Thursday, December 25, 2025

Cartu Bank's entire management fired

Cartu Bank's general director, Nodar Javakhishvili, and nine other board members, were fired by the interim manager. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – After Georgian authorities took over Cartu Bank in a criminal forfeiture process, the interim manager has fired the entire old management.

Vladmer Ugulava, who now controls the bank on behalf of the government, yesterday fired both

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13 in hospital after opposition rally turns into street fight

Georgian footballer Kahki Kaladze was among the Ivanishvili supporters who were thrown stones at Thursday in a village near South Ossetia. 13 ended up in hospital. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A street fight broke out Thursday during an opposition meeting in a Georgian village.

The scuffle involved both journalists and others being beaten.

The opposition Georgian Dream coalition was visiting Karaleti, a village close to the breakaway

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Second TV station targetted in satellite dish clamp-down

Director of Maestro TV, Ilia Kikabidze, says satellite receivers were distributed in order to increase the number of viewers, not to support any political party. "I don't represent a political organization," he said. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Government is to seize satellite receivers belonging to the small, independent TV station Maestro under a controversial new party finance regulation.

The Prosecetor’s Office suspects that Maestro is distributing satellite receivers to voters

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