violent incidents in 2018 election

Regional opposition politician stabbed five days before Georgia’s presidential election

By | November 23rd, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Nodar Burdiladze at a UNM rally in Tbilisi in 2017. (Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch--A regional official in the United Opposition is in a critical condition after being stabbed outside his house, five days ahead of the runoff election for president. Two persons implicated in the murder attempt are 'associated with Georgian Dream', the opposition claims. [...]

Death threats against Salome Zurabishvili came from Georgian volunteer fighter in Ukraine war, lawyer claims

By | November 14th, 2018|Categories: Elections|Tags: , , |

Salome Zurabishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch--One of the persons reportedly sending presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili and her family members death threats has been identified and the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched a criminal investigation into the case. "The person who threatened Salome Zurabisvhili and her family members is a member of a military unit which [...]

Candidate for president Salome Zurabishvili received death threats from ‘ex-military servicemen linked to UNM’

By | November 12th, 2018|Categories: Elections|Tags: , |

Salome Zurabishvili called on police to respond to several death threats against herself and her son and daughter. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch--Salome Zurabishvili, the presidential candidate supported by Georgia Dream, calls on the police to respond after reportedly receiving deaths threats from ex-soldiers with links to the opposition National Movement. The threats were also directed [...]

Four UNM activists hospitalized after party office in Akhalkalaki attacked by GD supporters

By | October 30th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Grigol Vashadze in Akhalkalaki hospital. (Sknews.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch--Four opposition activists were hospitalized Tuesday after supporters of the ruling GD party burst into a local branch office of the UNM in the predominantly ethnic Armenian town Akhalkalaki. Among the attackers were the brother of a member of parliament for GD, UNM claims. One of the [...]