We are deeply saddened by the repose of His Holiness Ilia II, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. On behalf of the faithful under our care, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Holy Synod, clergy, and all the faithful in Georgia. May the Lord grant rest to his soul

Ukrainian Metropolitan Onufriy expresses condolences over death of Georgian Patriarch frontnews.ge/en/news/mitrop…

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of all Georgia: “a devoted shepherd and prudent steward of the divine mysteries” May his soul rest in eternal peace

NEW!! Rubio offers condolences after death of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II

Offering our deepest condolences to all those mourning the passing of Patriarch Ilia II - a champion of the Georgian Orthodox Church's ability to freely worship in the aftermath of the Soviet Union’s efforts to erase faith and suppress freedom. state.gov/releases/offic…

Today, France stands with all Georgians at the official funeral of His Holiness Ilia II. The emotion and national unity that gripped all of Georgia this morning is the most beautiful legacy and blessing that His Holiness leaves to his Georgian children whom he loved so much.

Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch reut.rs/4uZS4BI reut.rs/4uZS4BI

Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the center of the Georgian capital to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the church through nearly half a century of Georgia's often tumultuous history reut.rs/3NQBvau

Leader of Droa #Georgia Elene Khoshtaria sentenced to 1.5 years in prison. Her crime? Fighting for democracy in her country. Helen Khoshtaria Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 ALDE-PACE ALDE Party

Reacting to the unlawful sentence against Elene Khoshtaria, Georgia’s Opposition Alliance reiterates there will be no prisoner trade with the regime and that the only solution is to dismantle the regime / force them into a collapse, which they deem inevitable. Full comment by

Elene Khoshtaria was just sentenced to 1.5 years in prison. Political prisoners have no place in an EU candidate country. European Parliament stands in full solidarity with the Georgian people and political prisoners, as reaffirmed in its resolution earlier this March.

❗️1.5 years in prison – for writing with a removable marker… Elene Khoshtaria, Helen Khoshtaria, a leading democratic voice in Georgia, chair of Droa and mother of four, has been sentenced over a symbolic act during an election campaign. The alleged “damage” around €170 was enough

„When you are fighting the Russian regime, refusing to recognise it, and you understand the nature of the struggle you are in, it would be astonishing, indeed irresponsible, not to be prepared for a whole range of discomforts“, - writes Helen Khoshtaria.

Georgian Dream President Mikheil Kavelashvili's wife, Tamar Bagrationi, spoke at FLOTUS Melania Trump's Fostering the Future summit "as a mother of 4 children." On the same day that another mother of 4 children, democratic leader Elene Khoshtaria, was sentenced to 1.5 years in

Day 482 of the Nonstop Protests in Georgia! 🇬🇪

I spoke on the House floor about how the anti-American Georgian Dream party supports the terrorist regime in Iran. Recently, on March 2nd, the Georgian Dream party expressed condolences on the death of the Iranian supreme mass murderer Khamenei. The people of Georgia deserve to

Georgian Dream is using the courts as a weapon to silence anyone who challenges their hold on power. 🧵(1/3)

Day 486 of #GeorgiaProtests “Freedom to the regime prisoners! Freedom to Elene Khoshtaria!” Saturday march in Tbilisi. 📷 MOSE

JUST IN: Jailed former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is said to have lost consciousness and fallen yesterday, which resulted in injuries to his head and limbs. ICU doctors had to be called in from Tbilisi to Rustavi, where the prison is located. Saakashvili battles

Early this morning, the police of the "Georgian Dream" regime raided protesting citizen Darejan Tskhvitaria in front of Parliament for the fourth time. They took all of her personal belongings and and prevented her from filming, forcing her to delete the video she had already