murder of Levan Dadunashvili and Davit Saralidze

Audio recording of ex-prosecutor details government corruption, sparks call for snap election

By | October 16th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Mirza Subeliani. (1tv.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch--A one and a half hour long secret audio recording aired by an opposition TV channel has caused an outcry in Georgia, two weeks ahead of the presidential election. The situation has gone so far that the opposition has started talking about snap elections for parliament. "In the first round [...]

19 detained in Tbilisi as protests resume in wake of controversial teen murder investigation

By | June 12th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party UNM was among 19 people detained on Monday as street protests resumed against a murder investigation. Authorities came down hard on organizers as the rallies resumed Monday as a deadline set by protesters […]

One man arrested for witness tampering in Tbilisi school murder case

By | June 8th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–One person was arrested for witness tampering on Friday in connection with the new investigation into the Khorava Street murders. Merab Morchadze, 45, was detained under Article 372 of the Criminal Code on the basis of new evidence obtained in the course of the new […]

Father of murdered teenager rejects government’s offer of protection

By | June 2nd, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on Friday offered the father of a murdered teenager who is leading a street protest to enroll in a witness protection program, claiming his life may be in danger. Zaza Saralidze has been at the front of an ongoing street protest […]