Tbilisi

Zhemal Gamakharia, Chairman of Abkhazia’s Supreme Council, a regional-level parliament.

Georgian politicians from Russian-occupied Abkhazia run a ‘government-in-exile’

Many people living in Georgia  who fled Abkhazia in 1993 now say they are dissatisfied with the politicians in charge of their needs.  

Georgian politicians from Russian-occupied Abkhazia run a ‘government-in-exile’
Protesters wave a Georgian national and EU flags as they rally against a draft law

Georgia faces a rocky road to EU membership

Georgia faces a rocky road to EU membership
demonstrator holding the Ukraine flag around their body

Russians in Georgia help to evacuate Ukrainians  

Russians in Georgia help to evacuate Ukrainians  
Popular Russian rapper Oxxxymiron played to a packed club in Istanbul to raise funds for Ukrainians and their fight against Russia.

The new Russian diaspora finds a home in Istanbul 

The new Russian diaspora finds a home in Istanbul 
Performers drink wine during a wine festival in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 15, 2017.

World's earliest evidence of grape wine-making discovered in country of Georgia

World's earliest evidence of grape wine-making discovered in country of Georgia
East Point mayor Teona Chikladze has come to symbolize a feminist movement in Georgia

Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women

Even as freedoms for women are constricting in neighboring Turkey and Russia, women in Tbilisi, Georgia are more free than ever, they say

Georgian feminists are beacons of light in a region darkening for women
"The Skeptic" illustration from Andrew North's The Big Draw: Selling the Soviet Past.

Take a tour of the 'Home Depot of Soviet past'

In the former Soviet state of Georgia is a sprawling open-air hardware store called the Eliava. Vendors there sell building materials, tools and machinery — much of it from Soviet days and Russian-made.

Take a tour of the 'Home Depot of Soviet past'
The Kiwi Cafe in historic downtown, Tbilisi, Georgia

Sausage-wielding attackers raid vegan cafe in Tbilisi, Georgia

It was no idle prank. The cafe's owners say an ultranationalist neo-Nazi group was responsible.

Sausage-wielding attackers raid vegan cafe in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi’s “Guerrilla Garden” movement has been fighting to preserve the city’s green spaces that some say are under threat by private developers in cahoots with city officials.

Georgia's 'guerrilla gardeners' defend a city park — and introduce people power

Georgians have been watching the power of grassroots groups in the Middle East — and recently in Ukraine — to bring down dictators. So they figure they can protect their urban green spaces, starting with one park.

Georgia's 'guerrilla gardeners' defend a city park — and introduce people power

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was one of the most murderous dictators of the 20th century. And yet, 60 years after his death, he remains popular in some former Soviet republics - especially in his own nation of Georgia.

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

Georgia: Eccentric Billionaire Seeks Helm of Former Soviet State

President Mikheil Saakashvili has admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election, marking what could be the first democratic transfer of power in the country's post-Soviet history.

Georgia: Eccentric Billionaire Seeks Helm of Former Soviet State

Bomb Attacks on Israeli Envoys in India and Georgia

Attackers attempted to detonate two bombs outside Israeli embassies in India and Georgia. The attack in Tbilisi was thwarted, the explosion in New Delhi injured a diplomat's wife.

Bomb Attacks on Israeli Envoys in India and Georgia
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Georgians try trials by jury

The former Soviet Republic of Georgia is just starting to offer jury trials on a limited basis, but most Georgians are unfamiliar with the concept. So Americans are playing a role in helping Georgians get ready. Reporter Mary Stucky has some examples.

Georgians try trials by jury
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Geo Quiz and Answer

For today's Geo Quiz, we're giving you the name of a national dish and asking for its country and capital of origin...

Geo Quiz and Answer
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US again pressures Russia to withdraw

The United States today again called on Russia to honor its commitment to withdraw its forces from Georgia. But the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse, in Georgia, tells anchor Lisa Mullins that there's no sign of any pull-back.

US again pressures Russia to withdraw