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Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

By Gulnur Kazimova

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

3/06/2019

Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy

The ruling party in Georgia is suspected of using an army of trolls that try to set the agenda and moods of public debate.

Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy

By Shota Kincha

The ruling party in Georgia is suspected of using an army of trolls that try to set the agenda and moods of public debate.

30/05/2019

Libraries full of hate: from Azerbaijan to Georgia

Azerbaijan has been supplying Georgian libraries with books containing hate speech against Armenians.

Libraries full of hate: from Azerbaijan to Georgia

By Rahim Shaliyev

Azerbaijan has been supplying Georgian libraries with books containing hate speech against Armenians.

29/05/2019

The coexistence of the ‘old’ and the ‘new’: a Soviet monotown in Georgia

While the enterprises central to industrial Soviet monotowns proved ineffective in the market economy — the cities surrounding them continue to live.

The coexistence of the ‘old’ and the ‘new’: a Soviet monotown in Georgia

By Olga Pinchuk

While the enterprises central to industrial Soviet monotowns proved ineffective in the market economy — the cities surrounding them continue to live.

28/05/2019

Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura

After starting an unsanctioned strike, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate the cost of their hazardous occupations.

Speaking up through sewn lips: a wildcat strike in Chiatura

By Dato Parulava

After starting an unsanctioned strike, miners in Chiatura stitched their lips together to demonstrate the cost of their hazardous occupations.

16/05/2019

How Georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012

 Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government. 

How Georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012

By Liberali

 Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government. 

22/04/2019

Is this the beginning of a recycling revolution in Azerbaijan?

While the Ministry of Environment sees the solution through private and public initiatives, the public expects regulatory actions.

Is this the beginning of a recycling revolution in Azerbaijan?

By Vafa Zeynalova

While the Ministry of Environment sees the solution through private and public initiatives, the public expects regulatory actions.

15/04/2019

Armenia’s blind struggle to find a livelihood

Faced with ignorance and discrimination, finding work as a blind person is a difficult task.

Armenia’s blind struggle to find a livelihood

By Manya Israyelyan

Faced with ignorance and discrimination, finding work as a blind person is a difficult task.

8/04/2019

Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges

Oyub Titiyev is the latest victim of Russia’s campaign against civil society in the North Caucasus.

Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges

By Yekaterina Neroznikova

Oyub Titiyev is the latest victim of Russia’s campaign against civil society in the North Caucasus.

2/04/2019

‘We’re caught in mid-air’ — Raising a child with autism in Georgia

From therapy to special education teachers in schools, parents of children with autism in Georgia face a constant battle for the services they need.

‘We’re caught in mid-air’ — Raising a child with autism in Georgia

By Tamuna Chkareuli

From therapy to special education teachers in schools, parents of children with autism in Georgia face a constant battle for the services they need.