Voice | ‘Life is tough for a young widow’
A woman from Duisi, Pankisi Valley, speaks of being married too young, losing a husband and the hardships of being a widow in a conservative society.
Voice | ‘Life is tough for a young widow’
A woman from Duisi, Pankisi Valley, speaks of being married too young, losing a husband and the hardships of being a widow in a conservative society.
28/08/2019
Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict | ‘There is nothing worse than war’
‘When they started setting houses on fire, and burned down my cousins’ houses, we were forced to run away. We were afraid that they would burn us all. So we ran.’
Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict | ‘There is nothing worse than war’
‘When they started setting houses on fire, and burned down my cousins’ houses, we were forced to run away. We were afraid that they would burn us all. So we ran.’
19/08/2019
Voice | ‘What I hate the most is the injustice of it’
Supermarket cashier Mako Gomuri, 20, is one of several people to lose an eye on 20 June during anti-Russia protests in Tbilisi.
Voice | ‘What I hate the most is the injustice of it’
Supermarket cashier Mako Gomuri, 20, is one of several people to lose an eye on 20 June during anti-Russia protests in Tbilisi.
6/08/2019
Voice | ‘My destiny depends not on the political regime but the way of thinking’
A gay Azerbaijani’s story of isolation, violence and rape in the military, and continuing death threats from his family despite fleeing to Europe.
Voice | ‘My destiny depends not on the political regime but the way of thinking’
A gay Azerbaijani’s story of isolation, violence and rape in the military, and continuing death threats from his family despite fleeing to Europe.
24/07/2019
Voice | ‘I have finally accepted myself’ — an Ingush woman’s coming-of-age tale
For one Ingush woman, growing up in Ingushetia meant struggling with ‘restrictive’ traditions.
Voice | ‘I have finally accepted myself’ — an Ingush woman’s coming-of-age tale
For one Ingush woman, growing up in Ingushetia meant struggling with ‘restrictive’ traditions.
12/07/2019
Vitali Safarov’s mother: I must know why they killed my son
The mother is appealing the court’s verdict which said the murder wasn’t a hate crime.
Vitali Safarov’s mother: I must know why they killed my son
The mother is appealing the court’s verdict which said the murder wasn’t a hate crime.
6/06/2019
Voice | ‘I have a child, a house, and a business, why on earth would I wash your socks?’
Keti Tomeishvili, 48, from Vani, spent 14 years working abroad to support her family, before coming home and starting a successful business.
Voice | ‘I have a child, a house, and a business, why on earth would I wash your socks?’
Keti Tomeishvili, 48, from Vani, spent 14 years working abroad to support her family, before coming home and starting a successful business.
17/05/2019
Voice | ‘Our families are as holy as yours’ — stories of acceptance
Despite widespread homophobic attitudes throughout the Caucasus, there are some queer people who find acceptance for who they are.
Voice | ‘Our families are as holy as yours’ — stories of acceptance
Despite widespread homophobic attitudes throughout the Caucasus, there are some queer people who find acceptance for who they are.
8/04/2019
Voice | ‘My family and I have been made refugees twice’
Only 55 families returned to the Kodori Valley, in upper Abkhazia, following the 2008 August War; Raisa Khachvani, 62, is still waiting to do so.
Voice | ‘My family and I have been made refugees twice’
Only 55 families returned to the Kodori Valley, in upper Abkhazia, following the 2008 August War; Raisa Khachvani, 62, is still waiting to do so.
21/03/2019
Voice | ‘We still believed that he was alive and that he would come back one day’
Lika Managadze, whose father died during conflict in Abkhazia, reflects on her memories of her father and how the war shaped the course of her life.
Voice | ‘We still believed that he was alive and that he would come back one day’
Lika Managadze, whose father died during conflict in Abkhazia, reflects on her memories of her father and how the war shaped the course of her life.