A wildfire has been raging for four days in Borjormi Gorge in southern Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
Helicopters from Azerbaijan and Turkey have joined Georgia’s helicopter in dousing the flames from the air. Reportedly, help was offered from Russia to which the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili replied, “What we have so far is enough.” The wildfire began near the village of Daba, close to forests bombed by Russian troops during the 2008 war with Georgia. Another fire has broken out closer to Borjormi. Neither of these fires has been contained yet. More details here. Women’s rights groups march through the streets of Tbilisi in a counter-demonstration to a recent far-right march.
The protest was held in response after Tatia Dolidze - who criticised the xenophobic demonstrations - was threatened with sexual violence by the organisers of the nationalists’ march. . Last night, thousands attended an anti-immigration protest march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. The rally was supported by several conservative and nationalistic groups. Reportedly, one of their demands is to close nightclubs "owned by Arabs and Iranians".
Video footage can be seen at Ruptly TV here. |
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