Georgia

Azeri Government Launches NGO Programme

Observers debate whether a new programme funnelling government money into non-governmental organisations will help or harm the NGO sector.

11 Oct 07

Georgian Ex-Minister Arrested After Denouncing President

Police swoop following former minister Irakli Okruashvili’s lurid allegations about the Georgian president.

2 Oct 07

Georgia Boosts Iraq Deployment

President hopes extra deployment will help secure NATO membership.

18 Sep 07

Monastery Divides Georgia and Azerbaijan

Suggestions that cave monastery could be shared provoke opposition in Georgia

18 Sep 07

Georgian Patriots Camp Sparks Controversy

Inside Georgia’s youth camp on the de facto border with Abkhazia.

6 Aug 07

An Ossetian Island in Eastern Georgia

A small Ossetian community belonging to diverse faiths has survived the tribulations of ethnic conflict.

3 Aug 07

Georgia: AIDS Taboo Slow to Shift

Medical experts worry that HIV infection is spreading to new groups in society.

24 May 07

Armenia: Claims of Official Harassment Mar Ballot

Opposition activists see arrest of anti-government campaigner as culmination of campaign to cow them before the election.

14 May 07

Georgia: Heritage Bill Eviction Fears

A draft law could end up forcing residents of Tbilisi's historic centre out of their homes.

24 Apr 07

Kazak Authorities Reluctant to Allow Public Protests

Concerns that rights to free assembly are under threat as Almaty protesters are told they can gather, but only if they do so well away from the city centre.