Shukrutians end hunger strike after reaching deal with Georgian Manganese
After 30 days on hunger strike and two years of protests, residents of the mining village near Chiatura say their grievances have been addressed.
After 25 days on hunger-strike, Shukruti residents stop drinking liquids
The residents of the Georgian village of Shukruti are demanding compensation for damage to their homes that they allege has been caused by mining.
Shukruti protester ‘blackmailed with sex-tape’
A recording of a phone call heard by OC Media reveals a man appearing to threaten to release intimate footage of a protesters daughter-in-law.
In pictures | Lips sewn shut in Chiatura’s sinking village
Residents of Shukruti say their houses continue to collapse due to mining underneath, and neither the mining company nor the government is listening.
In Pictures | Anti-dam protesters gather in Kutaisi
On Sunday, thousands gathered in the central Georgian city of Kutaisi to protest the construction of the nearby Namakhvani hydropower project.
Georgian activist arrested ‘for shouting anti-government slogans’
An activist from the Shame Movement was fined $600 after being arrested while shouting anti-government slogans from a pavement outside parliament.
In pictures | Tbilisi’s first night under curfew
On 31 March at 21:00, the streets of Tbilisi emptied as the country entered its first night of curfew.
In pictures | Tbilisi in a state of emergency
The new restrictions on businesses and freedom of movement have left the streets of Tbilisi eerily empty.
Voice | Tamara Mearakishvili: ‘If I’m found guilty, I will not run away’
The veteran activist and journalist reflects on life in Akhalgori, her ongoing prosecution, and the Georgian Government’s approach to South Ossetia.
Voice | ‘We still believed that he was alive and that he would come back one day’
Lika Managadze, whose father died during conflict in Abkhazia, reflects on her memories of her father and how the war shaped the course of her life.