Akhalkalaki

A column of trucks on Georgia's southern border. How is it affecting locals?

Traffic jams at checkpoints along the Georgian-Turkish border are becoming worse and locals are suffering.

A story of a Georgian farmer and his tomato green house in Akhalkalaki powered by sun

Enok Babajanian set up a solar energy powered greenhouse of tomatoes in Akhalkalaki, in the village of Murjakheti. This is the only greenhouse in cold Akhalkalaki which supplies vegetables to the local market

Who was Georgia’s youngest coronavirus victim – a 30-year-old woman from Javakheti

Coronavirus Georgia death the youngest victim Javakheti

How the escalation in Karabakh has affected Armenians living in Georgia

Ethnic Armenian citizens of Georgia residing in Javakheti have been clamouring to sign up and fight in Karabakh against Azerbaijan

Murder, arson and criminal infighting – what’s happening in southern Georgia?

The opposition says the authorities have lost control over the Samtskhe-Javakheti region and the local criminal communities.

If they don’t open the border with Russia, famine awaits us – the pandemic in Javakheti, Georgia. Video

Thousands of families in the Armenian community in Javakheti, Georgia, have fallen further into poverty because they cannot go to Russia for seasonal work due to the coronavirus pandemic

“We’re afraid of losing our jobs” - Georgian city Akhalkalaki hunkers down for COVID-19

How the Armenian community lives in the Javakheti region of Georgia after the state of emergency was declared due to the coronavirus epidemic

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Georgian exports to Europe - what has been accomplished since signing the Association Agreement

Georgia largely exports agricultural products to the EU, but some have managed to master new markets

"We won’t leave until we’re paid” – workers on Georgian section of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad on strike

Residents say the railroad is doing more harm than good to the area

The Armenian village in the Georgian mountains that celebrates three Easters a year

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated Easter. But in the Armenian village of Gumburdo in Georgia, they observe an ancient tradition and celebrate also the next two Sundays

Georgian president to country’s Armenian population: learn Georgian

Georgian President Zurabishvili’s main message was about the importance of learning Georgian and the obligations of dual citizens

Protest action in Javakheti, Georgia - cows stolen from villages bordering Turkey

Local residents say that people speaking in Turkish systematically steal cows. They demand increased security at the border with Turkey

Photo report: Georgia’s Akhalkalaki: life after Russian troops withdrew from the base

A photoreport on the former Russian military base in Akhalkalaki 11 years after its closure, and the people whose lives were connected to it.

Armenian communities in Georgian mountains electing new mayors

Few were enthusiastic about the campaign involving former chiefs of police and prosecutor`s office

The silk & steel road through the Caucasus

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars trans-express railway: what are its’ pros and cons for Georgia and Azerbaijan, and why is Armenia not included

Armenian language in Georgia: ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ of the official language status

People in Javakheti say, the status will make for Armenian community’s integration into the Georgian society. Meanwhile, official Tbilisi fears, it may result in the outbreak of separatism

Christmas in Javakheti

How Armenian Сatholics in Georgia live