Inside Georgia’s textile industry: Violence
Two years after OC Media went undercover at a Tbilisi factory, a former worker reached out with a harrowing story of psychological and physical abuse.
In Pictures | Forgotten by the highway
From hammocks to nazuki sweet bread, the roadside wares that make travel in Georgia such a delight are in danger of disappearing.
In Pictures | Bakuriani’s corona freeze
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought life in Georgia’s most popular ski resort town to a painful standstill.
Voice | ‘I’ve been homeless since 2000’
The trials, tribulations, and occasional moments of grace in twenty years of living on Tbilisi’s streets.
The never-ending lockdown for Radio Marneuli
Radio Marneuli has long complained of being ignored by the authorities; during the lockdown, this has created a dangerous information vacuum.
Violets for megabytes: online learning in Georgia leaves students disconnected
A lack of internet access in the high mountains of Adjara and the financial burden on teachers and families mean many children are losing out on their education.
Coronavirus deaths pile up in Georgia amidst political unrest
Despite new restrictions including a curfew and mask mandate, the government has so far failed to halt the rising number of deaths.
Over 20,000 fined in Georgia for not wearing facemasks
The numbers cover the period from when facemasks in enclosed spaces were made mandatory on 12 June up until 30 September.
Voice | ‘We are all tired, but we shouldn’t give up’
Georgian doctor Nino Kvirtia talks about fighting both the coronavirus and the accompanying disinformation.
How Georgia’s Emergency Services abandoned a paramedic left paralysed at work
Left paralysed after an ambulance crash, paramedic Inga Dundua has been forced to fight the Emergency Services at every step of her rehabilitation.