''Civil Georgia'' ( ka, სივილ ჯორჯია) is a

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-based daily

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run by Georgian NGO UN Association of Georgia.

Creation and funding

Civil Georgia was founded in July 2001 and is trilingual in Georgian, English, and

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. Civil Georgia is supported by

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, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and

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, the grants of which cover about 98% of the website's expenses.Civil.ge: Georgia’s online pioneer in ''Window on the Media'', January 2009

Activities and reach

As of January 2009, Civil Georgia claims to reach 10,000 daily visitors.Civil.ge: Georgia’s online pioneer in ''Window on the Media'', January 2009
, Civil Georgia continued to publish Georgian political news and analysis.

Cyberspace attack

In August 2008, Civil.ge had down time during an attack by

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n crackers early in the

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.Russian Hackers Attack Georgia in Cyberspace

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, 13 August 2008

References

External links

* Georgian news websites Mass media in Tbilisi Georgian-language websites Internet in Georgia (country) {{georgia-stub