Caucasus

Kartli was built in Soviet times as a sanatorium for patients with heart conditions. As hundreds of thousands of Georgians fled Abkhazia at the end of the conflict in late 1993, authorities allocated about 200 families housing there in what was supposed to be a temporary measure. Thirty years on, 130 are still there. © David Mdzinarishvili

Georgian Displaced Still Long for a Home

The death of an IDP has reopened the debate on the dire conditions people originally from Abkhazia have been enduring for decades.

16 Mar 22

The Russians Moving to Armenia

Business and private individuals hope to escape the consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

11 Mar 22

A Georgian woman checks her phone inside a flat she shares with fellow migrant workers. © Omar Marques/Getty Images

Georgia: “My Heart is Like a Stone”

Women labour migrants endure years of domestic drudgery and loneliness to support the families left behind.

8 Mar 22

Moldovan president Maia Sandu signing the application. © Maia Sandu

Georgia, Moldova Seek Fast-Track EU Membership

The two countries follow Ukraine’s bid, despite their own vulnerability to Russia.

4 Mar 22

Counter protesters celebrated by dancing and singing in front of parliament, where they tore down the US and EU flags and replaced them with a black iron cross. © Davit Mdzinarishvili/IWPR

Georgia: LGBTI Activists Fear Far-Right Alliances

Could a toxic partnership be developing between mainstream politics and extremists?

23 Feb 22

Prime Minister Pashinyan during a recent visit to Brussels. © Official Site of the Prime Minister of Pashinyan

Ukraine Crisis Proves Tense for Armenia

Yerevan faces uncomfortable choice between political and diplomatic alliances.

23 Feb 22

Gia Kharchilava, the UNM candidate who triumphed in Tsalenjikha, on a campaign trail in the lead up to the elections. © Gia Kharchilava's Press Office

Georgia’s Last Opposition Stronghold

With the United National Movement at the helm, the region is now a test for local governance.

11 Feb 22

Armenia Questions CSTO Role

The military alliance’s intervention in the Kazak crisis came in stark contrast to its inaction over Karabakh.

27 Jan 22

Calls from the scientific community for pregnant women to get vaccinated have increased in recent months. © Arteida MjESHTRI/Unsplash

Armenia: Vaccine Reluctance Prevails Among Pregnant Women

Resistance continues despite studies showing the jab shields both expectant mothers and their babies.

19 Jan 22

Hasan has been living and studying in Georgia since 2013. After marrying a local, he decided to stay and apply for a residency permit in 2019 only to be denied. Since then, he has been involved in a three year long appeal process to overturn the decision. © Hasan

Georgia: Are Migrants a Threat to Society?

Citizens from the Middle East, Africa and Asia say that they are being routinely discriminated against when applying for residency.

18 Jan 22

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