Tbilisi, DFWatch – The official car of Almas Japua, MP in Abkhazia’s de facto parliament called the National Assembly, was hit by an explosion on Saturday evening, Sputnik Abkhazia reports.
The car exploded on Sergei Bagapsh Square in
Month: April 2016
Georgian no longer language of instruction in Gali, Abkhazia
TBILISI, DFWatch–There are now no schools using Georgian as language of instruction in Gali, a part of the breakaway region Abkhazia where 97 percent of the population are ethnic Georgians (Megrelians).
Georgian children have to study school subjects
Man arrested in Tbilisi for slitting wife's throat
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was arrested a Tbilisi suburb Wednesday, suspected of slitting his wife’s throat with a knife.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an investigation has been launched under article 108 of the Criminal Code about premeditated murder.
Putin gives yellow light to South Ossetian unification project
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia accuses Russia of instrumental use of a South Ossetian initiative to conduct a referendum on joining Russia, while Russia continues sending mixed signals to the Tskhinvali leadership.
South Ossetian hopes for unification with the Russian Federation
Constitutional Court deprives security service of surveillance access keys
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday to take the access keys to secret surveillance away from the State Security Service, which until now has had the technical means to access data that may identify people.
Lika Sajaia, parliamentary
MP's call for formal recognition of Armenian Genocide reignites debate
TBILISI, DFWatch–A call to formally recognise the Armenian Genocide further strains interethnic relations in the context of recent hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, upcoming annual genocide commemorations, and impending parliamentary elections.
U.S. Department of State releases new report on Georgia’s human rights record
Georgia's foreign trade turnover January-March down 7%
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first three months of 2016 was USD 2.136 million. This is 7 percent less than in the same period last year.
According to preliminary figures from Georgia’s National Statistics Department, GeoStat,
Georgian Manganese loses lawsuit over GEL 200 million tax penalty
TBILISI, DFWatch–The company Georgian Manganese, which owns manganese mines in Chiatura and a ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi, lost a court case against the government on Tuesday and must pay a 200 million laris (USD over 88.2 million) tax penalty
TSU students reject reform proposal, relaunch protests Saturday
TBILISI, DFWatch–Students at Tbilisi State University (TSU) will resume their protests on Saturday, after negotiations with the Ministry of Education failed.
After a meeting with Education Minister Tamar Sanikidze Wednesday evening, members of the group Auditorium 115,