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Georgian Monuments Under Threat

Hundreds of buildings are in dire need of restoration, but arguments continue over who has the authority to carry out works.
South Ossetia Grapples with Covid-19

Society divided over how seriously to take the threat of infection.
Women Building Peace in the South Caucasus

Platform helps activists and writers from conflict regions come together.
Georgians Long to Visit South Ossetia

People cut off by the de facto border still want to visit cemeteries on the other side.
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Investigation of Russia-Georgia War

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says there are reasonable grounds to look into crimes allegedly committed during 2008 conflict.

15 Jul 13

Refugees from past wars navigate path between adapting to life where they are, and their hopes of returning home one day.

The Georgian authorities are providing accommodation for refugees in areas outside the capital, here in the village of Vaziani. (Photo: Georgian refugees ministry)

Housing Hopes Dim for Georgia's Refugees

Nino Gertsmava

4 Mar 13

New government postpones deadline for providing proper housing to people displaced by past conflicts.

Georgian parliament. (Photo: Akhali Gazeti newspaper)

Georgia-Russia: Hostile Forever?

Sofo Bukia

7 Feb 13

As new administration seeks thaw with Moscow, president’s people want pro-West, anti-Russia clauses written into constitution.

Women and Displacement in Georgia

IWPR Georgia

1 Nov 12

IWPR/UN Women event focuses on areas with high numbers of refugees from Abkhazian and South Ossetian conflicts.

Georgia At The Crossroads

Ia Antadze

8 Oct 12

Politics has, it seems, never been so popular in Georgia. But the voters are being offered two very different views on the country's future by parties contesting the coming parliamentary elections.

Building Democratic Culture In The Caucasus From The Ground Up

IWPR

8 Oct 12

Unresolved conflict in the Southern Caucasus and the return to war in the North is a problem for all. But democratisation must be a fundamental part of the solution.

In Search Of Another 'Small Victorious War'

8 Oct 12

The message from the Kremlin PR machine on its latest campaign in the north Caucasus is simple. "We'll win it this time"

Russian Army Returns, Bringing Familiar Bad Tidings

IWPR

8 Oct 12

Moscow is again embarking on an attempt to subdue Chechnya by force. Although many of the stated aims are different and so far the military tactics are marginally less brutal, the experience for the local population is exactly the same.