TBILISI, DFWatch–The City Court in Zugdidi last Friday sentenced a man to seven years in jail for raping a woman and attempting to force her into marriage.
Defense lawyers say the man, who was arrested April 11, will appeal the verdict.
According to the Prosecutor
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia on Wednesday sentenced four men to up to 8 years in jail on Wednesday for bridenapping.
The bride kidnapping took place in Kobuleti, a town on the Black Sea coast, in November last year.
In her court testimony,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Relatives of a 17 year old girl who was abducted three days ago protested outside a police station in Tbilisi on Sunday, demanding that something is done to find the kidnap victim.
Samira Bairamova (17) from the predominantly ethnic
TBILISI, DFWatch–When a young man was murdered last weekend in Kazlar, an Azeri village 40km east of Tbilisi, it could have been one among many stories of violence and homicides in rural Georgia, but the circumstances of this case makes it stand out.
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