South Caucasus Radio Diaries project
Radio diaries give ordinary people the chance to talk about their lives after war.
Introduction
Conciliation Resources’ Radio Diaries project involves 20 radio stations and over 40 journalists working in Georgia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorny Karabakh.
Every month, dozens of 3-5 minute diaries recorded by ordinary people talking about their lives and challenges after war are broadcast on radio stations in the region. The idea is to break down stereotypes and influence public discussion in communities long divided by conflict.
Teams of local journalists edit these real life stories. Exchange visits and training have brought together those from separate sides of the conflicts, sometimes for the first time.
More than 1300 diaries have been broadcast since 2002. Some are also published in newspapers in Georgia, Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorny Karabakh.
Read and listen to the diaries
Radio Diaries Book. More than 100 personal diaries are included in a new Russian-language book published in October 2006, which is available for download from this website.
Radio Diaries CD compilation. The best Russian-language audio diaries are also now available on a compilation CD. Email to request a copy.
Selection of diaries online. Listen to a small audio selection of the Russian-language diaries.
Partners
Radio stations broadcasting the diaries or whose journalists edit them:Abkhaz State Radio (AGTRK) (Sukhum/i)
Atinati (Zugdidi)
Burch FM (Baku)
Dzveli Kalaki (Kutaisi)
Glavnoe Radio (Public Radio Tbilisi)
Molodezhnoe Radio (Akhaltsikhe)
Molodezhnyj Kanal (Stepanakert)
Mtvane Talga (Akhalkalaki)
Novaya Volna (Stepanakert)
PostFactum (Tbilisi)
Public Radio (Batumi)
Public Radio (Stepanakert)
Public Radio (Yerevan)
Radio Antenn-FM (Baku)
Radio Derbent (Derbent, Dagestan)
Radio Interkap (Vanadzor)
Radio Shant (Gyumri)
Radio Space (Baku)
Radio Soma (Sukhum/i)
Radio Van (Yerevan)
State Radio (Baku)
