Georgia
Dilapidated building in Tbilisi partially collapses, killing two and sparking outrage
Tbilisi residents had previously warned the building was in bad shape.
Tbilisi
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Abkhazia
Video | No Place to Live — IDPs in Georgia
After almost three decades since the war in Abkhazia, thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are still waiting for the government to provide them with homes. Why are they are still waiting?
Georgia
In pictures | Black Lives Matter protest in Tbilisi
Several dozen protestors gathered in front of Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Metro Station on 4 June to support the ongoing demonstrations in the United States against racism and police brutality. The protest was composed of demonstrators from Georgia and around the world, including several Americans living in Georgia. They held signs declaring that ‘Black Lives Matter’ and calling for an end to police violence and repression. Demonstrations erupted in hundreds of cities throughout the United States
Economy
In pictures | Struggle in the open-air: Tbilisi’s Navtlughi Bazaar
The open-air bazaars of Tbilisi began with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, as newly-independent Georgia experienced political and economic turmoil. Having lost their jobs and homes, newly-destitute citizens began selling their possessions as hyperinflation decimated pensions and savings. At the Navtlughi Bazaar in Samgori, different nationalities congregate with the same objectives. Georgians, Russians, Armenians and Azeris work side by side without regard for ethnic ori
Georgia
Transgender employee attacked in Spar supermarket in Tbilisi
A transgender employee of the Spar supermarket chain has been attacked in Tbilisi because of her gender identity, queer rights group the Equality Movement has reported. According to the group, one man has been charged for the attack, which occurred last month. They said the employee, who was not seriously injured, had appealed to them for help. The incident is the third attack on an employee of Spar in Tbilisi in the last two months. The Equality Movement cited the woman as saying that
Georgia
VIdeo | Ivanishvili's Georgia 2019
What happened in Georgia in 2019? We review the importent developments from this year.
Georgia
Video | International Labour Day marked in Tbilisi
On the first of May, International Workers’ Day, dozens protested in Tbilisi demanding dignified and safe working conditions.
