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In pictures | Tbilisi’s night bus — a shelter on wheels
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In pictures | Tbilisi’s night bus — a shelter on wheels

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Two years ago, Tbilisi’s only night bus was introduced to connect the city centre with the airport. Now, it serves as overnight accommodation for the homeless. In February 2017, the Route 37 bus going between Tbilisi’s central Station Square to the airport started running 24/7. The traditional small yellow buses were switched to the larger, modern blue models complete with heating. The initiative was implemented by Tbilisi City Hall for tourists and locals not wishing to spend money on a

In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless
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In pictures | Nowhere else to go: the stories of Yerevan’s homeless

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Yerevan’s homeless population comes from all over Armenia and beyond, but they all have ended up in the same place. There is one shelter in the city, with a capacity of 100, but it is not enough to house the hundreds living on Yerevan’s streets. There are no official figures on the number of homeless people in Armenia. According to Shavarsh Khachatryan, the director of the Hans Christian Kofoed homeless shelter, there are approximately 400 homeless people in Yerevan alone. Around 100 live i

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