Georgia

Energy Crisis Sparks Growing Unrest

Georgia faces a bleak mid-winter as electricity supplies fall to an all-time low

5 Jan 01

Three escaped prisoners are apprehended after a sensational jailbreak which has sparked a purge of Georgia's law enforcement agencies

3 Nov 00

Serbia's sizzling pre-election atmosphere spills over onto the football terraces

1 Sep 00

Disturbing new facts have emerged over the shooting of a renegade army officer who once plotted to overthrow the Georgian government

26 Jul 00

Russian troops on the Georgian border are caught between embattled Chechen fighters desperate to break out and fresh reinforcements eager to break in

14 Jul 00

Conditions in Georgia's state orphanages are so harsh that many youngsters prefer to take their chances on the streets

30 Jun 00

Conditions for Chechen refugees sheltering in Georgia are rapidly deteriorating.

16 Jun 00

Government attempts to gag a crusading TV programme spark widespread condemnation in Tbilisi. The president backs down. For the time being, at least.

9 Jun 00

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

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

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