#Chiatura Manganese Mines
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.
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.
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.
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 | 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.
Video | Company Town
This old industrial town in western Georgia is famous for its manganese mines. But the industry, the city’s lifeblood, is now literally undermining the homes of some of its residents. Meanwhile, the Georgian government sits back and does nothing.
Video | Company Town
This old industrial town in western Georgia is famous for its manganese mines. But the industry, the city’s lifeblood, is now literally undermining the homes of some of its residents. Meanwhile, the Georgian government sits back and does nothing.
Video | Chiatura's sinking village
In the village of Shukruti, near the central Georgian mining city of Chiatura, people have had enough.
Video | Chiatura's sinking village
In the village of Shukruti, near the central Georgian mining city of Chiatura, people have had enough.
Residents of Shukruti blockade mine demanding compensation for damaged homes
Residents of the west-Georgian village report cracks in the walls of their houses as a result of mining operations.
Residents of Shukruti blockade mine demanding compensation for damaged homes
Residents of the west-Georgian village report cracks in the walls of their houses as a result of mining operations.
Human Rights Watch calls on Georgia’s government to end dangerous mining practices
The international rights group said workers’ lives were being put at risk in order to meet production quotas.
Human Rights Watch calls on Georgia’s government to end dangerous mining practices
The international rights group said workers’ lives were being put at risk in order to meet production quotas.
Video | Chiatura: the town of miners
Around 3,000 mine workers went on strike in the industrial City of Chiatura, in western Georgia, earlier in May.
Video | Chiatura: the town of miners
Around 3,000 mine workers went on strike in the industrial City of Chiatura, in western Georgia, earlier in May.
Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura
After starting an unsanctioned strike, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate the cost of their hazardous occupations.
Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura
By Dato ParulavaAfter starting an unsanctioned strike, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate the cost of their hazardous occupations.
Three in Chiatura sew lips shut in protest at ‘police harassment’
Protesters are demanding the resignation of local police officials after an altercation on 26 May that resulted in nine arrests.
Three in Chiatura sew lips shut in protest at ‘police harassment’
Protesters are demanding the resignation of local police officials after an altercation on 26 May that resulted in nine arrests.