Friday, December 5, 2025

Rally against planned new hotel in Vake Park, Tbilisi

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Environmentalists say it’s against the law to build a new hotel in a recreational zone, like Vake Park. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–People Friday demonstrated in front of Tbilisi City Hall against a private company’s plans to build a new hotel inside the publicly owned Vake Park in the capital.

Behind the project is Tiflis Development Company, and the hotel is planned at the location

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Tree-cutting in Tbilisi demonstrated against

Activists gathered on Deda Ena Square close to the center of Tbilisi to protect trees from being cut. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, Dfwatch – Groups in Tbilisi today held a small symbolic protest against the mass cutting of trees in the capital.

Transparency International Georgia and the organization Green Alternative joined other young activists and local residents on the Deda Ena (Mother

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Tbilisi’s old trees are being razed to the ground

Young saplings are put up in place of a lush green foliage which used to cast parts of Tbilisi in a cool shade during summer. (All photos by Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – One hundred year old trees are being cut down in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi and are replaced with new saplings, which will need decades to reach mature height.

A few days ago workers started cutting trees in Tbilisi’s old district at the end

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Trees cut and planted in old Kikvidze Park

After four more trees were cut, activists planted new ones. Local people and organizations appreciate the recreational value of Kikvidze Park in northern Tbilisi, where the city wants to build a new police station. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Four more trees were cut in Tbilisi’s old Kikvidze Park yesterday night while activists left the area for a short time.

The police Saturday arrested Lasha Chkhartishvili, the founder of Greenpeace Supporters Group and one of the organizers for trying

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Protesting the destruction of old green lung

The clearance work Wednesday turned into a cat and mouse game, lumber workers eventually growing tired and leaving, one of them murmuring “cut, not cut – as if they pay me to do this". (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – On Dadiani Street in northern Tbilisi near Didube metro, there is a big old park called Kikvidze Park.

Here, the government has decided to build another one of Georgia’s characteristic transparent glass police stations. A protest was launched against

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