Sunday, May 31, 2026

Audit agency fines pro-government campaign group

Giga Nasaridze may be fined USD 3 000 for offering TV channels pro-government political commercials for free. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s State Audit Service wants to fine a non-governmental organization (NGO) which supports the government by 5 000 lari, or about USD 3 000.

The State Audit Service, which has authority to track the financial relations of political parties and

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Georgian team in good position despite loss to Netherlands

Georgia lost to the Netherlands, but is in a shared first place with Bosnia-Herzegovina in Groud D for EuroBasket 2013. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s basketball team is in a shared first place in Group D of the qualification for EuroBasket 2013 next to Bosnia-Herzegovina after losing a match against the Netherlands.

After three victories in a row, it was the first defeat of Georgia’s Jvarosnebi

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Ivanishvili may hold referendum about parliamentary republic

The opposition's Bidzina Ivanishvili considers putting the question of shifting power from president to prime minister to the people in a referendum. (Georgian Dream.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The leader of the largest opposition bloc in Georgia doesn’t exclude that if he wins the parliamentary election he will hold a referendum regarding government structure.

Currently, the president holds almost all power. From 2013 these powers will

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Forest fire in Borjomi

The fire took place in Borjomi, known for its mineral water and natural park popular among hikers. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – About one acre of forest burned as a result of a fire in Borjomi, a resort town in eastern Georgia.

The fire started yesterday afternoon and wasn’t put out until Monday morning. What caused the fire is not yet known, but the reason might have been

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Assessment of the election campaign so far

Legal expert Vakhtang Khmaladze says there is a double standard in the way the rules have been applied.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The international community has begun to assess the election period in Georgia. Their comments focuse on the government’s fining of Georgian Dream coalition members and seizing their bank accounts.

As they see it, such actions restrict

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Archaeologists in Georgia discover graves from 3rd century BC

Parts of a spear were among artefacts found among a cluster of graves in Kaspi, Georgia. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – In Georgia, archeologists have discovered burial chamber from the third or fourth century BC.

The discovery was made during sewage work. The qvevri burial place lies in Kaspi, a small town 48 km away from the capital Tbilisi.

The online newspaper

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