Nino Apakidze
Journalist
About
I am Nino Apakidze, a multimedia journalist from Georgia with a focus on digital investigative and solutions-based journalism. I collaborate with different online media outlets. My interests include covering cross-border stories, conflict zones, and investigative reporting.
The article examines what the Georgian government should do versus what it is currently doing to align its security and foreign policy with the EU. This alignment is essential for opening negotiations on EU membership.
Over the past year, Georgia has been granted EU candidate status and has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with China. Experts express concerns that pursuing these two paths simultaneously may be incompatible.
"This is a case where an authoritarian regime creates a tool to suppress civil society, and then other countries can use the same tools. It is a kind of teaching on how to suppress people, how to suppress independent organizations.”

Even after 30 years of the restoration of the country’s independence, the population of Javakheti still suffers from a lack of access to lands, roads and natural gas, leading to a feeling that the region is estranged and isolated from the rest of Georgia.
Georgia has now become a preferred destination for Russians looking to escape from mobilization and instability. For many, the influx of Russian migrants is a source of existential fear and an uncontrollable driving force behind rising prices in the country.
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In 2022, 76% of verified parliamentarians filled out their financial declarations incorrectly. Over the last three years, the number of cases involving deputies filling out declarations with violations has been increasing.
Couriers work on digital platforms without being recognized as employees. Their work is governed by algorithms and monetized by the platform owners. Often, the risks that are a constant part of their activities are overlooked.
Activists explain that under the current legislation, for a woman to be considered raped, she must also be beaten. They demand legislative changes, as it is impossible to adequately protect women from sexual crimes under the current law.
Food addiction ranks among the most widespread and deadly addictions globally. Despite its pervasive nature, the illness remains largely invisible, as food is an integral part of our daily lives. An eating disorder is a psychological condition marked by unhealthy eating habits.
Georgian News
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In the last 5 years, about 60 media representatives left the country. The list is incomplete and growing. Most turned themselves in as refugees or political exiles. More than a few had to break the law to achieve this goal.
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The Georgian government is trying to dodge responsibility for the Shovi tragedy with exactly the same reasoning as the Russian government justified itself with before the Strasbourg Court in 2008.
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In just six months, we counted about 40 cases of unlawful obstruction of journalism. Militants and officials of Georgian Dream are already blatantly attacking representatives of critical media in front of the cameras.
Research Work
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Keywords: Caucasus, media consumption, social media use, disinformation, resilience
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Keywords: COVID-19, antivaxination, disinformation, fake news, Georgia
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Keywords: COVID-19, antivaxination, disinformation, fake news, Georgia

Student Works - Portfolio for GIPA

Storyliving instead of storytelling
Where do the homeless go when they die

A story about the homeless members of our society, who are marginalized not only in life but also in death.
Abandoned past of Guria
The population in Georgian villages is declining year by year. The trace of once active rural life slowly disappears into the Soviet brutalism ruins.
Between Homes
Between Homes is a short documentary film about an immigrant woman, Ia, who went to the US to find a better life. She, like many Georgian brad-winner immigrants, ended up living between the homes across the continents.

Alice in Harassland

“Alice in Harassland” is transmedia project covering the stories of sexual abuse. Women around the world share the common bond of carrying the unrevealed stories of abuse.
Recent statistics related to violence against women, and legislative changes in Georgia

According to the Prosecutor's office, 23 women were murdered during the year 2020 in Georgia.

Targeted
Cover Photo Credit: The Economist
1531 journalists have been killed since 1993, according to UNESCO. The number of violent attacks against journalists – online and offline – is rising.

There is not a single report worth of human life, but as a journalist, you can not hide all the time, you have to report. But where is the line between being too reckless or too cautious?
Contact
Email:
n.apakidze@gipa.ge
Tbilisi, Georgia
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