Panorama Tbilisi. (Natia Amiranashvili/Liberali)
Three people have been injured working on the construction of Georgia’s controversial Panorama Tbilisi project. Video footage from immediately after the accident showed that safety rules were not being followed on the site. [Read more…]
Demolition of cafés in the park around the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Yerevan. (Armine Avetisyan/OC Media)
Authorities in Yerevan have begun to demolish cafés in the park around the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, leading to protests from staff and owners. [Read more…]
(Vazipat Satiyadzhiyeva/OC Media)
Around 100 people took to the streets in Kaspiysk, a coastal city in the Russian Republic of Daghestan, on Sunday to protest development in the city centre. Activists were demanding that Mayor Mahammad Abdullayev not approve amendments to the city’s master plan. [Read more…]
Architects say town planning regulations forbid the construction of high-rise buildings on the coast. (Vafa Zeynalova /OC Media)
The lack of job opportunities and development prospects in the rural regions of Azerbaijan has provoked a population influx to the capital, and the rapid growth of Baku’s population has increased the load on the city’s infrastructure. Problems faced by the metropolis and its inhabitants include gas cutoffs, waste management issues, water shortages, and traffic jams. [Read more…]
Haji Javad Mosque (wikimedia.org)
The Haji Javad Mosque, located in the historical Sovetski area of Baku’s Yasamal District, was demolished overnight on 1 July, despite objections from locals, who were reportedly pushed away from the site by police. President Ilham Aliyev has dismissed the head of the district administration for making an ‘unauthorised decision’, Azerbaijani news outlet Trend reported.
Pavilions adjacent to houses on Ferdowsi Street (David Stepanyan/OC Media)
On 6 June, the Yerevan City Hall informed the vendors of the clothing market on Ferdowsi Street that construction work would begin there on 15 June. The vendors were asked to move their improvised pavilions to other spots. They remain dissatisfied with the decision and have asked for six months to relocate. The negotiations have so far been fruitless.
Kaspiysk beach (dagestanpost.ru)
The local authorities in the Daghestani city of Kaspiysk were fined ₽300,000 ($5,400) on 14 April, for building on the city’s beach.
Atoneli Street in Tbilisi (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Families and businesses are facing imminent eviction to make way for renovations. Despite plans to begin the work in March, residents and business owners are yet to receive details from the city, throwing their futures into uncertainty and chaos.
Kaspiysk (odnoselchane.ru)
On 5 March, about 50 people staged a protest against construction projects on beach in the Daghestani city of Kaspiysk. The activists doubt the city authorities’ assurances that the beach will be improved.
Deda Ena Park
An 8 km bike path is to run along both sides of the River Mtkvari (Sanapiro) in Tbilisi, Tbilisi City Hall spokesperson Mirian Lebanidze has told OC Media.
