Friday, December 5, 2025

Seizures without Prosecution

Alexander Baramidze is a lawyer currently working for Bidzina Ivanishvili.

One of the blatant illegalities that the Georgian authorities have repeatedly committed in the last few months is that they seize one’s property without bringing charges against the owner of such property or any other person with whom the owner may somehow

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Kakhi Kaladze's bank accounts seized

Kakhi Kaladze, former professional football player for AC Milan, has had all his bank accouts seized. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi City Court accuses a former football player turned opposition activist of money laundering and has seized his bank accounts.

Maia Panjikidze, spokesperson for Georgian Dream, said that leveling such accusations against Kakhi Kaladze,

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Former Milan player Kakhi Kaladze's bodyguard arrested

One of former Milan player Kakhi Kaladze's bodyguards has been arrested for drawing his gun during a stone throwing incident in a Georgian village Thursday. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Police in Georgia say they have arrested five suspects after violent clashes between government supporters and opposition activists Thursday led to thirteen people being hospitalized.

Among them is the bodyguard of former AC Milan

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Opposition takes measures against harassment of athletes

Sports minister Lado Vardzelashvili says there is no harassment of athletes, but offers them the advice that if they get active in politics, it will hurt their careers. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Georgian Dream movement is campaigning to defend athletes against government harassment, but the sports minister says there is no harassment.

Over 130 athletes have signed a petition organized by the opposition

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Georgian footballer implicated in match fixing scandal

Georgia’s most famous footballer Kakhi Kaladze denies being involved in match rigging in Italy.

TBILISI, DFWatch – An investigation has been launched in Italy regarding 33 rigged football games, and Georgia’s most famous football player is implicated in the case.

Kakhi Kaladze, a former professional who played Genoa during 2010-2011, denies being involved.

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Another sportsman goes into politics in Georgia

Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri has joined the opposition Georgian Dream movement. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Another Olympic champion has been added to the list of Georgian sportsmen taking part in the political life of Georgia, as an Olympic judo champion joined Bidzina Ivanishvili’s opposition Georgian Dream movement.

After a brief break, the issue of

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Football star explains why he left

TBILISI, DFWatch – Public figures continue coalescing around a Georgian billionaire businessman who recently decided to go into politics and a few days ago officially established a new movement called Georgian Dream. At the movement’s launch ceremony in Tbilisi Concert Hall December 11, a famous Georgian football (soccer) player announced that he is leaving the … Read more