Search for Abkhazia UN Officials
Fears are growing that a group of UN observers and charity workers may have fallen into the hands of Abkhazian separatist gunmen.
2 Jun 00
Georgia
Georgia's Nomenclature Still Sitting Pretty
Despite widespread hopes of a radical shake-up in Georgia's ruling cabal, President Shevardnadze once again puts his faith in the old guard
17 May 00
Radiation Victims to Lobby President
A group of Georgian ex-soldiers, who are suffering from radiation sickness, are demanding a government probe into the true legacies of the Soviet nuclear arsenal
12 May 00
Georgia Awaits a Transfiguration
Eduard Shevardnadze's inauguration ceremony was redolent with omens of a brighter future but thin on promises of decisive reform.
5 May 00
Ajaria: A Fool's Paradise?
Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze is fond of boasting that he has created a virtual "paradise" on the shores of the Black Sea. But not of all his subjects would agree with him.
28 Apr 00
The Shadowland of Abkhazia
Lacking natural resources and political stability, Abkhazia's hard-won independence has doomed its people to a life of grinding poverty.
20 Apr 00
Electoral Skullduggery Mars Georgian Poll
A shady political deal may have helped secure Eduard Shevardnadze's overwhelming presidential election victory
14 Apr 00
One Horse Race in Tbilisi
Most voters quietly accept that President Eduard Shevardnadze will win the April 9 elections - but they bitterly resent the fact that there is no real alternative.
5 Apr 00
Georgia's Winter of Discontent
Eduard Shevardnadze hopes that an upsurge in the electricity supply on the eve of the presidential elections will blur bitter memories of winter deficits.
5 Apr 00
Georgian Women Break the Mould
New economic realities are eroding the traditional stereotype of Georgian women as devoted home-makers and long-suffering martyrs.
3 Mar 00
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