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Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab

Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.

Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab

By Dato Parulava

Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.

Violence against religious minorities ‘poorly investigated’ in Georgia

The public defender’s 2017 human rights report said religious discrimination is a ‘systematic problem’.

Violence against religious minorities ‘poorly investigated’ in Georgia

The public defender’s 2017 human rights report said religious discrimination is a ‘systematic problem’.

Voice from Meskheti | ‘Whether in rain or thunderstorms, we pray outside’

Seventy-year-old Grisha Beridze tells of a dispute between Muslims and Christians in southwest Georgia over a building both sides claim as their own.

Voice from Meskheti | ‘Whether in rain or thunderstorms, we pray outside’

Seventy-year-old Grisha Beridze tells of a dispute between Muslims and Christians in southwest Georgia over a building both sides claim as their own.