Abkhazia
Living on the edge — residents of Abkhazia’s Gali district fear increasing isolation
The district is primarily inhabited by ethnic Georgians, who have seen their access to territory controlled by Tbilisi increasingly shrink.
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.
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.
![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.
