Daily Archives: October 22, 2016

Will Georgia end compulsory military service? Decision expected in Nov

By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

(Defense Ministry.) TBILISI, DFWatch–It is still unknown if a decision by the former Georgian defense minister to end compulsory military service will become a reality. A decision may be expected in November, because Defense Minister Levan Izoria promised to ‘clarify’ the issue by next month, […]

One soldier dies as truck overturns in Georgia

By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

(2030.) TBILISI, DFWatch–One soldier died as a military truck overturned on a highway in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region on Friday. The other 36 soldiers who were in the same vehicle received only lighter injures. 27 of them were first brought to a hospital in Dedoplistskaro, […]

Four precincts in Georgia vote again due to irregularities on Election Day

By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: Elections|Tags: |

People are asked to vote again today at four precincts where results were cancelled because of physical attacks on October 8. (DFWatch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Repeat elections are held today at four precincts in south and west of Georgia where results were cancelled October 8 due to irregularities. The results of one precinct in Marneuli and three in Zugdidi were cancelled due to attacks on Election Day. The main […]

Handover of suspected murderer topic at EU-hosted talks about Abkhazia

By | October 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia demanded the handover of a suspected murderer during a six hour meeting with breakaway authorities in Abkhazia this week. The meeting was held in Gali, in the southern end of the region, and dealt first and foremost […]