Sunday, December 14, 2025

Suspect detained in journalist's beating

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Journalist Zaza Davitaia had a broken rib and a concussion after being beaten on October 1. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police two days ago detained a man who is suspected of beating a journalist working for a conservative newspaper.

According to the Interior Ministry, the suspect insulted and beat Zaza Davitaia on October 22 in the center of Tbilisi.

Davitaia

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Foreign experts say evidence against Saakashvili is sound

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Former President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three foreign prosecutors visiting Georgia have concluded that there is enough evidence to continue the criminal prosecution of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and three of his associates. Georgia’s chief prosecutor’s office announced this on Thursday.

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School children stay home in Mokhe as politicians explain conflict

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Shura Mikeladze. (Photo published by Samkhretis Karibche.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Politicians Thursday began making sense of the conflict in Mokhe the day before, while local Muslims spent the whole night at the police station where people are being held who were detained.

The scuffle began as Muslims tried to stop the

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Activists detained – want Saakashvili's party banned

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of people from the organization Free Generation Tuesday evening demonstrated outside the office of the National Movement, Georgia’s former ruling party, demanding that it is declared illegal.

In the ensuing scuffle, six person were detained

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Russian drones threaten stability, Georgia says

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Tuesday’s meeting was facilitated by EUMM’s head, Toivo Klaar, and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger from the OSCE. (Photo published by EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian drones are endangering the security and stability in the region, Georgia’s representatives said at a meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) Tuesday.

As DF Watch reported earlier, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle

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