Sunday, May 31, 2026

Polling institute's bank accounts seized

Teona Akubardia, chair of GDRI's council, says she went to the bank and discovered that she couldn't carry out any transactions. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – By decision of Tbilisi City Court the bank accounts of Georgian Development Research Institutes (GDRI) were seized. The leadership of the organization doesn’t know the reason, but suspect that it is because of a donation from Bidzina Ivanishvili.

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Media demonstrated outside Saakashvili's palace

Director of Maestro TV, Ilia Kikabidze, tried to deliver a satellite dish full of signatures to President Mikheil Saakashvili's residence. It was rejected. (Photo: Londa Beria.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A rally was held Wednesday outside President Mikheil Saakashvili’s residence in protest against the seizure of thousands of satellite dishes which prevents Georgians from seeing government-critical channels.

The president’s residence

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Bank account frozen because of opposition sympathies

Lasha Natsvlishvili's bank accounts were frozen. (Ambebi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Another opposition sympathizer in Georgia has had his bank account frozen.

By decision of Tbilisi City Court, all bank accounts belonging to former Deputy Security Minister Lasha Natsvlishvili were seized. Currently, Natsvlishvili is not a member

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Fatal car crash allegedly involving president's escort

Witnesses say one of the cars escorting President Saakashvili was involved, but the government says it was a car belonging to the special state protection service, which has a more general role, but also works with protecting the president. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Witnesses say one of President Saakashvili’s escort cars was involved in a car accident on the highway near Gori, which left a driver of another car dead and four others injured.

Witnesses say one of the president’s escort cars crashed into

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