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

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

-based free daily news website run by Georgian NGO UN Association of Georgia. It 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.Civil.ge: Georgia’s online pioneer in ''Window on the Media'', January 2009
Founded in July 2001 and trilingual in Georgian, English, and Russian, it has since regularly published news stories and analytical articles on Georgia's political and social life. 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
In August 2008, Civil.ge was for a while put out of work during an attack by

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

n hackers early in the Russo-Georgian war.Russian Hackers Attack Georgia in Cyberspace

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. n ...

, August 13, 2008

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