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Voices | Armenia’s devastating earthquake 30 years on
Stories from three of the survivors in Spitak of the earthquake that levelled the town.
Voices | Armenia’s devastating earthquake 30 years on
Stories from three of the survivors in Spitak of the earthquake that levelled the town.
In pictures | Tbilisi’s ‘jarti’ collectors
A look at Georgia’s uneasy scrap industry shows how Georgia’s present situation reflects in the piles of tin, copper, and brass.
In pictures | Tbilisi’s ‘jarti’ collectors
A look at Georgia’s uneasy scrap industry shows how Georgia’s present situation reflects in the piles of tin, copper, and brass.
‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia
Around a third of Armenians live in poverty, and despite promises from successive governments, the number is not decreasing.
‘I don’t want our faces to be labeled as poor and miserable’ — extreme poverty in Armenia
By Armine AvetisyanAround a third of Armenians live in poverty, and despite promises from successive governments, the number is not decreasing.
Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’
Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.
Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’
Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.
‘People’s goodwill is my only hope for survival’ — elderly poverty in Georgia
Struggling to make ends meet, many Georgian pensioners end up relying on donations from charities or support from relatives or kind neighbours.
‘People’s goodwill is my only hope for survival’ — elderly poverty in Georgia
By Tamuna ChkareuliStruggling to make ends meet, many Georgian pensioners end up relying on donations from charities or support from relatives or kind neighbours.
Georgian Labour Party leader ‘stages fake interview’ with street vendor
Shalva Natelashvili summoned journalists to meet a ‘struggling fruit and vegetables seller’ who later turned out to be a party activist.
Georgian Labour Party leader ‘stages fake interview’ with street vendor
Shalva Natelashvili summoned journalists to meet a ‘struggling fruit and vegetables seller’ who later turned out to be a party activist.
Georgian street children are ‘used as shields’ in crimes
According to a study by UNICEF, there are places in Georgia known for criminal activities that involve children, but untouched by authorities.
Georgian street children are ‘used as shields’ in crimes
According to a study by UNICEF, there are places in Georgia known for criminal activities that involve children, but untouched by authorities.
Opinion | Bank reforms touted by Georgia’s Prime Minister–to-be could spell the end of predatory lending
If Mamuka Bakhtadze follows through on his announced reforms they could be the first step in addressing some of the most pressing economic woes.
Opinion | Bank reforms touted by Georgia’s Prime Minister–to-be could spell the end of predatory lending
By Tato KhundadzeIf Mamuka Bakhtadze follows through on his announced reforms they could be the first step in addressing some of the most pressing economic woes.
Voice from Guria | ‘The prices for medicines are insane; isn’t this repression?’
Rusudan Chelidze, 80, from the village of Zemo Bakhvi, Guria remembers growing up as the child of a politically repressed family with her sister and the difficulties they had to face.
Voice from Guria | ‘The prices for medicines are insane; isn’t this repression?’
Rusudan Chelidze, 80, from the village of Zemo Bakhvi, Guria remembers growing up as the child of a politically repressed family with her sister and the difficulties they had to face.