Students stuck at Enguri bridge on their way to exams, due to row between Tbilisi and Sokhumi

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of teenagers from Gali district are stuck on the breakaway Abkhazia side of Enguri bridge after Sokhumi closed the sole passage in the wake of anti-Russian, anti-government rallies in Tbilisi. The students are trying to get to Georgia proper in order to take part in the Unified National Entrance Exams, which are … Read more

Sokhumi may close Enguri checkpoint after Georgian MP's angry outburst about 'killing' Russians

TBILISI, DFWatch–Members of the separatist parliament in Sokhumi are demanding criminal action against Georgian MP Akaki Bobokhidze for an angry outburst during a brawl last week during an inter-parliamentary assembly. Bobokhidze, who represents European Georgia, scolded a member of the Russian Duma who was chairing the assembly. “We were killing you in Abkhazia and will … Read more

Russian Duma member evacuated from Tbilisi hotel amid angry protests after he presides over debate in Georgia's parliament building

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian parliament member was evacuated from the Radisson Blue hotel in Tbilisi after a group of opposition protesters confronted him Thursday evening. Sergey Gavrilov, a member of Russia’s Communist Party, and his colleagues were rushed from the hotel to Tbilisi airport, Georgian media reports. Gavrilov insists “radicals” poured water on him and tried … Read more