New Georgian Reporting Network
An IWPR reporting project inspires participants to set up their own journalism network.
27 Nov 09
Caucasus
Reporter Receives Accolade
Series of reports on difficulties of travelling across the Caucasus clinch Azerbaijan press award for IWPR journalist.
27 Nov 09
Media Bias Claims in Georgia Exposed
Media portrays conflict areas as peaceful, endangering lives, people allege.
27 Nov 09
Georgia: Russian Border Opening Plan Under Scrutiny
Mixed motives seen in proposed move to end three-year frontier closure.
26 Nov 09
Azerbaijan: Ethnic Azeri Immigrants in Rights Struggle
They say the country’s immigration law makes it hard for them to gain permanent residence permits.
26 Nov 09
Karabakh Children's Home Reveals Strains of Life
Once an orphanage, the institution has evolved to care for the child victims of a broken society.
22 Nov 09
IWPR Probes Shushi Prison Concerns
Prison authorities allow reporter in to check conditions following claims inmates are mistreated.
22 Nov 09
Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps
Environmentalists say crustaceans victims of pollution but demand also cited.
22 Nov 09
Hard Times in Tajikistan
One of the most visible effects of depression in Tajikistan is the sight of men hanging around in groups, hoping someone will take them on for a day’s work.
20 Nov 09
Tajiks Act on Swine Flu Fears
The authorities in Tajikistan are screening passengers arriving at airports and railway stations for signs of swine flu, Zarina Ergasheva reports.
20 Nov 09
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