TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia detained six opposition activists on Monday, as supporters of the National Movement rallied outside Tbilisi City Hall to demand an immediate halt in the handover of two prime land plots to a company owned
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Police evict city assembly members as Tbilisi land plots handed to Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two candidates for Tbilisi mayor were among opposition politicians and activists who were forcibly dragged out of the city council on Friday before a proposal was approved that will hand over two land plots to a company owned by former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Azerbaijani agents shadowing opposition journalists in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–The exiled wife of jailed Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli says she fears there may be a new wave of harassment against herself and other critics of the regime of Ilham Aliyev.
Mukhtarli was abducted in downtown Tbilisi on May 31 and taken across the border
David Lynch to found film festival and cinematography institute in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–American film director David Lynch is coming to Georgia in November to launch a film festival and open a new institute of cinematography named after him.
The iconic director, who is known for the films Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive,
Openly lesbian woman to run for public office in Georgia, a first
TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time, an openly lesbian woman will run for political office in Georgia.
Nino Bolkvadze, a professional lawyer, was nominated Friday by the Republican Party to compete for a seat in the Tbilisi city council, the Sakrebulo, this October.
Georgian PM denounces Saakashvili as a sad reminder of the past after Ukraine border stunt
TBILISI, DFWatch–Saakashvili is Georgia’s ‘very sad past’ says Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili while commenting recent developments in Ukraine.
“Mikheil Saakashvili is the political past of our country, a very sad past, and it is very unfortunate,
Georgian ex-president burst through police block and into Ukraine
TBILISI, DFWatch–After trying for several hours, Mikheil Saakashvili finally managed to get into Ukraine Sunday evening, with the help of his supporters.
Currently he is in Lviv and reportedly plans to travel to Kiev.
“I don’t plan to oust anyone, I plan only to legally defend my interests,”
Saakashvili breaks through Ukraine border assisted by crowd of supporters
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili broke through the border to Ukraine on Sunday, aided by a crowd of supporters.
At first, the train he was riding from Poland, bound for the Ukrainian city of Lviv, was held at the border in Przemysl,
Saakashvili confirms pledge to enter Ukraine on September 10
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has repeated a pledge made three weeks ago to return to Ukraine on September 10, despite the risk of being detained and extradited to Georgia where he may face criminal charges and possible imprisonment.
CoE's Buquicchio disappointed by Georgian stalemate on new constitution
TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio is disappointed by the lack of progress on Georgia’s constitutional reform.
The commission president took to Twitter on Monday to react to a lack of agreement between