This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 18 January 2002 Security ...

When travelers head to the Pankisi Valley, the warnings often begin before they arrive, usually from the mouth of a concerned taxi driver, unsure they should be driving tourists to this remote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurelien Foucault Nazy Dakishvili began studying law in 2008 at the Georgian American University in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital ...

Duisi, in the middle of the valley, is the main center where thousands of refugees from Chechnya have gathered. Most of them arrived in November 1999, when fresh outbreaks of violence hit Chechnya.

Pankisi sits close to Tusheti, a mountainous region already popular with hikers, but tourism in the valley itself is only just taking shape. Over the past decade, community initiatives — many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When travelers head to the Pankisi Valley, the warnings often begin before they arrive, usually from the mouth of a concerned taxi ...