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“Stop Nenskra” campaign asks int'l banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia. Trend news agency Representatives from the “Stop Nenskra” campaign showed up in Luxembourg at the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting on July 12th and delivered a petition to the international development banks calling them on not to finance the Nenskra …

Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy. OC Media Georgian watchdog groups are becoming increasingly worried about bogus user accounts that frequently praise the government and target their critics, especially in times critical for the ruling Georgian Dream Party.

Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura. OC Media After starting a sudden and unsanctioned strike earlier this month, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate how much their hazardous occupations cost

Working Meeting with Journalists on HPP Constructions in Georgia. ewmi-access.org On April 25, EWMI ACCESS partner organizations and members of the newly-established Green Advocacy Platform – Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC), Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) and Green Alternative held a meeting with journalists to discuss challenges posed by the construction of hydro power plants (HPPs) in …

Pankisi residents wary of post-riot prosecutions. OC Media Residents of Pankisi again gathered on Wednesday to condemn the deployment of riot police to the valley over the weekend and calling for local residents not to be prosecuted over the violence that followed.

55 Injured in Clashes between Police & Hydropower Plant Protestors in Pankisi. Georgia Today newspaper Clashes occurred between police and local residents protesting the construction of the Khadori hydropower plant (HPP) in Birkiani in Georgia’s Pankisi region on Sunday

Georgian riot police deploy rubber bullets and tear gas in Pankisi hydropower protest. OC Media  Riot police have deployed rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters in northeast Georgia’s Pankisi Valley after local residents tried to prevent the resumption of work on a hydropower plant in the valley

The Rise of Urban Activism in Tbilisi. Georgia Today newspaper On February 9, urban activists held a protest against the construction of apartment buildings on one of the last remaining green areas on the edge of Saburtalo district in Tbilisi. 

Adjara authorities ‘may halt’ hydropower project after protests. OC Media  The authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, on Georgia's Black Sea coast, have said they may abandon plans to construct a hydropower plant in Machakhela

Study Finds lead in Many of Every-day Items, Toys, Spices. The Messenger A group of NGOs and specialists released the results of a study on Tuesday, which revealed that many samples taken by them were polluted with lead.