Ethan Kimes

Ethan Kimes has lived in Georgia since 2006 and has worked for the Human Rights Center based in Tbilisi. He visits Batumi on a regular basis.

Georgian police come down violently on anti-Saakashvili demonstration. A first-hand account

Ethan Kimes was witness to a ruthless operation by Georgian special police forces against anti-government demonstrators in central Tbilisi. The events saw at least three people killed, including one policemen. A dozen are reported missing. (Title, standfirst updated June 22 2011 - openDemocracy)

By Ethan Kimes

/ 27 May 2011

Pro-democracy activists arrested in Georgia

Staunch former Saakashvili supporters and political insiders take to the streets of Georgia - and are arrested - as protests in the capital Tbilisi continue.

By Ethan Kimes

/ 24 May 2011

Unrest in Tunisia: a sign of things to come in Afghanistan?

Virulent unrest in Northern Africa should be ringing alarm bells in Afghanistan. Widespread Afghan youth unemployment, not the Taliban, may soon become the largest of the US military’s worries as it delicately maneuvers itself out of the country.

By Ethan Kimes

/ 13 Jan 2011