Ilia II
Obituary | Patriarch Ilia II — the one constant in Georgia’s modern history
Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, has died, leaving behind a troubled legacy after 48 years of leading the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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Georgia
‘A part of our citizenship is being taken away’: Georgian emigrants on the overseas voting ban
Georgian Dream’s ban on overseas voting has sparked outrage, with members of the diaspora viewing it as an undemocratic attack on a fundamental right.
Georgia
‘There’s practically nothing left’ — the havoc wreaked by a landslide in western Georgia
The landslide destroyed a third of the village of Kursebi, leaving 45 families in temporary housing.
Georgia
How a German-backed university in Georgia launched a Nazi-influenced research centre
The centre’s establishment at Kutaisi University raises questions about oversight at an institution marketed as a German-backed project.
Georgia
How sexual extortion turns intimacy into terror in Georgia
Criminal prosecutions related to sexual extortion cases have nearly doubled since 2020, though the real number of cases is almost certainly higher.
Abkhazia–Russia Relations
The carrot and the stick — the reality behind Russia’s attitudes towards Abkhazia
Russian grants appears to be little more than PR exercises, while pressure continues to mount against Abkhazia’s opposition figures.
Ilia State University
Why Georgia’s most vocal university now faces the biggest cuts
Reforms that would slash Ilia State University’s student intake by 92% have sparked protests and raised concerns the cuts target a vocal critic.
