TBILISI, DFWatch–Two National Movement activists have been charged with violence and threats against members of the governing Georgian Dream party at a campaign event in western Georgia a few days ago.
The incident happened on October 1
Month: October 2016
Policeman's wife shot in the head, case investigated as suicide attempt
TBILISI, DFWatch–A policeman’s wife is in hospital in Kutaisi, fighting for her life after being shot in the head with her husband’s gun Thursday evening. Authorities are investigating the case as a suicide attempt.
Early media reports indicated that the policeman
CEC traces violations in the campaign ad of Georgian conservative party
TBILISI, DFWatch–Central Elections Administration (CEC) rejected a plea by major conservative party against the main opposition-leaned TV channel, which cancelled broadcasting its electoral advertisement.
CEC ruled that Alliance of Patriots’ video
Saakashvili's party rallies ahead of election
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three days before Georgians go to the polls, the National Movement on Wednesday rallied their supporters in Tbilisi.
Former President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed people from Odessa, Ukraine on a big screen via Skype. He criticized
Georgian troops vote in Afghanistan
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian troops serving within NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan cast their ballots on Wednesday, three days prior of the parliamentary elections, which is scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Tbilisi politicians react to last night's car blast, assign blame
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian politicians Wednesday reacted to the explosion which blew up of the car of a parliamentarian the night before. Different culprits were singled out but they seemed to agree that the purpose was to affect the outcome of the parliamentary
Suspect turns himself in after shooting at political rally
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have arrested a person accused of shooting and injuring two persons at a political rally in Gori on October 2.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), investigators have determined that the suspect fired shots during the meeting,
Georgian MP's car explodes near Freedom Sq in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–An apparent car bomb exploded in central Tbilisi Tuesday night, targeting the car of a member of parliament for the National Movement. The car’s owner MP Givi Targamadze was sitting in the front passenger seat as it exploded. He was not seriously injured. Georgia’s deputy interior minister, who was at the scene, said five … Read more
Saakashvili mocks Ivanishvili: 'You are destined for defeat'
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvil has mocked his main opponent former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying he was destined for defeat in the October 8 election.
Saakashvili, who is governor of Odessa in Ukraine,
Two wounded in shooting at political rally in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian defense minister claims he was the target when shots were fired during an election rally in Gori, a town 60km northwest of Tbilisi, on Sunday.
Irakli Okruashvili was meeting voters in the town where he is a candidate