Georgia Demonises Chechen Refugees
Conditions for Chechen refugees sheltering in Georgia are rapidly deteriorating.
Conditions for Chechen refugees sheltering in Georgia are rapidly deteriorating.
Government attempts to gag a crusading TV programme spark widespread condemnation in Tbilisi. The president backs down. For the time being, at least.
Fears are growing that a group of UN observers and charity workers may have fallen into the hands of Abkhazian separatist gunmen.
Despite widespread hopes of a radical shake-up in Georgia's ruling cabal, President Shevardnadze once again puts his faith in the old guard
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
Eduard Shevardnadze's inauguration ceremony was redolent with omens of a brighter future but thin on promises of decisive reform.
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.
Lacking natural resources and political stability, Abkhazia's hard-won independence has doomed its people to a life of grinding poverty.
A shady political deal may have helped secure Eduard Shevardnadze's overwhelming presidential election victory
Most voters quietly accept that President Eduard Shevardnadze will win the April 9 elections - but they bitterly resent the fact that there is no real alternative.