Monday, December 8, 2025

Opposition activists on hunger strike taken to hospital

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Emzar Kvitsiani, one of the Alliance of Patriots taken to hospital. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several members of the party Alliance of Patriots were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after going on a hunger strike ten days ago.

Emzar Kvitsiani, Manana Abuseridze, Lali Khutsishvili and Ada Marshania were brought to Chapidze clinic, while

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Dozens suspected ISIS recruits prevented from entering Georgia

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Levan Izoria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An intelligence official in Georgia says dozens of foreigners have been prevented from entering Georgia, because they were suspected of preparing to go to Syria to join ISIS.

Deputy head of the State Security Service Levan Izoria told Maestro TV that the government

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Flood severs main highway through Georgia – again

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The E60 was closed due to flood a second time near Kutaisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A section of the E60, the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze road in western Georgia, was damaged again on Sunday due to flooding.

This is the second time flooding has damaged the road. After flooding hit a few days ago, repair work allowed the road

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Georgian intelligence investigating websites supporting ISIS

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Nino Giorgobiani, spokeswoman for the State Security Service. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian intelligence is investigating a Georgian-language blog which publishes propaganda material from the terrorist organization the Islamic State, or ISIS.

Georgian users on Facebook Monday shared a link to the website, and called for help

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Authorities in Georgia increase security measures after Paris terror

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Spokeswoman for the State Security Service Nino Giorgobiani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Authorities in Georgia are tightening security after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

A spokesperson for the State Security Service said on Saturday that there are stricter security measures in force at border crossings and airports.

There are also enhanced security measures

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