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Carl Hartzell, Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia and Kate Fearon, Deputy Head of EUMM at the launch of the 2019 EU Prize for Journalism. (Photo: IWPR)
Project Highlight
EU and IWPR Launch Georgia's Top Journalism Prize
IWPR Georgia
3 May 19
Entries formally open to mark World Press Freedom Day.
A child is vaccinated for measles. The virus can lead to numerous serious complications. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Georgia: Is Russia Weaponising The Anti-Vax Movement?
Nino Topuridze
24 Apr 19
Measles outbreak may be linked to wider disinformation campaign.
In honour of Nowruz, the main street of the city is closed to pedestrians. (Photo: IWPR Georgia)
Photo Essay
Georgia: Spring Festival Highlights Challenges
Tako Svanidze
5 Apr 19
Amid the festivities, issues of integration and representation remain.
Jens Stoltenberg, Head of NATO, during the interview with Vazha Tavberidze, IWPR contributor in Georgia.
Interview
NATO Head on Georgia, Russia's Red Lines and Saakashvili
Vazha Tavberidze
29 Mar 19
Treaty organisation will not allow Russia to influence accession.
Zurab Balanchivadze (left), one of two finalists of the Special Prize for Peace Journalism at the awards ceremony on January 29, 2019 together with (l to r) Erik Høeg, Head of the EUMM in Georgia, Des Doyle, Head of Press and Public Information office at EUMM, Beka Bajelidze, IWPR Caucasus Regional Director and Nika Gablishvili, the 2018 Prize winner. (Photo courtesy of EUMM)
Project Highlight
Georgia: Special Peace Prize Winner Announced
IWPR Georgia
31 Jan 19
Winning article follows the struggles of an ethnically-mixed village.
Beka Bajelidze, IWPR Caucasus Director mentors a team called Metaphor, which produced a short video highlighting environmental issues that affected Georgia in recent years. (Photo: Iliauni)
Project Highlight
Georgia: Hackathon for Hi-Tech Solutions
IWPR Georgia
8 Dec 18
Specialists develop innovative tools for eco-friendly journalism.
Georgian Dream candidate Salome Zurabishvili along with the billionaire and party chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, who endorsed her candidacy for the presidential election. (Photo: IWPR/Rusudan Machaidze)
Georgia's Toxic Presidential Run-off
Rusudan Machaidze
27 Nov 18
Bruising rivalry between two political camps has led to an ugly war of words.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen served as NATO's secretary general between 2009 and 2014, (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Interview
Regret Over NATO's "Wrong Signal" to Putin
Vazha Tavberidze
15 Nov 18
Ex-sec gen says that only firm transatlantic unity can rein in Russia.
A man returns to his village of Ergneti, bordering Tskhinvali, to find his house destroyed. (Photo:Giorgi Abdaladze)
Comment
Georgia Still Has Options, Ten Years after the August War
Zviad Adzinbaia
7 Nov 18
Even a decade later, Tbilisi and its allies can strengthen their deterrence and resilience.
Young people protesting in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, condemning the raids organised by the Georgian police at Bassiani night club. Some demonstrators compared it with the Russian style crackdowns and held placards saying "We do not need another Putin here". (Photo: IWPR)
Making Sense of Georgia's Raveolution
Luka Pertaia
21 May 18
What was behind the demonstrations that led to the brink of “civil war”?

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