Friday, December 5, 2025

Government proposes non-use of violence in election campaign

The governing party wants a non-use of violence declaration. The opposition claims the government itself is behind the violence. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian government calls for political parties to commit to not use or incite violence during this year’s election process.

The declaration submitted for parties to sign commits them to not use violence, nor call for violence or voice

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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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More violent incidents during Georgian election campaign

Nino Lomjaria, head of ISFED, says that in the last period, there has been frequent use of administrative powers, including administrative detention, a special form of coercion left over from the Soviet legal system.

TBILISI, DFWatch – An employee of a public library who was fired in June claims the reason was her political opinion. She openly says she sympathizes with the opposition Georgian Dream party established by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The library’s director,

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2008 war becomes topic in Georgian election campaign

The opposition says it was staged, while the ruling party says the scuffle was an understandable reaction to Ivanishvili's claim that Georgia started the 2008 war. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A scuffle broke out Tuesday while opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili was campaigning in a small village near Gori.

His opposition Georgian Dream movement says the scuffle was caused by pro-government vigilantes, but the ruling party says

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