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.
By: Mariam Nikuradze, Dato Parulava, and Peter Liakhov
See our previous video from Chiatura: Chiatura’s sinking village.
The detention of four miners dramatically changed the direction of the Chiatura protest.
The miners stopped their hunger strike after being informed that doing so would help the release of their detained coworkers.
Unlike in many other countries, 1 May is not an official public holiday in Georgia.
The miners are calling on the government to step in to resume manganese mining in the central Georgian town of Chiatura.
