Saturday, December 6, 2025

Deep Purple arrives in Tbilisi to play festival gig at Dinamo Arena

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Fans greeted Deep Purple as the band arrived at Tbilisi international airport. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians are getting ready for the next Tbilisi Open Air musical event, which this time will include world famous stars like Deep Purple, Tricky, Infected Mushrooms and Modeselektor.

Tbilisi Open Air Festival, which has been held every year since

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Decriminalize marijuana rally in Tbilisi

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Organizers say it is not right to punish marijuana use tougher than rape. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–More than a thousand people gathered in front of the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday to demand the decriminalization of marijuana.

Under current legislation it is illegal to use or sell marijuana and other soft drugs.

Organizers of the rally

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1600 workers in Zestaponi now on strike

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The workers at the Ferro plant in Zestaponi demand group contracts, a pay rise, and generally better conditions. (gtuc.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The week-old strike at Zestaponi’s ferro-alloy plant continues, as there is still no progress in the attempts to negotiate with management.

Meanwhile representatives of the Georgian Trade Unions claim that parliament is about to adopt amendments

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Again the sides meet in Georgia's most touchy debate

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These protesters want to ban ‘gay propaganda’. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two small counter-rallies were held at the Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday in Tbilisi.

The organizers of one rally, ‘The law is supreme’, were the same as those who organized ‘No to Theocracy‘ on Friday.

Meanwhile members of the National Front

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Georgian Church explains its position on the May 17 events

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Spokesman for the Georgian Orthodox Church, Mikael Brotkoveli. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Orthodox Church separates itself from the violent incidents of May 17, when clerics disrupted LGBT activists from holding a peaceful rally, resulting in 28 injured.

Church spokesman Mikael Botkoveli on Wednesday evening said at a briefing

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Four arrested for May 17 violence, attacks continuing

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The attacks are continuing, according to Identoba. Two women were beaten in the street. One of them had bite marks on her arm afterwards. (Identoba.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police have detained four persons suspected of resisting police and petty hooliganism on May 17, when Orthodox Christians held a counter-rally against an attempt at marking the International Day Against Homophobia.

There is one minor among

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Day after violence, LGBT campaigners call for accountability

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Repulsed by Friday’s violence, campaigners demand a proper investigation of every incident. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A peaceful rally to protest Friday’s violent clashes went ahead without serious incidents outside the government office on Saturday.

In the afternoon, LGBT activists and their supporters started gathering in front of the government’s office,

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Activists planning to prevent gay rights rally in Tbilisi

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Last year’s demonstration in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An announced gay rights rally is causing outrage among different groups in Georgia who plan to interrupt the rally May 17 and organize parallel rallies against LGBT people in the country.

Non-governmental organizations which work with defending

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