Marianna is a 23-year-old Armenian woman who established In Vino wine house 5 years ago. For years, Saryan Street in Yerevan, where In Vino is located, was empty – few people used to come here. Following the opening of the wine house, other restaurants serving wine also appeared on the street, and Saryan … Continue Reading
Star Loving, and Being 20 in Georgia
When night comes and there are no clouds in the sky, hunting starts. It’s hunting on the sky landscapes, stars and planets, on the Milky Way. Dimitri is a Georgian student and Astrophotographer. He … Continue Reading
OPEN Media Hub Launches “Being 20” Series
"My name is Bogdan. I’m 18. I left school to create smart things. Within a year, my startup is worth 1 million dollars." With the first in-depth broadcast training sessions in Ukraine and Georgia … Continue Reading
Covering Migration Creates Serious Challenges for Media Professionals, New Study Reveals
Media on both sides of the Mediterranean are under-resourced and unable to provide the time, money and appropriate level of expertise needed to tell the migration story in context, a new study … Continue Reading
Council Gives Final Approval of Visa-Free Travel for Georgia
EU ministers attending the European Council on Monday, February 27 have put the final stamp on visa-free travel for Georgia. The ministers have also approved the visa waiver suspension … Continue Reading
Visa Liberalisation and the Economic Perspective of Georgia
Will visa liberalisaton change anything for Georgia? The debate in Georgia on the possible benefits of visa liberalisation is taking place against a backdrop of increasingly difficult economic … Continue Reading
Visa Liberalisation and What it Would Mean for Ordinary People
The question of visa liberalisation is of critical importance for almost all Georgians. As the European Union passes it in 2017, it could transform the lives of many people. From students, who want to … Continue Reading
The Tunisian Lawyer Who Made it Despite his Handicap
Tunisian lawyer Mohamed Amine Ben Youssef succeeded in overcoming his handicap. After completing his Doctorate, he is now a lawyer and defends the causes of the handicapped and the needy. Every day he … Continue Reading
Overcoming Handicaps
A young disabled artist has over come his handicap by painting with his toes. This story was produced in Tunis, Tunisia on 25/11/2016 by Wattanya 2 at an Open Media Hub Broadcast Production workshop. … Continue Reading
What the Election Results Mean for Moldova – and for its Relations with the EU
This article by Ruslan Mihalevschi was written for the OPEN Media Hub and published by the Moldovan newspaper SP Balti. “We want changes and a better future for our kids, so they won’t have to … Continue Reading
Lifers in Moldovan High Security Prison Perform Hamlet
Prison number 17 is the most secure jail in Moldova, behind these walls, 103 inmates are serving life sentences, which in Moldova means life. Its one of the highest punitive justice system in Europe. … Continue Reading
