Metropolitan Grigol of Poti and Khobi has said that the legacy of the late Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia should not only be preserved but further developed, stressing that there was “no reason for hopelessness or despair.” Speaking during the ...
Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne of the Georgian Orthodox Church, has said that those who died during the events of April 9,1989, when Soviet troops violently dispersed a peaceful pro-independence protest in Tbilisi, m...
The Ambassador of Denmark, Anne Toft Sørensen, on Thursday joined Nordic and Baltic counterparts in paying tribute to the victims of the April 9 tragedy. The diplomats laid flowers at the April 9 memorial in the capital city of Tbilisi, honouring th...
Georgia is marking the 37th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy, when Soviet forces violently dispersed peaceful demonstrators in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi, leaving 21 people dead and hundreds injured. The events of April 9, 1989 followed...
Parents of children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Georgia have issued a public appeal to the government, the Church, the Public Defender, and wider society, warning of what they described as a worsening health crisis. In a statement ...
The Georgian Orthodox Church on Tuesday said it had been informed of a canonical decision taken by Bishop Saba Intskirveli, affecting clergy and monastics linked to three monasteries in the United States. In a statement released by the Patriarchate’...
The Georgian Orthodox Church and Orthodox believers worldwide are marking the feast of the Annunciation on 7 April, one of the most significant dates in the liturgical calendar. According to the Gospel, the feast commemorates the moment when the Arc...
Sevinch Sadigova, wife of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadigov, has said on social media that her husband was detained by police, describing the action as “apparently politically motivated.” “According to information I just received, my husband Afg...
The mother of murdered teacher Giga Avaliani, Eka Kupatadze, has said that the investigation into his death will not be limited to four juveniles already charged, and that other minors, as well as doctors and law enforcement officials, may also face ...
Parents of children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on Monday said the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia had refused to allow them to set up tents and hold a 24-hour protest outside the government administration building in Tbilisi. ...
