The role of traditional rituals in resisting energy injustice: The case of hydropower developments in Svaneti, Georgia
The study intervenes in the energy justice literature by bringing to the foreground the local, emplaced, and bottom-up perspective
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New wave of protests against the Nenskra dam
On April 21, around 200 people went on a protest in Chuberi to once again oppose the construction of the Nenskra dam and to demand their indigenous status that grants a higher level of safeguards
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Indigenous Svan communities unite to block hydro development in Svaneti
Protesters meet in Mestia to issue a petition that would block harmful infrastructural developments in Svaneti. Representatives of all 17 communities of Upper Svaneti gathered in Mestia
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Growing solidarity with local communities in Georgia puts Khudoni dam in spotlight
Protests against the Khudoni mega-dam in Georgia are spreading beyond the local communities affected by the dam. We recently reported how local opposition against the Khudoni hydropower plant project in Georgia is being stifled by government figures and how people were intimidated to avoid negative reporting on the subject.
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Problems related to the Protection of Property Rights - The case of Mestia
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Statement on the Construction of Namakhvani HPP Cascade
Recently the Georgian authorities have been making statements about the plans to launch the construction of the Namakhvani HPP Cascade on the Rioni River that is the territory of historical Lechkhumi