Gali, DFWatch – As the Abkhazian de facto government fails to adopt constructive integration policies, many ethnic Georgians living in the eastern districts of Abkhazia complain about prejudice as well as political, economic, and cultural discrimination.
DFWatch – (1–7 August 2015)
Daghestan
Two men were killed by security forces in Suleyman Stalskiy region in the south of Daghestan on 6 August.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s two main internet providers have decided to merge, but need permission from the National Communication’s Commission (GNCC).
Currently Silknet and Caucasus Online are the only two companies offering internet connection
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday unexpectedly acquitted a man of premeditated murder and sentenced him instead to four years in prison for beating another victim the same evening.
Levan Kochlashvili was on trial for having physically
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi on Friday ordered the seizure of all property owned by Georgia’s biggest independent TV company, Rustavi 2 reported on its website.
According to the statement, the decision was passed on Wednesday, August 5,
Georgia’s greatest obstacle to becoming a European democracy is the persistence of an informal system of political governance.
Though most welcomed the change of government in 2012, the signs were there early on: When then Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Bureau of Enforcement late Thursday evening seized vehicles belonging to the Georgian opposition-leaning TV company Rustavi 2.
The seizure came as result of a court plea submitted by Kibar Khalvashi, a Georgian businessman
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is not planning to join another round of sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Garibashvili said on Thursday. The sanctions were imposed by European countries as punishment for Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year.
Garibashvili
