Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Activists say 'SOS' for Old Tbilisi as massive development goes ahead

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(DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Hundreds of people marched through Tbilisi on Saturday to protest against the construction of a number of massive buildings in different locations mostly in the old part of the capital.

Protesters gathered outside Tbilisi City Council and walked toward

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Georgia creates body to investigate crimes by legal proceedings

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The Prosecutor General’s Office. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia wants to create a new department which will investigate offenses committed in the course of legal proceedings.

The initiative comes after the office has received thousands of applications from victims of alleged

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Ivanishvili plans tv series about Saakashvili's nine year rule

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Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili plans a TV series about the nine years of National Movement rule.

In an interview with Imedi TV on Wednesday, Ivanishvili said the name of the series will be ‘9+1’, which indicates the nine

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Ivanishvili on collision course with the U.S. on role of NGOs

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Bidzina Ivanishvili is preparing a report about three NGO activists. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The godfather of the government in Georgia, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, was rebuked by the US ambassador Thursday after criticizing three of the most influential NGO leaders in the country.

In a long TV interview on one of the national TV

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Quota system in Georgian universities helps ethnic minorities, but is easy to abuse

TBILISI, DFWatch- The possibility to study Georgian intensively for one year and then to continue studies in any Georgian university seems like a great opportunity for students coming from ethnic minority background. How helpful is the integration program

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Ivanishvili's latest reprimand: Do they think Margvelashvili is doing magic?

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Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Imedi TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Bidzina Ivanishvili, the businessman who created the Georgian Dream coalition, on Wednesday criticized the president in an interview with Imedi TV.

For the last year, the president and prime minister in Georgia have been in a subdued conflict.

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