TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia’s Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri is refusing to speak to investigators, while still in detention after being arrested on charges of illegal gun possession. His lawyer, Datuna Modebadze, told reporters that while Zviadauri already had defendant status in a separate murder case, he was not barred from carrying a firearm. … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – Zurab Zviadauri, Georgia’s first Olympic champion, has been arrested on charges of illegally possessing a firearm, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Interpressnews. Zviadauri, who won gold in judo at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was detained under Article 236 of Georgia’s criminal code, which covers unlawful purchase, storage, or carrying of firearms. … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream Party on Wednesday announced its top 15 people on the party list for the parliamentary election in October.
The list consists of eight women and seven men. There are no MPs or cabinet members among them. Three of them are deputy ministers.
Tbilisi, DFWatch – United National Movement has announced its decision to suspend its activities in the parliament until all involved in violent incident in Kortskheli were punished.
TBILISI, DFWatch–A street fight with ethnic overtones in eastern Georgia on Sunday led to people being hospitalized and several people were detained.
The scuffle took place in the town Akhmeta, between local Georgians and Kist, who are a subgroup of Chechens
TBILISI, DFWatch — The house of an Olympic champion who represents the Georgian Dream coalition in parliament was riddled with automatic rifle fire the early morning on New Year’s Day.
The shooting happened at 1 am on Tuesday in Akhmeta, a town about 150
TBILISI, DFWatch – Police have taken possession of a car belonging to Zurab Zviadauri, a Georgian who won gold in judo in the 2008 Olympics and now is a supporter of the opposition.
Zviadauri was stopped yesterday while on his way to Batumi to attend Sunday’s mass
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Georgian Dream movement is campaigning to defend athletes against government harassment, but the sports minister says there is no harassment.
Over 130 athletes have signed a petition organized by the opposition
TBILISI, DFWatch – A Georgian Olympic judo champion says a sports hall named after him in Eastern Georgia was renamed and his photos taken down from the walls after he decided to support the opposition Georgian Dream coalition; however the governor of the
TBILISI, DFWatch – An athlete in Georgia claims that a government minister said he wanted to electrocute him as punishment for joining the opposition.
The would-be victim, 2004 Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri, joined the Georgian Dream movement of billionaire