Tbilisi, DFWatch — Representatives of ten NGOs and one media outlet issued a statement in which they urged the government to ban twelve Russian TV channels in Georgia.
The activists, roughly half of them former officials
Об этом DFWatch сообщили жители Гали. По их словам, российские военные заявляют, что в Гудауте проводятся спецкурсы. «Вчера мы пересекли «границу». Российские пограничники обращались к нам на мегрельском: вначале «мозоджит» (пожалуйте), а после проверки документов — «мизоджит» (ступайте). Как нам сказали, в Гудауте действуют специальные курсы для российских военных по изучению мегрельского и грузинского языков. … Читать далее
«Заберите и моего отца, он здесь тоскует без работы», «остался кто-нибудь в деревне?», «нас, оставшихся, тоже скоро не будет здесь», «сейчас в доме я и мужик, и баба», «сейчас Польша – это, можно сказать, маленький Гали», — такого рода комментарии уже часто встречаются в социальных сетях на фотографиях жителей Гали, уехавших в Польшу. Ранее … Читать далее
Tbilisi, DFWatch — Representatives of ten NGOs and one media outlet issued a statement in which they urged the government to ban twelve Russian TV channels in Georgia.
The activists, roughly half of them former officials

TBILISI, DFWatch—August 24, there will be held presidential election in the breakaway region Abkhazia.
Four candidates are standing in the election, all of whom have general’s rank. Raul Khajimba, the key figure in the toppling of former de facto president

TBILISI, DFWatch—Russia thinks Georgia should take the first steps toward restoring diplomatic relations, but Georgia answers that restoring diplomatic relations with Russia is not on the agenda right now.
Gregory Karasin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister,

TBILISI, DFWatch—Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has ridiculed the appointment of Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini as OSCE special representative to Ukraine.
In an interview with Ukrainian TV channel TSN on Tuesday, Saakashvili said that
TBILISI, DFWatch — Editor in Chief of the Georgian edition of Forbes blames the magazine’s owner of censorship, after an interview with the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is trying to wrest power from President Saakashvili.
At a press conference March 27, Revaz
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili is being criticized for his speech in the parliament of neighboring Azerbaijan.
A member of the Azerbaijani parliament calls Saakashvili an adventurer (авантюрист).
News agency Regnum.ru reports this,
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Christian Democratic Party warns against a Russian military exercise of unseen proportions planned for September. The exercise is called ‘Caucasus 2012’ and is organized by the Russian South Strategic Command, one of four geographical divisions making up Russia’s territorial defense. Caucasus 2012 will involve a larger geographical area than previous exercises, … Читать далее
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia has released an opposition politician who was arrested Saturday on charges of illegal possession of weapon. Elguja Chkhaidze, the leader of the Free Democrats in the Lanchkhuti region western Georgia, was released Sunday after paying a 2 000 lari fine. Сourt proceedings in the case are scheduled for March 7. He … Читать далее