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13.08.2008 Russia e Georgia hanno accettato il piano di pace proposto dall’Unione Europea, ma la tensione per la crisi in Ossezia del Sud rimane alta mentre si levano voci sempre più critiche verso l’operato di Mosca - riporta l'agenzia Asianews. Stamane la Georgia ha già accusato la Russia di violare la tregua, ma Mosca ha negato categoricamente. Intanto l'Unhcr ha inviato il primo volo carico di materiali per i civili coinvolti nel conflitto: l'Onu ha già registrato circa 3.500 sfollati ma si prepara ad aiutare almeno 30mila persone mentre il totale degli sfollati sarebbe circa 100mila. Comunque "il problema di fondo rimane" - commenta l'Osservatorio sui Balcani. "E' quello dei numerosi conflitti rimasti congelati nello spazio post-sovietico. Non si tratta solo della questione osseta. Ci sono anche l'Abkhazia, la Transnistria e il Nagorno Karabakh".

15.01.2008 Although President Mikheil Saakashvili is already making plans for his second term -- notably campaigns to reduce poverty and to foster greater political inclusion -- opposition leaders are resisting dialogue, calling for a vote recount, and threatening political disobedience.

09.01.2008 Enduring winter weather, alleged incidences of voter intimidation, and other irregularities, Georgians -- in high numbers in some areas -- went to the polls over the weekend, report election monitors.

13.11.2007 In response to the mass social and political strife over the last week, the Georgian government declared a state of emergency, blacking out most news channels and the voice of the opposition.

03.10.2007 As the outcome of the Ukrainian election threatens to peel away the orange revolution, Misha Kechaqmadze traces the success of post-Soviet regimes to stamp out the march to democracy.

02.10.2007 Political tensions triggered the illegal but widespread detention and deportation of Georgian immigrants living in Russia in 2006, concludes a report by Human Rights Watch.
From: Human Rights Watch

27.07.2007 Georgian ensimmäinen yhteisöradio aloitti lähetykset, kun Ninotsmindan kaupungin keskustan kovaäänisistä alkoi kuulumaan paikallisten toimittajien lähetykset. EU:n rahoittaman projektin toimittajat ovat saaneet asiantuntijakoulutuksen ennen lähetysten aloittamista kaupungissa, joka joutuu usein sääolojen vuoksi eristyksiin muusta maailmasta. Yhteisöradioita on hyödynnetty kehitysyhteistyössä menestyksekkäästi jo vuosien ajan.

20.07.2007 BBC World Service Trust’s new radio station in the Eurasian nation of Georgia broadcasts its programmes through loudspeakers at the city centre. The local ethnic residents are learning how to produce their own programmes and gain computer literacy.

13.07.2007 "The Olympics in the Caucasus, which has long been seen as unstable, will promote peace and understanding," said the president of Georgia, whose breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are mere kilometers from the site of the 2014 Winter Games. Analysts are not all so optimistic.

04.06.2007 Though 73 percent of Georgians are optimistic about their country and corruption levels are way down, unemployment, salaries, and pensions remain major concerns for the working class in the rapidly westernizing country.

23.05.2007 Joshua Kucera explores the Georgian port town of Batumi, which, four years after the Rose Revolution, appears set to forge a path away from its Russian past.

20.11.2006 Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, South Ossetia has been battling with Georgia for self-determination. Two different presidential elections and referenda were recently held in the breakaway region, further complicating relations with the Georgian government.

03.11.2006 Nearly a month after Russia began deporting Georgian citizens, the Georgian government is scrambling to offer assistance to the reported 1,000 deportees who have returned home.

12.10.2006 Since a diplomatic row began between Russia and Georgia in early October, people with Georgian backgrounds have faced repeated document checks, interrogations, fingerprinting, and deportation.

24.08.2006 The United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation--much anticipated for its business-like approach to providing aid to developing countries--is barely off the ground in the Republic of Georgia but already faces allegations about accountability and transparency.

23.08.2006 ACCION International is backing lending organizations in new markets, as it announced Tuesday it will extend loan guarantees to help spur small business opportunities in Poland and the Republic of Georgia.

16.05.2006 The parent company of Fox News and Sky Television is moving into Georgia's media market. There is hope it will help raise journalistic standards in the former Soviet republic, but also concern that its conservative slant will stifle civil society.

16.11.2005 In a region dominated by ethnic divisions and a history of violence, development projects are building more than livelihoods--the dividends of peace, education, and understanding have spread across Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

18.08.2005 As part of The Great Volga River Route project, an International Workshop on Sustainable Development and World Heritage took place on 28-31 July 2005 in Bucharest, Romania.The aim is to link young people through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and engage them in the preservation and promotion of World Heritage and Biosphere sites.

08.07.2005 Opposition parties are furious with the government’s handling of street protests sparked by arrests of leading sportsmen.