Study of Russian Propaganda in Georgian and Moldovan Churches

2023-02-10

TBILISI - The project investigates the patterns of forming Russian propaganda messages and their dissemination in Georgian and Moldovan churches based on human sources and stories.

The project aims to clearly show the similarities between the churches of these two countries and their attitude toward Russia.

Georgian and Moldovan investigative journalists prepared multimedia materials on the attitude of the churches of these countries towards the war in Ukraine, politicians, western values, human rights, and the Covid pandemic.

© API

Team members

Nino Bakradze

Nino Bakradze is an editor and co-founder of Investigative Journalists' Team iFact based in Tbilisi.

Aidan Yusif

Aidan Yusif joined iFact in 2019 as an investigative journalist, researcher, and reporter.

Ia Asatiani

Since 2019, Ia Asatiani has been a member of the iFact team as a researcher and investigative journalist.

Manana Ghoghoberidze

Manana Ghoghoberidze lives in Georgia and has joined iFact in 2019.

Mariam Katchkatchashvili

Mariam Katchkatchashvili is a journalist from Georgia joined iFact in 2021.

Nanuka Bregadze

Since 2017, Nanuka Bregadze has been a member of the Georgian iFact team as a researcher and investigative journalist.

Natia Mikhelidze

Natia Mikhelidze is a Georgian journalist who joined iFact in 2022.

Anatolie Eșanu

Anatolie Eșanu is an investigative reporter at the Ziarul de Garda publication in Moldova.

Ilie Gulca

Ilie Gulca is an investigative journalist at TV8, based in Chisinau, Moldova.

Mădălin Necșuțu

Mădălin Necșuțu is a political and investigative journalist who specialises in Eastern Europe.

Mariana Colun

Mariana Colun is an investigative journalist from Moldova.

Victor Moșneag

Victor Moșneag is the deputy editor-in-chief of the Moldavian investigative publication Ziarul de Garda.

Viorica Zaharia

Viorica Zaharia is a journalist, the President of the Press Council of the Republic of Moldova, a self-regulatory body of media.

Media

iFact

Investigative Journalist Association "iFact" is a non-commercial media outlet in Georgia.

API

The Association of Independent Press (API) of the Republic of Moldova is a non-commercial organisation that promotes and assists the sustainable development of media organisations and independent journalists.

Supported

€29.000 allocated on 26/09/2022

CBL/2022/013

Grant

CBLocal

ONLINE

Moldova și Georgia: preoții care justifică războiul Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei prin mesaje trase la indigo - Stopfals.md 10 February 2023
ქადაგება რუსეთის საამებლად – ნაწილი 1 - iFact.ge 10 February 2023
Microcipurile lui Dumnezeu: Biserica și păcatul dezinformării - Stopfals.md 17 February 2023
ქადაგება რუსეთის საამებლად – ნაწილი 2 - iFact.ge 17 February 2023
Drepturile omului, blamate de preoți prin invocarea păcatului - Stopfals.md 22 February 2023
ქადაგება რუსეთის საამებლად – ნაწილი 3 - iFact.ge 22 February 2023
Preoții din Moldova și Georgia demonizează Occidentul și proslăvesc Rusia - Stopfals.md 27 February 2023
ქადაგება რუსეთის საამებლად – ნაწილი 4 - iFact.ge 27 February 2023
Pactul Tăcerii. De ce se tem de represalii preoții Mitropoliei Moldovei - Anticoruptie.md 11 July 2023

need resources for your own investigative story?

Journalismfund Europe's flexible grants programmes enable journalists to produce relevant public interest stories with a European mind-set from international, national, and regional perspectives.

Apply