Daily Archives: April 21, 2015

New showdown over location of presidential palace

By | April 21st, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Atoneli Palace (Pia.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–Refurbishment work in a building intended as a new presidential palace is now finished and this has sparked a new round of bickering between the president and the government.  The minister of regional development and infrastructure stated during […]

Regional development minister resigns in Georgia

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Davit Shavliashvili (center) has resigned as minister for regional development. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A minister in the Georgian government resigned on Tuesday. Not much is known about why Davit Shavliashvili decided to resign as regional development and infrastructure, but a notice from the ministry said it was for health reasons. […]

“He will walk free, because he didn’t kill me”

By | April 21st, 2015|Categories: Society|Tags: |

“When a man beats a woman for the hundredth time, something happens to him. He starts jonesing for it,” says Lali, who has fled Abkhazia to hide from her abusive husband. I met Lali (her name has been changed) in a shelter for victims of domestic violence. […]