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The Dispatch
Dispatch – May 20: May Saints
“May the Saints of this day be with you,” a middle-aged man said into his phone as he sent his best wishes on May 17. About fifty meters from him, large crowds were marching toward Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral to celebrate the “Family Purity Day.” The phrase the man was using is a greeting that Georgian Orthodox Christians exchange on religious holidays, and religious holidays have their saints. But who…
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Op-eds
Op-Ed | “Georgian Manganese” Justifies Layoffs with Losses. This Does Not Align with Facts.
Last night, Georgian Manganese officially announced that negotiations with the protesting workers had failed, and that the workers have been permanently dismissed. The company justified the decision to terminate the protesting workers by saying that it is operating at a loss and needs to undergo reorganization. However, the available information suggests the exact opposite. Tamta Mikeladze is the Director of the Equality Policy Program at the Center for Social Justice…