GA IN MEDIA

Svans ‘swear on icons’ to oppose gold mine. OC Media  Over 200 people gathered in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday for a meeting in opposition to a gold mine in the village of Ieli, in the historical mountain region of Svaneti.

Environmental activists celebrate win in 6-year battle against Vake Park hotel. OC Media  Green activists and their supporters gathered in Vake Park in Tbilisi on 27 January to celebrate the end of an almost six-year battle to halt construction of a hotel in the park.

Tbilisi Gov’t Vows Better Air in Capital. The Messenger On October 31, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi Maia Bitadze stated that from 2019 Tbilisi City hall will start controlling the air conditioning in the capital city. As Bitadze said City Hall is planning to address the main reason for air pollution – construction.

Lead: Georgia’s silent killer. OC Media  Georgians’ abnormal levels of exposure to lead show that the food they eat and the air they breathe might be toxic — all while the authorities seem reluctant to address the problem.

We do not have hope of investigation, the country is run by criminals – NGOs. Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company The third sector responds to the scandalous recording on the Omega Group case and statement made by Zaza Okuashvili, the founder of the company

Electricity generated by HPPs can not be exported – Specialists predict electricity tariff increase up to 22.7 tetri. Rustavi 2 broadcasting company The World Bank publishes a scandalous conclusion that deals with secret agreements in Georgia and construction of HPPs.

Pankisi residents complain of police pressure to stop protests. OC Media  Opponents of hydropower plant construction in Georgia’s Pankisi Valley have complained that the authorities have been applying pressure on activists to cease their opposition.

River Nenskra flood cuts off 10 villages in Svaneti. OC Media  Several villages were flooded in Chuberi, in Georgia’s historic Svaneti region on Thursday after the river Nenskra swelled, reportedly due to a landslide.

GEORGIAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT OF GEORGIA’S NATO MEMBERSHIP. Human Rights Center We, the Georgian Civil Society organizations, are addressing the North Atlantic Council to ask to consider political breakthrough toward the Georgia’s NATO membership on the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels. 

Companies Constructing Hotel in Vake Park Win Court Dispute. Georgia Today newspaper The Tbilisi Court of Appeals abolished the City Court's decision made two years ago, which ordered Tbilisi City Hall to reconsider a permit for construction of a hotel in Vake Park.