TBILISI, DFWatch – It is still unknown when international observers will start monitoring the election in Georgia.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 1, but long-term observsers have not yet arrived in the country.
Local rights groups have for months
TBILISI, DFWatch – Philip Dimitrov, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, expressed concern about a recent visit by Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Tskhinvali.
Medvedev visited Tskhinvali on August 8, on the fourth anniversary of the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi City Court once more issued a fine to Saakashvili’s main competitor Bidzina Ivanishvi. The case was brought by the State Audit Office, which accused the businessman of illegally donating to his own party and fined him 20 243 827 lari,
TBILISI, DFWatch – A well-known football player who left his career to join the opposition Georgian Dream coalition was on Friday fined 17 million lari for not doing as he was told by the State Audit Office.
Kakhi Kaladze’s property was also seized, but he doesn’t
TBILISI, DFWatch – An ancient wall has been discovered during rehabilitation works in the center of Tbilisi.
The oldest layer of the fence dates back to the fifth century C.E., but the castle fragments, which are perfectly retained, were built between the twelfth
TBILISI, DFWatch – 16 Georgians have been fined by Tbilisi City Court for donating money to an opposition party.
The court fined supporters of Georgian Dream five times the amount they had donated.
Among those fined are the director of Cartu Bank and 7 employees who
TBILISI, DFWatch – For more than a month, journalists with an opposition-leaning news service in Georgia have been followed around by a group of unknown people while trying to do their work.
The stalkers carry cameras and microphones, but do not appear to have an
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) claims that broadcasters will be forced to air free political commercials, even if they don’t air paid commercials. Regional broadcasters say it is an incorrect interpretation of the law, which will
TBILISI, DFWatch – The bank accounts of the director and seven employees of Cartu Bank were seized today. The bank is known as being connected to the opposition Georgian Dream bloc.
Nodar Javakhishvili today told journalists that the seizure has connection to a