According to the decision of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, on March 29, 2023, the agreement on the free use of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate was terminated based on the conclusions of the interdepartmental working group. Monks and priests of Kyiv-Pechersk were given...

On October 8th, 2022, while visiting the pro-Russian propaganda media “Alt-Info,” Dimitri Lortkipanidze, the head of the Primakov Georgian-Russian Public Center, claimed that the “secret clauses” of the Association Agreement with the European Union oblige Georgia, as well as Ukraine, to sell land to foreigners. Lortkipanidze asserted that before the presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the...

On June 20, 2022, three years after the infamous “Gavrilov Night”, hundred of thousands of Georgians gathered at Rustaveli Ave to once again stress the commitment of the Georgian people to the “Western values.” Organized by the ‘Shame Movement, the rally named “Home to Europe’ aimed at showing the European aspirations of the Georgian people...

The arrest of the former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, became the subject of scrutiny for several members of the European Parliament. On November 12th, MEP Anna Fotyga arrived in Georgia to visit the ex-president Saakashvili in prison, but she was denied. The Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze, named the Georgian Criminal Codeas the reason behind the refusal, asserting that...

On August 30th, 2021, the U.S. has finished withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan. The process itself started after reaching the agreement with the Taliban during Trump’s presidency in Doha. During the process, the Taliban accelerated the military campaign and seized control of the majority of the Afghan territories, including the capital city Kabul. Until...

On September 1st, 2021, Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, discussed the prominent issues of contemporary international politics at the new academic year opening ceremony at MGIMO. During one of his comments, Lavrov touched upon Georgian-Russian relations and proclaimed that if Georgians stop playing the “Russian Card” in favour of its Western...

The founder of the Eurasia Movement, far-right philosopher Alexandr Dugin, who is closely linked with Levan Vasadze’s newly-created political Party “Unity, Essence, Hope” and his TV outlet “Alt-Info,” has been actively monitoring and encouraging the proceedings of the violent demonstration on July 5th and its aftermath. On July 5th, during the violent counter-Pride demonstration, more...

On July 3rd, Informational Agency “Patriot” shared the statement of Dimitri Lortkipanidze – Director of Primakov Georgian-Russian Public Centre, which concerned the planned Pride March in Tbilisi. Lortkipanidze states that the 5th paragraph of Article 17 of the Georgian Constitution, in addition to the state Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression, permits the Government...

Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria became the target of pro-Kremlin and antiliberal groups after Bishop Spiridon (Abuladze) of Skhalta refused to permit the Public Defender’s monitoring visit to the Orthodox Church-run Ninotsminda orphanage. Myth Detector has identified the actors involved in the campaign of discrediting the Public Defender on social and traditional media. In particular:...

On June 5, pro-Kremlin media outlet News Front published an article claiming that Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria is involved in the network of pedophilia and child organ trafficking and just that is the reason behind her “hyperactive behavior” regarding the issues of minors. The same article notes that Lomjaria frequently meets with the Israeli...

On May 11, 2021, the media portal “Georgia and the World” published an interview with Dimitri Lortkipanidze, the director of the Primakov Georgian-Russian Public Center. The article titled “Dimitri Lortkipanidze: This Law doesn’t Protect So-called Vulnerable Groups But Instead Serves as a Punitive tool against Traditional Society” is dedicated to the 7th anniversary of anti-discrimination...

A protest rally was held in Tbilisi on May 23 against the construction of the Namakhvani Hydropower Plant in western Georgia’s Rioni Gorge. The organizers and participants of the rally returned from Tbilisi to the village of Gumati late on May 26. During this period, various comments were being spread to discredit the organizers and...