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Civil Georgia

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Civil Georgia
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FoundedJuly 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07)
Political alignmentUnited Nations
LanguageGeorgian
Russian
English
HeadquartersTbilisi
CityTbilisi
CountryGeorgia (country)
Websitecivil.ge

Civil Georgia (Georgian: სივილ ჯორჯია) is a Tbilisi-based free daily news website run by Georgian NGO UN Association of Georgia.

Creation and funding

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Civil Georgia was founded in July 2001 and is trilingual in Georgian, English, and Russian.[1]

Civil Georgia is supported by USAID, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the grants of which cover about 98% of the website's expenses.[2]

Activities and reach

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As of January 2009, Civil Georgia claims to reach 10,000 daily visitors.[2]

As of 2024, Civil Georgia continued to publish Georgian political news and analysis.[1]

Cyberspace attack

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In August 2008, Civil.ge had down time during an attack by Russian crackers early in the Russo-Georgian war.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Government, Civil Society, Media & Academic Resources, Harvard University, 2024, Wikidata Q131481120, archived from the original on 20 December 2024
  2. ^ a b Civil.ge: Georgia’s online pioneer in Window on the Media, January 2009 Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Russian Hackers Attack Georgia in Cyberspace, Associated Press, 13 August 2008
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