TBILISI, DFWatch – A businessman in Georgia who is in prison and said he was framed by the Saakashvili regime has been pardoned by Saakashvili himself.
The founder of Georgia’s largest electronics chain was serving an eigth year prison sentence in connection with
TBILISI, DFWatch – An employee of the Ministry of Education has been fired and says it might have been because of her son’s political activism.
Maya Miminoshvili, who was head of the National Examinations Center says that her son yesterday participated in a rally
TBILISI, DFWatch – The election of a nationalist as president in Serbia has caused Tbilisi to respond with an appeal for cooperation and to shared cultural bonds.
The Serbian parliament may consider formal recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, after the
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition coalition Georgian Dream will start naming their candidates for majoritarian members of parliament from June 1.
Leader Bidzina Ivanishvili said Monday that most of the candidates have already been selected, but there are several
TBILISI, DFWatch – On May 26, Georgia’s independence day, President Mikheil Saakashvili argued that it is time for a stronger nationalism in order to undermine Russia’s influence.
The call for a strengthening of nationalism came during a speech in Kutaisi at the
The opposition movement Georgian Dream mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Tbilisi Sunday.
Crowds marched from three different locations in order to converge on Freedom Square. There, a stage had been assembled, from which the movement’s leader,
TBILISI, DFWatch – For the first time in Georgia’s history, the main celebration on Independence Day took place not in Tbilisi, the formal capital, but in Kutaisi, where a new parliament building was opened with a symbolic first session of lawmakers and a military
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia celebrates Independence Day today on May 26. The day is a celebration of restoration of independence from the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
May 26 1918, the first Georgia republic was established. The country became independent
TBILISI, DFWatch –The U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will visit Georgia June 5.
Clinton starts her South Caucasus tour on June 4 in Armenia. After visiting Georgia, she will leave for Azerbaijan June 6, according to the U.S. embassy in Tbilisi.
During the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups organized rally in front of Justice Ministry on Friday to protest against a number of incidents of violation of journalist rights, and verbal and physical abuse. They demand to launch an objective investigation of each incident.
For the