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Georgian riot police deploy rubber bullets and tear gas in Pankisi hydropower protest

Local residents were protesting the resumption of work on a hydropower plant in the valley.

Georgian riot police deploy rubber bullets and tear gas in Pankisi hydropower protest

Local residents were protesting the resumption of work on a hydropower plant in the valley.

Opinion | Everything that makes Tbilisi ‘exciting’ is just a façade  

The social injustice and poverty generated by Georgia’s capitalist transformation is disguised in the capital by a façade of development.

Opinion | Everything that makes Tbilisi ‘exciting’ is just a façade  

By Bakar Berekashvili

The social injustice and poverty generated by Georgia’s capitalist transformation is disguised in the capital by a façade of development.

The puzzles and problems of the most populated city in the South Caucasus

Overpopulation in Baku is having a negative effect on the state of the city's infrastructure.

The puzzles and problems of the most populated city in the South Caucasus

By Vafa Zeynalova

Overpopulation in Baku is having a negative effect on the state of the city's infrastructure.

Opinion | Bank reforms touted by Georgia’s Prime Minister–to-be could spell the end of predatory lending

If Mamuka Bakhtadze follows through on his announced reforms they could be the first step in addressing some of the most pressing economic woes.

Opinion | Bank reforms touted by Georgia’s Prime Minister–to-be could spell the end of predatory lending

By Tato Khundadze

If Mamuka Bakhtadze follows through on his announced reforms they could be the first step in addressing some of the most pressing economic woes.

Practical or destructive: controversy surrounds new mountain road in Georgia

Proponents say it will develop the region, while it’s opponents say it will destroy it.

Practical or destructive: controversy surrounds new mountain road in Georgia

By Sopho Aptsiauri

Proponents say it will develop the region, while it’s opponents say it will destroy it.

Protests in Tbilisi after development above historic sulphur baths restart

Urban policy activists vow to fight plans to construct two large multifunctional complexes in Tbilisi’s old neighbourhood.

Protests in Tbilisi after development above historic sulphur baths restart

Urban policy activists vow to fight plans to construct two large multifunctional complexes in Tbilisi’s old neighbourhood.

Opinion | Lack of care and forethought hold back Tbilisi’s development projects

Tbilisi and its inhabitants are accustomed to major renovations at election times — a ‘tradition’ for politicians and city administrations. Such timely expressions of care for the city started under the United National Movement and have continued with Georgian Dream.

Opinion | Lack of care and forethought hold back Tbilisi’s development projects

By Irakli Zhvania

Tbilisi and its inhabitants are accustomed to major renovations at election times — a ‘tradition’ for politicians and city administrations. Such timely expressions of care for the city started under the United National Movement and have continued with Georgian Dream.