Protests Failed to Halt Tbilisi Square's "Renovations"
Region: GeorgiaCampaigners fear little will remain bar the old facades once extensive redevelopment is over. By Teo Bichikashvili - Protests against the redeve... more
Views: 932Newspapers Fade Away in Georgian Capital
Region: Georgia
Written by By Shorena Latatia - Caucasus As old kiosks are swept away, newspaper vendors say they can't afford upmarket premises now on offer. Media organisations in Georgia say n... more
Views: 1449Georgian opposition. First blood
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)Georgian opposition mass protests to dismiss current president Mikhail Saakashvili, started several months ago, marked with blood today. Participants of the rally had severe clashes with police 6 May. By Russian news ag... more
Views: 2335Russians Press Ahead With Georgia Offensive
Region: Georgia
Reports of Russian violence and looting a day after French-brokered ceasefire. By IWPR reporters in Tbilisi and Lasha Zarginava in Poti Witnesses in Georgia on August 13 reported Russian forces were continue... more
Views: 1506Tbilisi Reports on War
Region: Georgia
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online See Global Voices special coverage page on the South Ossetia crisis. Below are a few posts from bloggers who are currently in Tbilisi, Georgia. LJ user merienn wrot... more
Views: 1433Georgia, Russia: Interethnic Relationships
Region: Georgia
Tbilisi-based LJ user shupaka writes this (RUS) about what it feels like to be an ethnic Russian in Tbilisi now: "Today once again I've been asked - how do they treat Russians [in Georgia]? Won't it get them in trouble if... more
Views: 1457Governing Party Election Campaign Damaged by Resignation of its Top Candidate
Region: GeorgiaBy Nana Kurashvili in Tbilisi (CRS No. 442, 01-May-08) The hottest topic of conversation in the Georgian election campaign at the moment is a candidate who is not actually standing. The abrupt withdrawal of the speaker of... more
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