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Fire devastates mountain overlooking Tbilisi

August 9, 2017 by DFWatch staff

A massive fire spread on the slopes of Mtatsminda, a mountain overlooking Tbilisi on Tuesday late evening.

Tbilisi Ugly Walk – Green activist group against disfeaturing city’s urban image

May 30, 2016 by Mari Nikuradze

13305168_818889661544947_3959578663832638619_o — Irakli Zhvania (center), Iare Pekhit activists and guests (DFWatch)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – About thirty people, Tbilisians as well as number of foreigners, gathered on Sunday to take an unusual tour of the capital – Tbilisi Ugly Walk – which was aimed at exposing the city’s recent architectural history with three different political periods – ‘Shevardnadze Era’ (1993-2003), ‘Saakashvili Era’ (2003-2012) and ‘Ivanishvili Era” (2012 to present).

Ombudsman call on public agencies ‘to do their best’ to prevent hate-motivated violence

May 17, 2016 by DFWatch staff

The Public Defender of Georgia released a statement on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), May 17, in which he deplores that “no effective measures have been taken for raising public awareness or establishing the culture of tolerance in the country.” “A timely, efficient and accountable investigation of hate crimes is still a problem. … Read more

Shots fired at Georgia's ex-minister for Euro-Atlantic integration

February 26, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former member of government and secretary of an opposition party was shot by unknown attackers on Saburtalo cemetery on Friday afternoon. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Aleksi Petriashvili with his wife, journalist Eka Mishveladze (Facebook)

Aleksi Petriashvili was shot at and wounded at the Saburtalo

Tbilisi to get rid of its old Soviet style apartment blocks

March 12, 2014 by DFWatch staff

City authorities have hired an emirates company to tear down the old Soviet style blocks and build new ones. — City authorities have hired an emirates company to tear down the old Soviet style blocks and build new ones (amiralace.blogspot.com)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian capital plans to dismantle its so-called Khrushchovkas, a type of low-cost apartment blocks that were built in Tbilisi during the Soviet Union.

The project will be carried out by an investment holding company based in

Tbilisi boosts public security at the expense of education

June 15, 2012 by Nodar Shergelashvili

gigi_ugulava_440x369 — Tbilisi is increasing spending on public order measures, at the expense of education and the environment. Here mayor Gigi Ugulava.

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report shows that the city of Tbilisi has increased its spending on culture and public order, while environmental protection and education has had to foot the bill.

The report, which is a cooperation between the Caucasian Institute for

Tbilisi’s old trees are being razed to the ground

May 11, 2012 by Mari Nikuradze

P1040081 copy — 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