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Ukrainians who have escaped to Georgia describe their roundabout route to refuge.

Journalists from the final remnants of Russia’s independent media are trying to find refuge in their southern neighbor. But there are doubts about how safe it really is.

As anti-Russian sentiment rises in Georgia, the many Russians here share Georgians’ shock and disgust at what is happening in Ukraine.

Kyiv appears fed up with Tbilisi’s excess of caution in its approach to Russia’s invasion.

To many Georgians, Russia’s invasion reminded them of their own conflict in 2008.

A disengagement from the world medical community combined with conservative societal norms have led to many doctors shunning COVID jabs even as the wave of infections reaches new heights.

The Caucasus neighbors have started a food fight over the fermented milk product that is the region’s pride and joy.

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.

The suicide of a man who was forced to flee Abkhazia 30 years ago has put the spotlight on the emotional and economic plight of hundreds of thousands of Georgian IDPs.

As usual, senior officials in Tbilisi are choosing not to rock the boat with Russia. But many are advocating for stronger support for Kyiv.

The flag carrier was hit hard by a 2019 Russian ban on direct flights, but the knockout blow was the pandemic.

The legendary mountain region of Svaneti has turned into a cryptocurrency mint, resulting in chronic electricity shortages.

Tbilisi’s world-famous nightclubs were the country’s last businesses to reopen following the COVID lockdown. But it took a confrontation with the authorities to make it happen.

In his first public appearance following his surprise return to the country, arrest, and hunger strike, the ex-president brushed off the charges against him and issued an expansive defense of his time in power.

Even weakened and behind bars, the former president has managed to place himself again at the center of Georgian politics.

The absence of a clean, broadly trusted electoral process leaves room for ambiguity, auguring continued disputes over the government’s legitimacy.

Georgia’s former president will soon face trial for a variety of charges connected to his time in office. But there is widespread concern the proceedings will be more about politics than justice.

The ex-president’s unexpected return, and arrest, were of a piece with a Georgian political tradition in which nothing is as it seems.

Georgians are going to the polls to elect mayors and city councils. But the vote is fraught with the potential for instability on a national scale.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

Once the star of Georgian Dream, which has ruled the country for a decade, Giorgi Gakharia is now taking on his former allies and taking flak as a result.

As the U.S.-led war ends, Georgians are reminiscing about their decades of Central Asian military service under two superpowers.

The decision elicited criticism, in particular as bars, restaurants, and tourism infrastructure remain open.

The state is trying to shut faith-based boarding schools, but the process is slow.

Poor and rural families are not equipped to handle online school. Now they fear another academic year is going to start with schools still closed.