Georgia
Adjara’s Islamic heritage forgotten by the state
Adjara’s wooden mosques — as artistic, communal, and architectural spaces — tell the story of the local Muslim community.
Lela Jobava
Lela Jobava is a journalist and researcher from Gali, Abkhazia. Driven by her passion for conflict-driven reporting, photo-storytelling, and filmmaking, she is committed to covering diverse ethnic, religious, linguistic, and gender-related topics, and crafting distinctive stories. The themes of memory and identity are integral elements in her work.
![A sign in Mingrelian, a language related to Georgian spoken in the west of the country, reads ‘There is no other way, but to overthrow this bastard oligarch [Georgian Dream founder and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili]!’. Photo: Lela Jobava/OC Media.](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.bucket.fourthestate.app%2Foc-media-prod%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2F2025%2F03%2FP1260977-1-1.jpg&w=3840&q=50)
Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘I am standing up to fight’: how Georgia’s protests extend beyond Tbilisi
While Tbilisi remains a focal point in the ongoing anti-government protests, a crucial dimension of political resistance unfolds in Georgia’s regions.
