Georgia 2.0: high time for new journalism in Caucasus
What’s Georgia’s relationship with the European union? Simply put, it is a partner state in the Eastern Partnership initiative launched in 2009 (also featuring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine), and saw the end of the ‘Five-Year Action Plan’ of the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted by the EU and Georgia in 2010. Yet it’s also the time for a special edition showcasing young students’ articles as part of a Euro Caucusus project. Out with the politics and the old, in with the fresh and the new generation. Basic human rights are investigated through the stories of refugees of Georgia’s separatist regions (deemed as ‘occupied’ by Russia), or the freedom of journalists – the Freedom of the Press Index 2011 saw Georgia’s position improve from number 59 to 55. As the political environment is slightly bettering, so is an impressive cultural trend showing the lighter side of Caucasus life, be it for its up-and-coming wine industry or fashion week. We invite you to take the road between Europe and Asia (Pictured: Georgian street style)
Wine production in Georgia: ‘passport to civilised world’
If you are thinking of going on a wine-tasting holiday, skip the south of France and head to the Caucausus. Wine tourism and industry is booming in Georgia, as it is largely supported by the current government
Journalist Irakli Berulava: ‘Georgia has lost opportunity that rose revolution created’
‘Gloomy’ is how the correspondent of reporters without borders (RSF) in Georgia describes the media situation in the South Caucasus countries. Self censorship, governmental pressures and democratical regression after the rose revolution of 2003 are mining the field of journalism, says the man who is also a blogger, film director and producer
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Welcome to the Hotel Abkhazia
The recent wave of eviction of South Ossetian and Abkhazian refugees or 'internally displaced persons' into the Georgian capital Tbilisi is provoking the indignation of human rights associations
Georgia fashion week 2011: open to Europe
Between 13-16 October, Tbilisi will be all blitz and glamour instead of rockets: designers, buyers, models and fashion hype gather in the Georgian capital for the second edition of fashion week
