Georgia

Tbilisi Mayoral Race Warms Up

Analysts predict winner could be well placed to challenge Saakashvili.

Meetings Rally Support for Georgian Refugees

Discussion events prompt Tbilisi officials to cooperate with Georgian NGOs on refugee issues.

Children Haunted by Georgia-Russia War

Volunteers try to help bereaved youngsters still traumatised by the conflict.

Georgia: Collapse of Armenian Church Provokes Row

Armenian minority say incident illustrates their limited rights in the country.

Tbilisi Criticised Over Repatriation Requests

Tens of thousands of Meskhetians apply to come home, but Georgian officials accused of not doing enough to help them.

Events Prompt Official Cooperation With NGOs

Georgia: Russian Border Opening Plan Under Scrutiny

Mixed motives seen in proposed move to end three-year frontier closure.

Georgia: Training Bolsters Local Reporters

Journalists in ethnic Azeri province of Georgia say IWPR has helped to markedly improve their reporting skills.

New Georgian Reporting Network

An IWPR reporting project inspires participants to set up their own journalism network.

Azerbaijan: Ethnic Azeri Immigrants in Rights Struggle

They say the country’s immigration law makes it hard for them to gain permanent residence permits.