Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Georgia signs agreement with Orthodox Church about cultural heritage

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David Gareja monastery complex. (Photo: Paata Vardanashvili.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Culture Ministry and Georgian Church will Thursday sign a memorandum about protection of cultural heritage.

The memorandum is about taking care of cultural heritage that is in the ownership of the Georgian Church.

According to the

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Campaigners launch protest camp to defend ancient Georgian site

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The Sakdrisi site. (Photo by Georgia’s Culture Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A campaign to save an ancient gold mine in southern Georgia is planning to start a protest camp on Monday.

The Public Committee to Save Sakdrisi, which consists of students, scientists and an initiative group of non-governmental organizations, plans

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