Georgian speaker accuses USAID of ‘financing religious intolerance’
Papuashvili was responding to criticism of the Georgian Orthodox Church for its handling of a scandal surrounding an icon that featured Stalin.
Formal investigation and far-right demonstration prompted by paint on controversial Stalin icon
Activist Nata Peradze shared a video showing paint splattered on the controversial icon, which includes a figure resembling Joseph Stalin.
Controversy after Stalin icon found in Tbilisi’s Sameba cathedral
A priest from the Sameba Holy Trinity Cathedral said that the icon had been in the church for ‘several months’.
Georgian man dies in Abkhazia after alleged beating by police
Vitali (Temur) Karbaia, 44, reportedly sustained multiple injuries, including bruises and fractures after a confrontation with police.
Former Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia to form new party
Speculations about the ex-chair’s expulsion from the party continued in Georgia for months.
Dozens of UNM council members leave party in opposition to current chair
Several departing members said that they would join the party’s former, Nika Melia, if he launched his own party.
Azerbaijani police officer caught on camera beating 12-year-old boy
Footage of the incident was spread on social media.
Anger after Abkhazia’s Security Council head speaks with member of Abkhazian Government in Tbilisi
Abkhazian Security Council Head Sergey Shamba spoke with Vakhtang Kolbaia, a member of the Abkhazian Government in Tbilisi.
Georgian government revokes controversial Racha hunting license
The announcement came following weeks of protests against the leasing of large areas of Racha’s forests to a private company.
Former UNM chair Nika Melia ‘no longer’ a member of the party
Melia has yet to comment on whether he has formally left the party.