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Review | Blueberry Dreams — A contemplative look at the dreams and struggles of a Georgian family
Elene Mikaberidze’s first full-length documentary is a warm, funny, yet bittersweet slice of life.
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Georgia’s women farmers battle a changing climate
In Georgia’s patriarchal countryside, women are starting to take more leading roles in agriculture — but climate change threatens even the modest gains that women have made so far. Lali Sukhitashvili inherited a number of beehives from her mother-in-law, one of the first beekeepers in the village, 14 years ago. She has worked as a beekeeper ever since. ‘My profession was maths, and bees are mathematicians too. I’m fascinated by their biology. When a lot of bees died in my first year [as a
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Farmers in Georgia’s Marneuli protest inability to sell crops
Dozens of farmers have protested against Georgia’s lockdown measures in the town of Marneuli, in southern Georgia, claiming they have been unable to sell their agricultural products. Farmers from several neighbouring villages in the area gathered on Wednesday in Marneuli, blocking roads and preventing lorries from passing. Protesters said that more lorries were needed to take all of their crops to market. Some dumped crops in the street as a sign of protest. Marneuli Municipality has been q
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Voice | ‘I have a child, a house, and a business, why on earth would I wash your socks?’
‘I was 29 when I had to emigrate and returned 14 years later. My sister was very young when she was diagnosed with an aneurysm. The doctors told her her chances of survival were only 2%, but I really wanted even this tiny chance.’ Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and achievements can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own
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Farmers in Kabardino-Balkaria protest leasing of state land
Around 50 people blocked a federal motorway in the Russian Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on 16 March in protest against the leasing of state land to a local businessman. Farmers blocked the road near the village of Nartan, to oppose the lease of 200 hectares of land from the Experimental Production Farm to businessman Vladimir Sekrekov. Forty hectares had already been rented to Sekrekov to be used as an apple orchard. Zaur Kudayev, one of the protesters, told OC Media that the protest be
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Georgia temporarily lifts ban on sale of agricultural land to foreign citizens
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. The Constitutional Court announced its decision on 7 December, after being approached by two Greek citizens who were unable to register agricultural land th
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Georgian Labour Party leader ‘stages fake interview’ with street vendor
The long-time chairperson the Georgian Labour Party, Shalva Natelashvili, has been accused of staging a fake interview with a street vendor to highlight the ‘unjust policies’ of the ruling Georgian Dream Party. On 30 August, the party summoned journalists to meet Ucha Gogiberidze, who Natelashvili claimed was a struggling fruit and vegetables seller, however Gogiberidze later turned out to be a party activist. The accusations emerged on Thursday after POSTV, a satirical government-leaning o
