Saturday, August 23, 2025

One more rape video posted online as UNM offices attacked

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The Saakashvili Presidential Library. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–More footage of rape and torture was published on a Ukrainian website Thursday evening, as attacks on the former ruling party’s offices continue throughout Georgia.

Members and supporters of the National Movement believe that the footage

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Saakashvili's National Movement loses four prominent party members

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Pavel Kublashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The party secretary and three prominent members abandoned the National Movement on Monday.

There has not yet been official confirmation that the four have left Georgia’s former ruling party, but party members have confirmed it in private

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Six detained in Tbilisi at rally against National Movement

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Demonstrators blame the National Movement for encouraging Georgian youth to join the war in Ukraine. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people were detained for petty hooliganism in Tbilisi on Tuesday, during a rally outside the office of the National Movement.

The rally was organized by the youth movement Free Generation, which demands to convict former officials and ‘restore justice.’

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Saakashvili's party rallies to support Tbilisi mayor

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Vano Merabishvili, Secretary General of the National Movement. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava was charged with money laundering and embezzlement of the city’s money, but not detained.

Politicians from the United National Movement party of President Mikheil Saakashvili on Friday hastily left parliament Kutaisi

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Disagreement over diplomatic passport

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Davit Sakvarelidze (left) and Giorgi Vashadze, members of parliament for the National Movement party. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian justice minister and a member of parliament from the National Movement party (UNM) Monday argued about the issuing of a diplomatic passport during a conference to sum up the government’s first 100 days in power.

The two were attending

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Saakashvili says pressure is used to force vote

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President Mikheil Saakashvili holding a photo of a sleeping Gubaz Sanikidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili says that the governing Georgian Dream coalition is unable to gather together a constitutional majority in parliament – that’s why they are threatening the opposition.

Saakashvili said this while visiting Kutaisi,

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Saakashvili’s party claims harassment used to force vote

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Davit Bakradze, ex Speaker of Parliament for the National Movement party. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — A spokesperson for President Mikheil Saakashvili’s National Movement Party accuses the new government of harassment of their parliament members.

Davit Bakradze, former speaker of parliament for the National Movement, said in

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