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Journalist Irakli Berulava: ‘Georgia has lost opportunity that rose revolution created’

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:04 -0000

‘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

Georgia fashion week 2011: open to Europe

('cafebabel.com',) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:40:20 -0000

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

2011 win for Azerbaijan: Eurovision returns east

('Dave Keating',) — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43:35 -0000

Norway, Germany...after two years in western Europe, Azerbaijan was the surprise winner of the Eurovision song contest on 14 May. The 2012 contest will be held in the Caspian Sea coast city of Baku, an awkward host city given that the country is in an ongoing military conflict with its neighbour Armenia

Voices: a South Ossetian in Turkey

('Ozcan Tikit',) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:13:34 -0000

There is a diaspora of 100, 000 South Ossetians in the EU member candidate country. Engin Polat Tkhostati, 28, was sleeping when war broke out between the Russians and Georgians on 7 August

Georgi Khaindrava: ‘Russia can't remain a member of the G8’

('n- ost',) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:37:34 -0000

Interview with the Georgian opposition leader, who served as minister for conflict resolution with the breakaway regions under Saakashvili but was removed from office in 2006

The Caucasus war viewed through Europe's blogs

('Ole Skambraks',) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:35:50 -0000

Blogospheres are vibrating in the aftermath of the war in the Caucasus. The need to understand and debate is huge, as spin doctors have been manipulating the news on both sides

War: Russia shows who is boss after bombs on Georgia

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:24:47 -0000

On 12 August, the Russian president announced an 'end to military operations' against Georgia, which the latter claimed continued. The Kremlin's intervention shows who wears the geopolitical trousers in the Caucasus region, which comprises breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Georgia: stepping on 'dictators'

('Temo Bardzimashvili',) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Images from the Georgian capital as its people prepare to vote in a snap presidential election, to be held 5 January

German Russians: home in Berlin

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The story of a community's unconventional journey: 'German Russians' return to Berlin and struggle to live in harmony in their adopted country

'Gas-Opec': alarm bells for Europe

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

EU President Barroso calls for a common European energy policy, as Russian president Putin amongst others propose a gas cartel

Georgian women, invisible citizens

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Women’s rights are neglected in the Caucasus, as illustrated in Tblisi, Georgia's capital

Hrant Dink: Turkey remembers

('Daniel G. Ross',) — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0000

The murder of Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist of Armenian descent and advocate of EU membership, has stirred emotions in Turkey

Chechens in Paris: bureaucratic odyssey

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:20:00 -0000

Far from the conflict-torn Caucasus, we meet the Chechnya Committee in Paris, who won’t allow a forgotten war to be erased from the European memory

Imran Ahhayev: ‘So long as there are fires in the mountains, Chechens will be around’

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The deadline for Chechen guerrilla surrender is January 15 2007. Imran Ahhayev, official envoy of Ichkeria to Estonia, says his people will fight to the death

Opium, the green gold of Afghanistan

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0000

Despite the efforts of the United Nations and the government, the production of opium continues to grow, inundating Europe with tonnes of heroin.