protection of cultural heritage

Georgia signs agreement with Orthodox Church about cultural heritage

By | July 17th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

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 […]

Campaigners launch protest camp to defend ancient Georgian site

By | April 11th, 2014|Categories: News, Youth|Tags: , |

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 […]