Tag: Panorama Tbilisi

Three workers seriously injured at construction site of Panorama Tbilisi

April 17, 2019 by DFWatch staff

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

UNM mobilizes thousands against 'oligarch' Ivanishvili's property takeover

October 16, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several thousand supporters of Georgia’s opposition National Movement party demonstrated Sunday outside the home of a former prime minister whom they call an oligarch and accuse of taking over valuable properties.

Opposition clash with police as Tbilisi assembly OKs Ivanishvili land deals

October 11, 2017 by DFWatch staff

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,

Six opposition activists detained outside Tbilisi City Hall

October 3, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia detained six opposition activists on Monday, as supporters of the National Movement rallied outside Tbilisi City Hall to demand an immediate halt in the handover of two prime land plots to a company owned

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

September 29, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, 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.

Independent candidate for mayor vows to halt Tbilisi building spree

July 21, 2017 by DFWatch staff

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.

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

May 18, 2016 by DFWatch staff

tbilisi_city_council_panorama_narmania — (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,

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

February 1, 2015 by DFWatch staff

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

Four environmental activists detained outside city council in Tbilisi

December 30, 2014 by DFWatch staff

guarilla_gardening_four_detained_Dec30-2014 — 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