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Georgian president refuses to pardon ‘poison plot’ archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze

Giorgi Mamaladze, was convicted of plotting the murder of the secretary of Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II.

Georgian president refuses to pardon ‘poison plot’ archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze

Giorgi Mamaladze, was convicted of plotting the murder of the secretary of Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II.

New allegations against Georgian Orthodox Church as archbishop accused of sexual assault

Archbishop Zosime Shioshvili is accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s.

New allegations against Georgian Orthodox Church as archbishop accused of sexual assault

Archbishop Zosime Shioshvili is accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s.

Georgian archbishop accuses Patriarch Ilia II of ‘pederasty and sodomy’

The accusations have sent shockwaves through the Georgian Orthodox Church and the country.

Georgian archbishop accuses Patriarch Ilia II of ‘pederasty and sodomy’

The accusations have sent shockwaves through the Georgian Orthodox Church and the country.

Georgian Orthodox archbishop accuses government of plotting to overthrow the Patriarch

Iakob Iakobishvili accused PM Giorgi Gakharia, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, and former PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili of being involved.

Georgian Orthodox archbishop accuses government of plotting to overthrow the Patriarch

Iakob Iakobishvili accused PM Giorgi Gakharia, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, and former PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili of being involved.

Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab

Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.

Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab

By Dato Parulava

Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.

Analysis | What divides and what unites Georgian society?

CRRC-Georgia examines the actors, issues, and institutions that people think divide society.

Analysis | What divides and what unites Georgian society?

By CRRC

CRRC-Georgia examines the actors, issues, and institutions that people think divide society.

Arrests in Tbilisi as queer rights activists and homophobic counter protesters face-off

The activists were eventually evacuated by police in the early hours of Saturday morning after a six and a half hour stand-off.

Arrests in Tbilisi as queer rights activists and homophobic counter protesters face-off

The activists were eventually evacuated by police in the early hours of Saturday morning after a six and a half hour stand-off.

Tbilisi marks International Day Against Homophobia with a single rainbow flag

Hundreds of people led by priests marched through Tbilisi ‘against sodomy’.

Tbilisi marks International Day Against Homophobia with a single rainbow flag

Hundreds of people led by priests marched through Tbilisi ‘against sodomy’.

Georgian government allocates $320,000 for new religious holiday

Parliament voted in an extraordinary session on Wednesday to make 12 May a celebration of the country’s consecration to the Virgin Mary.

Georgian government allocates $320,000 for new religious holiday

Parliament voted in an extraordinary session on Wednesday to make 12 May a celebration of the country’s consecration to the Virgin Mary.

New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions

Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.

New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions

Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.