Boys do press-ups on the grassless football field during a physical education class. These classes are lead by Zaza Gogochuri, the sports teacher for year 5 to year 12. ‘We play football a lot,’ he says. ‘If there were more sports facilities, I would be able to teach them basketball and boxing.’ (Ian McNaught Davis/OC Media)
In the mountain village of Barisakho, in Georgia’s northern, historical Khevsureti region, children at the local school have nowhere to practice sports. [Read more…]
Investigators from the Khorava Street murder case faced questioning from MPs on Monday, into alleged failures by the investigation. A parliamentary commission was set up in the wake of large street protests in Tbilisi, which followed the partial acquittal of the suspects in the case and allegations the investigation was mishandled. 
Children with disabilities in Azerbaijan do not always have the chance to benefit from their right to an education. Special education facilities are not available in most regions of the country — and this is no exception in the villages along the frontline.
