DFWatch (29 August–4 September 2015)
Daghestan
Two suspected militants were killed in Magaramkent district of Daghestan on August 29. According to the law enforcement officials,
Year: 2015
Man arrested in Samegrelo for growing marijuana
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 38 year man was arrested on Saturday for growing marijuana in the northwest of Georgia.
The man is charged with illegal purchase and possession of a large amount of drugs.
Police searched the man’s house in the village
Public Broadcaster talk show faces cancellation in Georgia
Tbilisi, DFWatch – The fourth weekly political TV programme may be cancelled on Georgia, as the Public Broadcaster (GPB) may suspend Pirveli Studia (“First Studio”), soon after announcement of marriage of its hostess with the Secretary General of opposition political party.
Electricity price hike in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Electricity prices have gone up in the Georgian capital. Utility company Telasi explains the decision with a drop in the national currency lari, as well as increased prices for purchasing electricity and increased transmission taxes.
There are three
Woman shop attendant murdered in western Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man killed a 39 year old woman working in a shop in western Georgia on Thursday for not letting him borrow a beer.
The murder took place in Khelvachauri, in the Adjara region.
The suspect has been detained, according to the Ministry
Georgian PM: Government's media policies should be properly appreciated
Georgian Prime Minister distances himself from the recent cancelation of two popular political talk-shows on Imedi TV, stating that it is a separate decision of the TV company’s management. “If a TV company cancels a talk-show, this is a separate decision by its top management, which I’m not going to comment,” – Irakli Garibashvili, PM, … Read more
One more talk show goes off air in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more talk show has been taken off air in Georgia.
The Sunday evening program ‘Kviris 2030’, which has been a venue for views close to former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, will end in September, producer Vasil Maglapheridze said on Tuesday.
Host of cancelled talk-shows: Politics was behind the decision
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Inga Grigolia, a popular TV host, wrote on her Facebook that politicians, presumably from the ruling Georgian Dream, didn’t want her on air before the elections, referring to the parliamentary elections planned in 2016.
Cabinet reshuffle in Georgia: Minister of economy appointed as a head of MFA
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was replaced by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who served as Minister of Economy.
The government reshuffle was
Participatory budgeting gathers momentum in Marneuli
Tserakvi, DFWatch – A pilot project on participatory budgeting brings the population of Marneuli district closer to the decision-making process and brings democratic participation to a new level.
One Caucasus Festival ended on Saturday, but the organizers took steps to secure its pro-democratic overtone in the long run.