Sunday, August 16, 2026

200 workers on strike at BP South Caucasus pipeline expansion

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–About 200 workers went on strike Wednesday morning at BP’s South Caucasus gas pipeline expansion project in southern Georgia.

Their demands are to increase their reduced working hours and reduced salaries, and to get paid for working on weekends

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Eleven detained in Georgia for attempting to jump Turkish border

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The Georgia-Turkey border crossing at Sarpi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian border police arrested nine Bangladeshi and two Turkish citizens on Thursday for illegally trying to cross the border with Turkey.

The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the group was attempting to cross the border in an area near Akhaltsikhe,

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Jehovah's Witnesses house in Tbilisi fired at

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Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation house being built in Terjola, one of several places the religious community have met resistance from locals. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A house used by Jehovah’s Witnesses was fired at in Tbilisi on Monday night.

Witnesses say they heard sounds of shots at about 23:00. At least 15 bullets were fired at the building. No-one was injured.

Representatives of the Kingdom Hall

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