Saturday, January 17, 2026

Georgia's Patriarch criticizes artificial reproduction

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Georgian Patriarch Ilia II. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Patriarch’s Christmas epistle is causing a reaction among human rights groups in the country.

In the epistle, which was published yesterday night, Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II talks about children who were born to surrogate mothers. He

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Christmas procession Alilo held in Tbilisi

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The Christmas procession Alilo is held every year on January 7. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–January 7, Georgia marks Christmas according to the Julian Calendar and as customary the large Alilo procession was held in the capital.

Clerics and parishioners on Tuesday gathered at Roses Square to prepare to walk along Rustaveli Avenue and end the

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Mandarin vendors protested in Kobuleti

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The vendors protested because a juice factory isn’t receiving their produce, which instead is left to rot. (1tv.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Citrus vendors in Georgia protested Sunday in Kobuleti on the Black Sea which against their produce not being taken in by a factory and instead left to rot.

The protesters said about 200 trucks are standing there loaded with mandarins, and the vendors

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