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Georgian nationalists ‘block foreigners from public service hall’

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Protest at the Tbilisi Public Service Hall (Mari Nikuradze/OC Media)

A number of Georgian con­ser­v­a­tive groups have been gathering outside the Tbilisi Public Service Hall in an attempt to prevent for­eign­ers from reg­is­ter­ing ownership of agri­cul­tur­al land in the country. [Read more…]

Georgia temporarily lifts ban on sale of agricultural land to foreign citizens

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(Samkhretis Karibche)

Georgia’s Con­sti­tu­tion­al Court has suspended a mora­to­ri­um on pur­chas­ing agri­cul­tur­al land by foreign citizens. While the court ruled the ban was uncon­sti­tu­tion­al, the sus­pen­sion will only be temporary as con­sti­tu­tion­al amend­ments are set to kick in. Foreign citizens now have nine days left to register land they have bought or inherited. [Read more…]

Analysis | Opposition to foreign ownership of land is on the rise in Georgia

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(Samkhretis Karibche)

Georgia’s par­lia­ment recently adopted a package of con­sti­tu­tion­al amend­ments. Among the many changes were those reg­u­lat­ing the sale of agri­cul­tur­al land. According to the amend­ments, ‘agri­cul­tur­al land, as a resource of special impor­tance, can only be owned by the state, a self-governing entity, a citizen of Georgia, or a union of Georgian citizens’. [Read more…]

Daghestani village takes military to court over transfer of agricultural lands

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The residents of Batlaich village on protest (Kavkaz.Realii)

Residents of a village in central Daghestan have appealed in court against the military’s acqui­si­tion of agri­cul­tur­al land in their village. On 20 June, Daghestan’s Supreme Court postponed con­sid­er­a­tion of the claim at the request of the Prosecutor's Office, who have asked for more time to study the case. [Read more…]

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