Transparency International launches regional news website

BeyondTbilisi.ge, a new website launched by Transparency International Georgia (TI), launched on March 16. The site aggregates news in a space that aims to popularize media outlets in Georgia's rural regions.

Oriented towards raising awareness on topics that are important for the residents of oft-ignored regions, TI Georgia wants to spur discussion about some of the problems these people face.

During their trips to rural regions, TI Georgia’s team became familiar with the problems of local media. The organization hoped that international NGOs and the diplomatic corps could “play a significant role” in dealing with the these problems.