Georgia
IDP self-immolates in Tbilisi ‘over housing conditions’
The man’s identity is unknown, but he reportedly remains in hospital.
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Armenia
Housing programme for Nagorno-Karabakh refugees receives cold reception
A housing programme for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh has been condemned by some of its intended beneficiaries, who have accused the government of refusing to consider their needs. Approved on 16 May, the programme provides one-off payments to cover housing costs. On Tuesday, the Initiative to Ensure the Needs of the People of Artsakh, a grassroots advocacy group, condemned the government’s approach. The group called on people to boycott the programme, criticising it for not considering t
Georgia
Podcast | Georgians take on predatory lending
The eviction of the Khatiashvili family from their home in Tbilisi last week has led to outrage in Georgia and accusations that the government is taking an ‘inhumane’ approach towards debt and housing. This week, we hear from Marina Khatiashvili, who was evicted alongside her family in Tbilisi. We also speak to OC Media journalist and co-director Mariam Nikuradze about the protests surrounding the eviction, and to the Social Justice Centre’s Salome Shubladze about predator
Georgia
Second family saved from eviction in Tbilisi as protests continue
Georgia’s National Bureau of Enforcement has postponed the eviction of a second family in Tbilisi, as protests against a series of controversial evictions continue. On Friday, protesters gathered outside the home of the Balakhadze family, who were due to be evicted later that day. The family includes Guja Balakhadze, a food delivery worker and the family’s primary breadwinner, his brother, who has disabilities, his elderly mother, and several children. The protest was supported by Khma (‘vo
Bank of Georgia
Police clash with protesters attempting to block Tbilisi eviction
Georgian police have arrested 20 people while evicting a family from their home in Tbilisi. On Tuesday, hundreds demonstrated outside the Khatiashvili family’s home in Tbilisi, as the National Bureau of Enforcement evicted the family for failing to pay their mortgage. The protesters had attempted to prevent the police from entering the Khatiashvili family’s flat. Several activists were also inside the apartment with the family. The Ministry of Internal Affairs accused the protesters o
Armenia
Families evicted from former Armenian Defence Ministry HQ
Police have reportedly evicted over 150 families from the former headquarters of Armenia’s Defence Ministry on the outskirts of Yerevan. Residents protested outside the building, which they are being evicted from ahead of its renovation for use by the State Revenue Committee. The 13-storey building, located northwest of the city on the Yerevan-Ashtarak highway, was given to Armenia’s State Revenue Committee in April 2022. On Thursday, Yerevan police evicted residents of the building who, a
Abkhazia
Abandoned high-rises and housing assistance in Abkhazia
In Abkhazia, vulnerable people who don’t own housing can find themselves neglected by the government, and consigned to poor living conditions. But some families, supported by the opposition, are determined to change that. Last week, protesters frustrated with cycles of rental and poverty in Sukhumi (Sukhum) took matters into their own hands, demanding financial support from the government, and calling for an abandoned building to be repurposed as housing for those in need. The approximatel
