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Shota Kincha

After fleeing a not-so-promising academic career and a disastrous attempt at being a bisexual activist, Shota is now a grumpy staff writer covering Georgia-related topics at OC Media. He is still interested in nationalism, far-right, and gender and queer issues, and still pretends to keep an eye on the wider Eastern and Central Europe region.

Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated

Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.

‘Putinist response’: Georgian painter investigated for removing own painting from exhibition

The artist wrote ‘art is alive and independent’ in the painting’s place on the gallery wall.

New accreditation rules threaten to ban media outlets from parliament

Media outlets could face a six-month ban from parliament for questioning MPs without their consent.

Zugdidi bank robber arrested after 27 months on the run

Badri Esebua took 43 hostages at a Bank of Georgia branch in Zugdidi in October 2020.

Georgian TV channel Formula fires 23 camera operators after illegal strike

The camera operators had been on strike demanding better pay since 31 January.

Russia’s top diplomat compliments Georgia for not ‘irritating’ them

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has praised Georgia for refusing to join anti-Russia sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

Georgian Church criticises Ministry of Culture over monastery restoration

The ministry has found itself at odds with the Patriarchate over a report criticising the restoration work on the Gelati Monastery.

UNM elects new leader following criticism for failing to free Saakashvili

Levan Khabeishvili’s election represents a victory for the pro-Saakashvili faction within the party.

Georgia’s (in)human rights strategy 

Georgia’s Human Rights Strategy for the next eight years lists many key vulnerable groups, but queer people have been removed.

Mass shooting leaves six dead in Georgia’s Sagarejo

A 49-year-old man reportedly began shooting with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in the early hours of Friday.