TBILISI, DFWatch — A former editor of Forbes Georgia has been appointed as new director of Imedi TV, which used to be one of the government-controlled channels during the previous government.
Shortly after the parliamentary election, the former owners of Imedi made
TBILISI, DFWatch — The former head of Georgia’s general headquarters, who was taken in for further questioning, has been released.
This time Giorgi Kalandadze was released against USD 6 000 bail. The former interior minister Bacho Akhalaia is still in preliminary
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government and asks it to refrain from politically motivated arrests.
The resolution was passed Monday in Prague at the 58. annual
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two Georgian leaders representing different political parties are continuing their visit to Brussels, holding meetings with EU and NATO officials.
President Mikheil Saakashvili is Tuesday meeting Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council,
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday revealed details about additional charges that were slapped on top of an already serious abuse case against former interior minister and Saakashvili faithful Bacho Akhalaia.
The former prison minister,
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili says he can’t remember having heard such a critical tone before from NATO regarding Georgia.
He was responding to a statement by NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who said he was
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two human rights groups in Georgia have opted out of a working group tasked with identifying political prisoners, because they believe there is too much time pressure to handle each case in a responsible way.
The working group for political
TBILISI, DFWatch — The government in Georgia is planning to give amnesty to thousands of prisoners. Some of them will be released immediately, while the rest will have their sentence reduced to half.
The Georgian Dream coalition has presented a draft law in
TBILISI, DFWatch — A jailed former minister was Monday handed additional charges under a section of the law which deals with torture.
The torture charge against Bacho Akhalaia — a close personal ally of President Saakashvili and former prison minister,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The bus strike in Tbilisi Monday appeared to be heading for a solution, as drivers promised to return to work Tuesday if a commission is formed to study their problems.
The conflict has lasted five days and encompassed more than 1300 drivers