TBILISI, DFWatch–Around twenty police and protesters are injured after a riot broke out in Batumi, Georgia, Saturday evening over a disagreement about a parking fine.
The riot began after a man refused to accept a fine for parking in the wrong place
Month: March 2017
Remembering Bob Walsh: A man who brought big ideas to life in Georgia and around the world
The Memorial Service, remembering Bob Walsh, will be held on March 11 in Seattle…
So today, indeed, is a sad, tough, rough day because Bob Walsh was my friend for 30 years. Maybe it was for even longer, it seemed that he was a part of my entire life.
Escalating rhetoric between Georgia's parliament and president
TBILISI, DFWatch–A meeting summoned by the Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has become the latest episode in the downward spiral of deteriorating relations between him and the ruling Georgian Dream party.
On Thursday, Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze
Prosecutors release secret videos in the Georgia’s church poisoning case
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia on Wednesday presented its theory of how a priest allegedly was planning to murder an adviser to Patriarch Ilia II, backing the allegations up by secretly obtained videos.
The central part of the evidence
EU denies link between Georgia visa waiver and refugee centers proposal
TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of the European Unions executive branch denies that there is any connection between a proposal to host refugee centers in Georgia and the recent decision to allow visa-free travel to the Schengen area for Georgian passport holders.
ECHR suspends Rustavi 2 takeover 'until further notice'
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday confirmed a decision by one of its judges to suspend a ruling by Georgia’s Supreme Court about changing the ownership of the opposition-leaning TV company Rustavi 2.
“A Chamber constituted from the Section
Georgia rejects idea of hosting refugee center for EU
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia distances itself from a controversial statement by the Austrian minister of foreign affairs, who proposed establishing refugees’ centers outside the borders of the EU, including in Georgia.
“There are no plans to set up refugee camps
Georgian PM proposes creating new media ombudsman post
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister proposes creating an office of media ombudsman.
The PM’s proposal comes at the same time as the situation surrounding a lawsuit about the country’s most popular TV company remains in a deadlock.
After a meeting with PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Georgia's embattled TV station Rustavi 2 plans new rally on Saturday
TBILISI, DFWatch–Embattled Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 plans another rally in Tbilisi on Saturday to protest what it claims is an attempt by authorities to silence free speech in the country.
On March 3, Georgia’s Supreme Court upheld a decision to change ownership of Rustavi 2.
Leaders of Georgia's Orthodox Church gather to discuss poisoning plot
TBILISI, DFWatch–When top clerics within the Georgian Orthodox Church gather for a Holy Synod on March 9, there are several difficult problems on their agenda, notably a priest accused of planning to murder someone in the patriarch’s inner circle.
The Synod is the highest authority