Vera Gogokhia

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Vera is a civic activist and a medical doctor. She is one of the founders of You for Democracy, a Tbilisi-based NGO focusing on developing a youth activist network in Georgia.

COVID-19

Opinion | The conflict between Church and state during a pandemic endangers us all

by Vera Gogokhia

•6 min read

The Georgian Orthodox Church refusal to budge on a number of rituals that threaten to be vectors for COVID-19 is an escalation of long-simmering conflict between church and state — a conflict that, for the sake of the country, must be put on hold. The young woman gingerly wiped an icon with a dry tissue and lifted her young daughter to kiss it. A medical mask on the child’s face was in the way, so the woman hastily pulled off the child’s mask. It was a Sunday service in Tbilisi’s Sameba Cathe

2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Opinion | Proportional elections are an opportunity for Georgia; it’s up to young people to seize it

by Vera Gogokhia

•6 min read

As Georgia transitions to a new electoral system, it’s up to young people to seize the opportunity to make Georgia a better place. As political unrest in Georgia continues to swell, the Georgian Dream government has taken two key actions to pacify protestors. First, they removed Irakli Kobakhidze from his position as chair of parliament and forced the resignation of MP Zakaria Kutsnashvili, who was involved in inviting the Russian MP to appear in Parliament. Secondly, and perhaps more cri

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