Church in Georgia

Georgian authorities seek to declare Orthodoxy the state religion - TV channel Formula

Church in Georgia

August 28, 2024

The Church itself is not enthusiastic about this initiative and does not intend to support it

Unpunished organizers of LGBT+ violence in Georgia

Georgia

July 05, 2024

GYLA has lodged an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of media representatives regarding the violence on July 5-6

Abkhaz Orthodox Church leader issued an ultimatum to the Russian Orthodox Church

Abkhazia-Russia

June 06, 2024

Abkhaz Orthodox Church leader demands acceptance of Abkhazia under its omophorion, resolution of its canonical status, and allocation of a Moscow temple for the Abkhaz diaspora.

Threats, insults, beatings. Why has the ruling party of Georgia declared war on activists? Expert commentary

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

"Now we are witnessing a complete turn towards authoritarianism"

The converted house into a mosque sparked a conflict between Orthodox and Muslims in Georgia

Georgia

March 09, 2024

The mufti accuses the local priest of provoking the conflict, while the chairman of the Muslim Union of Georgia demands a response from the authorities

An icon depicting Stalin hangs in Tbilisi's main cathedral, Sameba. How did it happen?

Georgia

January 09, 2024

"This icon is not recognized as such even in Russia. Stalin is one of the greatest instruments of Satanism in world history"

How the church became the most influential and wealthy institution in Georgia

Georgia

January 30, 2023

JAMNews does a deep dive into the seemingly unshakable influence of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country and it got that way

Georgia is outraged by congratulations given Russian Patriarch by Georgian Patriarch

Georgia

November 24, 2022

Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Russia on his birthday, thereby provoking criticism in Georgian society.

"Kicked with the chair leg, thrown on the cold floor"- Ombudsman's report on Ninotsminda orphanage

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian Public Defender's report on Ninotsminda boarding house details the crimes committed against children residing there, such as punishments with chair legs and public humiliation

'State insecurity services' - Georgian clerics comment on the alleged surveillance on the Church

Georgia

September 15, 2021

Priests comment on the allegedly leaked files compromising Georgian clerics that Georgian media outlets claim to have obtained recently

Georgian media outlets: intelligence services spy on church leaders and even nuns

Georgia

September 13, 2021

Intelligence services in Georgia monitor church leaders, several Georgian media outlets report citing the allegedly leaked secret files that they have obtained

Bodbe Resident disrupts sermon, accuses Georgian Patriarchate of land seizure, spreading hate

Georgia

July 14, 2021

Church seizes land and sows hatred said a protester during the sermon in a Bodbe church. Allegedly, many local residents had their lands seized by the Georgian Patriarchate here

Georgian Patriarchate calls on MEPs, ambassadors not to support Tbilisi Pride

LGBT in Caucasus

June 30, 2021

The Georgian Patriarchate protests against Tbilisi Pride, calls on diplomatic corps and MEPs not to support or encourage it

Court ruling allows 26 minors to leave Georgian Patriarchate's boarding school in Ninotsminda, Church officials promise to appeal

Georgia

June 07, 2021

26 сhildren have been relocated from the Ninotsminda boarding house amid allegations of child abuse. The Georgian Patriarchate intends to appeal the ruling and stand up to "the liberals"

Why a church orphanage has sparked outrage in Georgia

Georgia

June 04, 2021

Testimony of a former student of Ninotsminda orphanage reveals dark secrets of the boarding school run by Georgian Patriarchate

Georgian Patriarchate's orphanage investigated for rape, child abuse

Georgia

June 03, 2021

Georgia's Public Defender's Office has launched an investigation into four cases of alleged child abuse in Ninotsminda orphanage managed by the Georgian Patriarchate

Activists demand access to orphanage managed by the Georgian Patriarchate

Georgia

June 02, 2021

Civil activists are rallying in Tbilisi in front of the government building and demand that the Public Defender be allowed access to an orphanage in Ninotsminda in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.

What's happening behind closed doors of religious boarding schools in Georgia?

Georgia

May 08, 2021

The Georgian Patriarchate does not allow social workers and the ombudsman to visit a boarding school whose pupils have reported violence

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