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Georgian Manganese accused of sending unidentified men to reopen mine by force

The mine has been closed by residents of the village of Shukruti, who began blockading the entrance to protest damage to their home.

Georgian Manganese accused of sending unidentified men to reopen mine by force

The mine has been closed by residents of the village of Shukruti, who began blockading the entrance to protest damage to their home.

Mine entrance blocked near Shukruti in renewed protest against Georgian Manganese

The residents of Shukruti demand adequate compensation for the destruction of their village.

Mine entrance blocked near Shukruti in renewed protest against Georgian Manganese

The residents of Shukruti demand adequate compensation for the destruction of their village.

Podcast | The Amulsar mine returns

Journalist Knar Khudoyan, activist Anna Shahnazaryan,and economist Hovhannes Avetisyan about the viability and potential impacts of the Amulsar mine.

Podcast | The Amulsar mine returns

Journalist Knar Khudoyan, activist Anna Shahnazaryan,and economist Hovhannes Avetisyan about the viability and potential impacts of the Amulsar mine.

Armenia greenlights controversial Amulsar gold mine

Operation of the mine has been greenlit after Armenia accepted a 12.5% share in the mines.

Armenia greenlights controversial Amulsar gold mine

Operation of the mine has been greenlit after Armenia accepted a 12.5% share in the mines.

Podcast | Roadblocks and acid lakes: an Azerbaijani village under siege

Roya Malikzada, Elmaddin Shamilzade, and Bahruz Samadov talk about the police’s response to the Soyudlu protests.

Podcast | Roadblocks and acid lakes: an Azerbaijani village under siege

Roya Malikzada, Elmaddin Shamilzade, and Bahruz Samadov talk about the police’s response to the Soyudlu protests.

Azerbaijani police lock down village after environmental protests

Entry and exit to the village of Soyudlu has been blocked since Wednesday, where protesters were violently dispersed and detained. 

Azerbaijani police lock down village after environmental protests

Entry and exit to the village of Soyudlu has been blocked since Wednesday, where protesters were violently dispersed and detained. 

In pictures | Portrait of a mass hunger strike

Angry over increasingly harsh working conditions, ten mine workers in central Georgia have gone on hunger strike.

In pictures | Portrait of a mass hunger strike

Angry over increasingly harsh working conditions, ten mine workers in central Georgia have gone on hunger strike.

‘Thousands’ of miners go on strike in Chiatura

A reported 3,000 workers are on strike over pay, ecological damage, and what workers say are dangerous new conditions being pushed by the company.

‘Thousands’ of miners go on strike in Chiatura

A reported 3,000 workers are on strike over pay, ecological damage, and what workers say are dangerous new conditions being pushed by the company.

A Georgian village falls through the cracks

In the Georgian mining community of Chiatura, one village is literally falling through cracks in the ground. 

A Georgian village falls through the cracks

By Mariam Nikuradze

In the Georgian mining community of Chiatura, one village is literally falling through cracks in the ground. 

One dead and eight injured in Tkibuli mine explosion 

Preliminary findings by the Labor Inspection Office found two violations of worker safety rules, including excess levels of methane gas.

One dead and eight injured in Tkibuli mine explosion 

Preliminary findings by the Labor Inspection Office found two violations of worker safety rules, including excess levels of methane gas.