Natia Kuprashvili

Unfriendly Advances in Georgia

Russian forces draw new line around South Ossetia in barbed wire.

Abkhazia Takes in Ethnic Kin From Syria

Five hundred diaspora members have arrived so far.

Georgia: Outgoing School Examiner Decries Reforms

Officials argue new exam system is more straightforward, while critics say it makes passing too easy.

Georgian Students Snap Up Summer Jobs

Short work-placement scheme will do little to assuage students’ hunger for jobs to pay for their studies, critics say.

Dam Projects Face Resistance in Georgia

Officials say hydroelectric schemes vital to economic development, but critics argue environmental and human costs are too high.

Report Spurs Review of Georgia Childcare Reform

IWPR story found that owing to hurried nature of changes, children’s conditions had often worsened.

Caucasus: Aug/Sep '11 Part III

Parliamentary committee takes fresh look at new fostering system.

Georgian Environmentalists Fear Hunting Free-For-All

Deregulation will bring in plenty of cash from foreign hunters, but already endangered species will be on offer.

Georgian Sailors Brave Piracy, Bureaucracy

Russian Phased Out From Georgian Education System

Government wants more ethnic minority students in higher education, but won't allow them to use Russian.