Wagner’s North Caucasian mercenaries fail to wash away their sins with Ukrainian blood
Many in the North Caucasus fear the return of thousands of Wagner mercenaries formerly convicted of robbery, rape, and murder.
Wagner’s North Caucasian mercenaries fail to wash away their sins with Ukrainian blood
By Elizaveta ChukharovaMany in the North Caucasus fear the return of thousands of Wagner mercenaries formerly convicted of robbery, rape, and murder.
30/08/2023
Beka Grigoriadis: ‘Those who fought alongside Lazare have abandoned him’
Beka Grigoriadis has protested daily against the prosecution of his son Lazare, who is on trial for his role in the foreign agent law protests.
Beka Grigoriadis: ‘Those who fought alongside Lazare have abandoned him’
By Mariam NikuradzeBeka Grigoriadis has protested daily against the prosecution of his son Lazare, who is on trial for his role in the foreign agent law protests.
29/08/2023
Roses and Velvet: a contested legacy of revolution
This year marks 20 years since Georgia’s Rose Revolution, and five since the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.
Roses and Velvet: a contested legacy of revolution
By Shota KinchaThis year marks 20 years since Georgia’s Rose Revolution, and five since the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.
22/08/2023
‘Georgian cinema is in danger’: filmmakers take on the culture ministry
Georgian filmmakers are protesting a ‘reorganisation’ of the country’s film centre, which they claim threatens a new era of censorship.
‘Georgian cinema is in danger’: filmmakers take on the culture ministry
By Luiza MchedlishviliGeorgian filmmakers are protesting a ‘reorganisation’ of the country’s film centre, which they claim threatens a new era of censorship.
Rediscovering Georgia’s lost velvet scoter
After a chance sighting of a bird believed to have been lost from southern Georgian, Nika Paposhvili made saving the bird his life’s work. Against the odds, his mission is proving successful.
Rediscovering Georgia’s lost velvet scoter
By Saxon BosworthAfter a chance sighting of a bird believed to have been lost from southern Georgian, Nika Paposhvili made saving the bird his life’s work. Against the odds, his mission is proving successful.
10/08/2023
Creating a piece of Lebanon in northern Armenia
After a move that neither of them could have anticipated, two friends ended up bringing a little piece of Lebanon to northern Armenia.
Creating a piece of Lebanon in northern Armenia
By Paul Vartan SookiasianAfter a move that neither of them could have anticipated, two friends ended up bringing a little piece of Lebanon to northern Armenia.
8/08/2023
‘You learn to hide your identity’: being queer in the Armenian army
While military service is mandatory in Armenia, the prospect comes with many dangers for queer Armenians.
‘You learn to hide your identity’: being queer in the Armenian army
By Ani AvetisyanWhile military service is mandatory in Armenia, the prospect comes with many dangers for queer Armenians.
3/08/2023
To hell and back: a journalist’s account of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Thrown into a war she had hoped would never happen, one journalist has found herself haunted by her experiences in Nagorno-Karabakh.
To hell and back: a journalist’s account of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
By Bashir KitachayevThrown into a war she had hoped would never happen, one journalist has found herself haunted by her experiences in Nagorno-Karabakh.
7/07/2023
Food shortages and fear as peacekeepers refused entry to Nagorno-Karabakh
Food and fuel shortages in the region have intensified since Russian peacekeepers were blocked from entering in June.
Food shortages and fear as peacekeepers refused entry to Nagorno-Karabakh
By Ani AvetisyanFood and fuel shortages in the region have intensified since Russian peacekeepers were blocked from entering in June.
27/06/2023
Georgian Dream ramps up homophobic rhetoric as Pride Week approaches
The leaders of Georgia’s ruling party have made increasingly frequent homophobic statements in recent months.
Georgian Dream ramps up homophobic rhetoric as Pride Week approaches
By Tata ShoshiashviliThe leaders of Georgia’s ruling party have made increasingly frequent homophobic statements in recent months.