A story of Kocha from Abkhazia who founded Georgian Youth Union. Video

Georgians, IDPS from Abkhazia

Kocha Changelia, 22, is a forced migrant from Abkhazia. He had to move to Tbilisi after the 2008 war. Many believe that there are no more stereotypes in relation to migrants, but Kocha knows from his own experience that this is not the case.

To combat stigma, he created the Georgian Youth Union.

“A story of Eric – participant in the second Karabakh war”. Here are more stories, opinions and no comments from the authors of the all-Caucasus Youth Group “Generation Genius”

Georgians from Abkhazia

• Is Georgian language banned in Abkhaz schools?
• Abkhazia: ‘war trophy’ apartments – will they be returned to their owners?
• Photo archive: Georgian families leaving Abkhazia during the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz war
• Zone of fear: report from the Georgian-Abkhaz dividing line

Georgia, opinions

• Struggle and Sacrifice: Narratives of Georgia’s Modern History
• Re-examining the radicalizing narratives of Georgia’s conflicts
• Unresolved Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, consequences – poll in Abkhazia. Video

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

• Op-ed: Does anyone want Georgian-Abkhaz conflict to be resolved?
• What could Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations look like? An Abkhaz take
• Zakareishvili: “Sooner or later the authorities will have to consider my ideas”

August war

• August 8 Russian-Georgian war: testimonies of Georgian and Ossetian survivors
• The 2008 war over South Ossetia: How it all happened
• “We played football with Ossetians in that field” a report from a divided village
• Georgia: The deadly legacy of the August war