Georgia’s medical programme for Abkhazians and South Ossetians may be at risk
A cut to diagnostics, a lack of clear information, and opposition from Tskhinvali are putting the success of Georgia’s medical programme at risk.
Georgia’s medical programme for Abkhazians and South Ossetians may be at risk
By Dato ParulavaA cut to diagnostics, a lack of clear information, and opposition from Tskhinvali are putting the success of Georgia’s medical programme at risk.
22/07/2020
Georgia’s low domestic violence statistics don’t add up
A third of Georgian men believe wife-beating is sometimes justifiable.
Georgia’s low domestic violence statistics don’t add up
By openDemocracyA third of Georgian men believe wife-beating is sometimes justifiable.
16/07/2020
Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’ in post-lockdown Armenia
Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organisation guidelines – and national policies.
Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’ in post-lockdown Armenia
By openDemocracyAcross Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organisation guidelines – and national policies.
9/07/2020
Migrant workers left in Armenia due to COVID-19 face unemployment
Remittances from abroad contribute one-fifth of Armenia’s GDP.
Migrant workers left in Armenia due to COVID-19 face unemployment
By Anahit HarutyunyanRemittances from abroad contribute one-fifth of Armenia’s GDP.
3/07/2020
‘Life shouldn’t be a luxury’ — a Georgian woman’s struggle to afford life-saving cancer treatment
Despite partial government-funding for cancer treatment in Georgia, for society’s most vulnerable, the remaining costs can still be insurmountable.
‘Life shouldn’t be a luxury’ — a Georgian woman’s struggle to afford life-saving cancer treatment
By Tamuna ChkareuliDespite partial government-funding for cancer treatment in Georgia, for society’s most vulnerable, the remaining costs can still be insurmountable.
12/06/2020
Colony 13: Coronavirus in an Azerbaijani prison
Bad sanitary detention conditions and poor food put prisoners at high risk of infection with reportedly much more cases than the authorities announced.
Colony 13: Coronavirus in an Azerbaijani prison
By Sabina AbubakirovaBad sanitary detention conditions and poor food put prisoners at high risk of infection with reportedly much more cases than the authorities announced.
4/06/2020
A million voices for the Kremlin’s propaganda — the Alliance of Patriots’ ‘million-person poll’
An anti-Western party, whose members are also members of the Georgian parliament, is using this question to ‘investigate’ the attitudes of the population.
A million voices for the Kremlin’s propaganda — the Alliance of Patriots’ ‘million-person poll’
By Tamuna GegidzeAn anti-Western party, whose members are also members of the Georgian parliament, is using this question to ‘investigate’ the attitudes of the population.
27/05/2020
COVID-19 outbreak in Daghestan ‘significantly understated’
Cases of the virus are often being miscategorised as ‘community-acquired pneumonia’.
COVID-19 outbreak in Daghestan ‘significantly understated’
By OC MediaCases of the virus are often being miscategorised as ‘community-acquired pneumonia’.
26/05/2020
‘This is no life’: The disillusionment of Azerbaijani migrants in Poland
Despite a dream of prosperity, Azerbaijani workers have found themselves mired in low wage jobs with almost no legal protections.
‘This is no life’: The disillusionment of Azerbaijani migrants in Poland
By OC MediaDespite a dream of prosperity, Azerbaijani workers have found themselves mired in low wage jobs with almost no legal protections.
‘A lost year’ — How the global pandemic has hit Azerbaijan’s economy
With tourism and other sectors in lockdown and plunging oil prices, Azerbaijan’s economy could face one of it’s most difficult challenges in years.
‘A lost year’ — How the global pandemic has hit Azerbaijan’s economy
By Kamran MahmudovWith tourism and other sectors in lockdown and plunging oil prices, Azerbaijan’s economy could face one of it’s most difficult challenges in years.