MINELRES: Caucasus Reporting Service No. 142: 10 years since war began in Abkhazia
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WELCOME TO IWPR'S CAUCASUS REPORTING SERVICE, No. 142, August 14, 2002.
Ten years ago today, on August 14 2002, war broke out in Abkhazia. This
edition of Caucasus Reporting Service is entirely devoted to reports and
analysis of this tragic anniversary.
CAUCASUS NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 14
SPECIAL ABKHAZIA ISSUE: TEN YEARS AFTER THE WAR
UNEASY GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ TRUCE HOLDS Exactly a decade on from the start of
the war between Georgia and Abkhazia in August 1992, nothing has been
resolved, and the disputed Kodori Gorge could be a new flashpoint. By
Margarita Akhvlediani in Tbilisi.
WAR VETERANS' PEACETIME STRUGGLE Abkhazia's ex-soldiers find themselves
unemployed, depressed and even suicidal. By Inal Khashig in Sukhum.
GEORGIAN REFUGEES: TEN YEARS FROM HOME More than 200,000 Georgia
refugees from Abkhazia remember a tragic past and anticipate an
uncertain future. By Salome Odisharia in Tbilisi.
ABKHAZ CHILDREN LEARN OF PARENTS' WAR Young people in Abkhazia are
struggling to understand the conflict with Georgia. By Indira Bartsits
in Sukhum.
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