Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Russian troops on the Georgian border are caught between embattled Chechen fighters desperate to break out and fresh reinforcements eager to break in
14 Jul 00
Georgia
Cold Comfort for Georgia's Street Children
Conditions in Georgia's state orphanages are so harsh that many youngsters prefer to take their chances on the streets
30 Jun 00
Georgia Demonises Chechen Refugees
Conditions for Chechen refugees sheltering in Georgia are rapidly deteriorating.
16 Jun 00
Sixty Minutes Plays with Fire
Government attempts to gag a crusading TV programme spark widespread condemnation in Tbilisi. The president backs down. For the time being, at least.
9 Jun 00
Search for Abkhazia UN Officials
Fears are growing that a group of UN observers and charity workers may have fallen into the hands of Abkhazian separatist gunmen.
2 Jun 00
Georgia's Nomenclature Still Sitting Pretty
Despite widespread hopes of a radical shake-up in Georgia's ruling cabal, President Shevardnadze once again puts his faith in the old guard
17 May 00
Radiation Victims to Lobby President
A group of Georgian ex-soldiers, who are suffering from radiation sickness, are demanding a government probe into the true legacies of the Soviet nuclear arsenal
12 May 00
Georgia Awaits a Transfiguration
Eduard Shevardnadze's inauguration ceremony was redolent with omens of a brighter future but thin on promises of decisive reform.
5 May 00
Ajaria: A Fool's Paradise?
Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze is fond of boasting that he has created a virtual "paradise" on the shores of the Black Sea. But not of all his subjects would agree with him.
28 Apr 00
The Shadowland of Abkhazia
Lacking natural resources and political stability, Abkhazia's hard-won independence has doomed its people to a life of grinding poverty.
20 Apr 00
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