TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition in Georgia claims the Saakashvili regime fired 50 policemen because of their political views, but the Interior Ministry denies it and says the policemen left because they refused to go along with a restructuring plan.
At a press conference
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia says it is ready for dialogue with Georgia in case someone else than President Saakashvili comes to power.
“We need pragmatic interlocutors, such as Bidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli Alasania, for dialogue with
TBILISI, DFWatch – A movie about the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 is causing controversy among film critics and on social media in Georgia.
The film “5 Days of War” premiered last summer with much fanfare. The film tells a personal story against the backdrop of the war
TBILISI, DFWatch – A group of experts from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) has arrived in Georgia to prepare a report about the election period.
According to NDI’s Georgia office, the delegation will hold meetings with the government, candidates, leaders
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has enforced new tough rules that make it prohibited to bring cell phones and other recording devices into court rooms.
Also prohibited are photo and video equipment.
The government does not comment on the issue.
TBILISI, DFWatch – The recent criticism against Swedish telecom giant Teliasonera’s cooperation with totalitarian regimes in the former Soviet Union has prompted the company to start a new program for ensuring that human rights are observed.
-We denounce all human rights
TBILISI, DFWatch – A leading lawmaker in Georgia has modified a statement he made yesterday, that the government will support a proposal from democracy campaigners.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze yesterday said he and the ruling National Movement party will vote
TBILISI, DFWatch – Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has been fined USD 45 million but refuses to pay, says he doesn’t own shares in any Georgian companies.
According to Ivanishvili’s official Facebook page, he says he no longer owns shares in Cartu Bank nor in any other
TBILISI, DFWatch – Nodar is a refugee from Abkhazia, the breakaway Georgian republic. He has lived with his family in an old hospital in Tbilisi.
But in 2010, Nodar was informed that they had to vacate their home the next day. “They promised that we will have good
TBILISI, DFWatch – After the U.S. State Department published a report on human trafficking which indicated Georgia as a site of the illicit business, the Georgian Ministry of Justice responded by claiming to be a first tier country along with developed states as Germany.