Monday, December 8, 2025

„ოდეერების“ საკითხი კვლავ გააქტიურდა

odrსახელმწიფო უსაფრთხოების სამსახურის (სუს) უფროსის მოადგილის, ლევან იზორიას თავდაცვის მინისტრად  დანიშვნის შემდეგ, კიდევ ერთხელ გააქტიურდა ე.წ. ოდეერის ინსტიტუტის, ანუ სუს-ის მხრიდან სხვადასხვა უწყებაში საგანგებო დავალებით ჩანერგილი პირების, თემა.

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Georgian president blocks referendum to ban same-sex marriage

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President Margvelashvili blocked a referendum bid to ban same-sex marriage, while PM Kvirikashvili (inset) vows to bring in a ban if he wins a large enough majority on October 8.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will not hold a referendum over whether to have a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

President Giorgi Margvelashvili made it clear Tuesday evening that he does not support the proposed referendum about amending

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President meets group who proposed referendum to define marriage

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Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili will Tuesday meet the Georgians who proposed holding a referendum about defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Giorgi Abashishvili, head of the president’s administration,

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8 years since '08 war: Over 2,000 civilians have been detained on disputed borders

russian_soldiers_2008TBILISI, DFWatch–As Georgia marked eight years since the war with Russia, figures show that over two thousand civilians have been detained on the provisional borders that were drawn after the end of that war.

From 2009 to 2015, the number of people

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Georgia mulls bringing back compulsory military service

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Levan Izoria, recently appointed defense minister, says the ministry examines his predecessor’s decision about abolishing conscription (ipn)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Compulsory military service remains a hot topic after resignation of Tina Khidasheli, who actively lobbied a shift toward voluntary service and managed to partly abolish the system during her tenure as a minister of defense.

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Former UNM members join New Rightists in bloc called 'New Choice'

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Zurab Japaridze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two political parties formed by ex-National Movement members together with an opposition party without representatives in parliament on Friday launched a new election bloc for the upcoming parliamentary election.

The name of the new

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