Georgian woman ordered detained for defacing Stalin icon in Tbilisi
Reuters A court in Georgia has ordered five days’ detention for a woman who defaced a religious icon depicting Soviet leader Josef Stalin, an act which ignited large protests last month in the capital Tbilisi, her lawyers said. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association confirmed in an email to Reuters that Natalia Peradze, also known as […]
Protest in Georgian capital amid anger over “desecration” of Stalin icon
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious icon depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin which was recently-installed in the Georgian capital. The suspect is alleged to have splashed paint on the icon, which was on display in the city’s […]
UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father
Nicosia, Cyprus AP An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 was returned Wednesday to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for”. A representative of the Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II received the icon during a ceremony […]
Wow!: 3D-printed homes build hope for US affordable housing
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how new printing technology can build cheap, climate-resilient structures in a fraction of the time of traditional construction…
WOW!: CAN 3D PRINTERS PROVIDE CHEAP, SAFE HOMES FOR THE WORLD’S POOR?
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on hopes that families in El Salvador’s slums could be the first to live in houses created on a 3D printer…
SIGHT-SEEING: ICONOGRAPHY – BEYOND CHRISTIAN ART
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, explores his appreciation for icons…