Friday, December 5, 2025

Three workers seriously injured at construction site of Panorama Tbilisi

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three workers were seriously injured on Tuesday in central Tbilisi after falling from a building during construction work on a new luxury complex owned by the billionaire and former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. The three injured construction workers, who are aged 19 to 21, have all been hospitalized with fractures and other injuries. … Read more

Opposition clash with police as Tbilisi assembly OKs Ivanishvili land deals

TBILISI, DFWatch–The city assembly in Tbilisi, the Sakrebulo, on Tuesday approved the handover of two land lots to former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili for the symbolic price of one Georgian lari.

While the vote went ahead, a ruckus of shouting and pushing took place outside,

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Police evict city assembly members as Tbilisi land plots handed to Ivanishvili

Tbilisi council members were forcibly dragged away before two controversial property plans were approvedTBILISI, DFWatch–Two candidates for Tbilisi mayor were among opposition politicians and activists who were forcibly dragged out of the city council on Friday before a proposal was approved that will hand over two land plots to a company owned by former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili.

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Independent candidate for mayor vows to halt Tbilisi building spree

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Aleko Elisashvili, the popular independent candidate for Tbilisi mayor, vows to halt an ongoing construction boom that is rapidly changing the old city’s aesthetic looks.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The independent candidate for Tbilisi mayor Aleko Elisashvili vows to suspend all construction projects in Tbilisi until there have been carried out comprehensive studies into all the schemes to see whether they are compatible with the urban fabric of the Georgian capital.

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Environmentalists call Tbilisi mayor 'enemy of the city', interrupt speech

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Environmental activists interrupted a speech by Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania on Tuesday during a session of the City Council, accusing him of being an ‘enemy of the city’.

The activists protested the recent selling off of a part of the city’s botanical garden,

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Activists say 'SOS' for Old Tbilisi as massive development goes ahead

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(DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Hundreds of people marched through Tbilisi on Saturday to protest against the construction of a number of massive buildings in different locations mostly in the old part of the capital.

Protesters gathered outside Tbilisi City Council and walked toward

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Four environmental activists detained outside city council in Tbilisi

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Four environmental activists were detained for demonstrating outside Tbilisi City Council on Tuesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Four environmentalists were detained outside the city council building in Tbilisi on Wednesday.

The four were demonstrating against the project Panorama Tbilisi, which involves constructing a new cable car and several buildings in the old

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