Traveling the Caucasus

"Just don't wear a Putin T-shirt" - political emigrants from Russia and their life in Georgia

Travel Georgia

February 07, 2022

How do Russian political emigrants in Georgia live, what difficulties do they have to face and how safe do they feel there?

Tbilisi's 'Italian' courtyards: yesterday and today. A photo story

Georgia

February 02, 2022

Take a look at the life inside mysterious 'Italian' courtyards of Tbilisi and learn more about their unique atmosphere from their residents

Cows, war and faith: story of a Krishna devotee farmer from an Azerbaijani village

Azerbaijan

January 29, 2022

Jamshid Guliyev, a Krishna devotee farmer from Azerbaijan and a veteran of the Karabakh conflict, used to be a journalist, but now keeps a farm where no animals are slaughtered

Discovering Abkhazia with architect Bislan Bagatelia, ep. 2: Gudauta

Abkhazia

January 22, 2022

Join Abkhazian architect Bislan Bagatelia on a walk around Gudauta and learn more about local architectture and tragic events associated with this city

Sacrificial bull and Azhyrnyhua - Abkhazia's day of creation. Photo story

Abkhazia

January 14, 2022

Azhyrnykhua - Abkhazia's New Year is one of the most revered Abkhaz holidays, for which once a year the whole family gathers. The tradition of Azhyrnykhua this time had to be changed a little due to the pandemic

Abkhazia welcomes 2022: what do people expect from it and how will they remember their 2021?

Abkhazia

January 02, 2022

New Year stories from Abkhazia: JAMnews asked sommelier, curator of exhibitions, director, driver and pensioner how they’ll remember 2021 and what they expect from 2022

Baku and Yerevan welcome 2022

Azerbaijan-Armenia

December 31, 2021

Reporters of the "Trajectories" project walk along the New Year's streets in two capitals

Post-war mosaic butterflies in Armenia

Armenia

November 29, 2021

Mosaic and graffiti butterflies began to appear on the building walls across Armenia and in Karabakh shortly after the war. Their author, Siranush Aghajanyan, sees them as a symbol of love, happiness and rebirth

All you need to know about Georgian wine boom

Travel Georgia

November 12, 2021

Georgian wine success story and its entrance to the international market has really benefitted the country's economy. Georgia exports millions of bottles of wine every year - but does quantity reflect quality?

Mount Kazbegi within a hand's reach

Travel Georgia

October 29, 2021

A story of an aspiring alpinist walking in the mountains covered in snow to the Kazbegi peak - and almost reaching it but having to turn back out of security concerns

Does urban planning exist in Tbilisi? What on Earth Georgia ep. 15

What on Earth Georgia | Podcasts

October 25, 2021

Urban planning and landscape architecture needs to be improved in Tbilisi to prevent natural disasters such as floods or fires, founder of Ruderal urban planning company believes

"I first arrived here in 1999" - what do foreigners living in Georgia think about it?

Georgia

October 18, 2021

What do foreigners think about Georgia when they do not come as tourists but make it their home? JAMnews spoke to those living in the country about their personal experiences

Early marriages in Armenia's Yazidi community - Personal stories.

Armenia

September 15, 2021

In the Yazidi community living in Armenia, the issue of early marriages is acute. Girls are still being kidnapped or married off at the age of 15 or even 12

Georgian village where the Abkhaz song plays: how Abkhazians learn their native language in Achara

Georgia

September 14, 2021

Abkhazians in Achara learn their native language in schools - pupils and teachers are mainly ethnic Abkhaz living in Achara, but the lessons are also open for Georgians who often join them eagerly

Ukrainian girl who came to Georgia for a few days and stayed forever. Blog

Travel Georgia

September 13, 2021

Ukrainian girl who came to Georgia as a tourist and never left - Marina Ponomarchuk is now the owner of a small coffee shop in Batumi which also helps raise funds for the local stray animals' initiative

Tusheti on horseback - a short documentary about exploring Georgia's highland gem

Travel Georgia

September 13, 2021

Exploring Tusheti on a horseback, admiring serene mountain sites, and learning more about the life of residents of the mountainous region of Georgia - all this and more in a new JAMnews video blog

Eco-village is a model for better future. What on Earth Georgia, ep. 11

What on Earth Georgia | Podcasts

September 08, 2021

Eco-village is a model for a better future in Georgia, members of the International Eco-Community Project in Caucasus believe. Their aim is to create a self-sustainable community that leaves minimum negative impact on the environment

Khor Virap: a prison turned shrine. Vlog from Armenia

Armenia

September 08, 2021

Felons used to be sent here. They would be thrown into deep pits and forgotten forever. That is how the monastery got its name – Khor Virap, meaning ‘deep pit’.

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