DFWatch (15–21 August 2015)
Dagestan
According to National Antiterrorist Committee of Russia, the leader of the Vilayyat Daghestan Mountainous Sector of the Caucasian Emirate, Gadzhi Abdullayev (known as Abu Dujana), was killed in course of the
Month: August 2015
Eleven people injured as minibus full of tourists overturns
TBILISI, DFWatch–A minibus overturned in western Georgia on Saturday, injuring 11 people, three of whom are in a serious condition.
The minibus, a Ford Sprinter, was carrying tourists from Russia, Serbia and Poland when it ran into a utility pole, near the village
Georgian professional NBA player signs contract to train youth in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Sports Ministry has handed a property in Tbilisi to a Georgian who is a professional NBA player in the United States, playing for Dallas Mavericks.
Zaza Pachulia, who is also captain of Georgia’s national team, plans to establish
Tbilisi court gives woman control of frozen embryo after couple split
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Civil Litigation Chamber at Tbilisi City Court ruled in favor of a female claimant and decided to leave a frozen embryo at her disposal. Her husband was against surrogacy.
At a press release published on its website, Tbilisi City Court states that the
Hailstorm devastates 2,000 hectares of Kakheti vineyards
TBILISI, DFWatch–Over a dozen wine-producing villages in Kvareli, in the Kakheti region, were hit by a strong hailstorm overnight on Thursday that almost totally devastated the harvest, damaged houses and vehicles and tore down trees.
According to Kvareli
Activist: Russia stepping up anti-EU, pro-Eurasian Union efforts in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has stepped up efforts to use ‘soft power’ in Georgia through state-sponsored non-governmental organizations and it would be difficult for the Caucasus nation to fend off pretensions of its assertive neighbor, the head of a Russian NGO says.
Europe's largest dam granted cultural heritage status by Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Culture Ministry on Thursday granted cultural heritage status to the Enguri hydro power dam, one of the world’s tallest concrete arch dams.
The dam is 271 meters tall and is located partially on the territory of breakaway Abkhazia.
Search for second suspect in Yuri Vazagashvili murder case
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prosecutors in Georgia are searching for another suspect in the investigation into the murder of a human rights activists seven months ago.
As the trial of a man suspected of murdering Iuri Vazagashvili continued Thursday, a lawyer representing
Prominent Georgian ballet dancer drowns in Pankisi
Tbilisi, DFWatch – A principal dancer at Tbilisi ballet company drowned Wednesday in a lake in Pankisi Gorge, Eastern Georgia.
According to the Emergency Management Agency at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, accident occurred when Giorgi Mshvenieradze, 25, a prominent ballet
Russian helicopter flies over Georgian-controlled territory
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Foreign Ministry calls on Russia to respect international law after a Russian helicopter overflew Georgian-controlled territory.
According to the ministry, the incident took place at 10:57am on August 19. A Russian military helicopter