Saturday, April 25, 2026

One arrested as Ivanishvili visits disaster area

A female employee of the local government in Gurjaani was hit in the face by a Georgian Dream supporter during a visit to the storm affected area by Bidzina Ivanishvili. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Police in Georgia has arrested one member of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition after he hit a female employee of the local government in Gurjaani, a town in eastern Georgia which was hit by a storm.

Information Center Kakheti reports that

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Media workers gather in support of Maestro TV

Having diverse information is important when elections are coming up, says Lasha Tughushi (center), editor of the daily Rezonansi. Nino Jangirashvili (right) says the campaign will continue until there are real results. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – 20 media outlets in Georgia gathered today at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel to discuss the recent seizure of satellite dishes belonging to Maestro TV.

The media workers consider the prosecutor office’s action illegal and appeal to both the government

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Ivanishvili offers to cover population's losses after storm

Opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili offers to pay the state 10 million lari initially, and later more, in order to compensate people's losses from the storm. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Saakashvili’s main competitor, who accuses the government of abusing the legal system to intervene in his party’s election campaign, offers the government 10 million lari, or USD 6.1 million, as assistance to people affected by the recent storm.

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Non-use of violence declaration expanded

Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze says the government will include 17 extra points in the declaration about election ethics. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia will add points prepared by non-government organizations to the declaration of acting regulations for elections. But it is still unknown whether Georgian Dream will join this declaration or not.

Even though

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Tbilisi death jumpers used car safety belt, likely cause

Organizers say they used a car safety belt to attach the ropes to the bridge. The lock may have failed, causing the accident. Two people died. (FB.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The inquest into the death of a 23 year old woman and a 25 year old man after a rope jump from a bridge in Tbilisi is not yet finished, but there are indications that what caused the tragedy was the use of a provisional mechanism involving

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