Georgian Recovery, Documentation, and Identification Project President: Dr. Meri Gonashvili. All photos are the property of GAFA.
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Three individuals have been identified by @GAFAnthro ! Dr. Meri Gonashvili has been working tirelessly & in just under a year her team has already made 3 IDs of individuals recovered from a Soviet mass grave. Please consider donating to their efforts: gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP
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New Identification of Victim from Soviet-Era Repression After 87 Years facebook.com/share/v/oqNoAZz…
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Check out our new post on Facebook and Instagram!
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Excited to announce the opening of GAFA’s Forensic Anthropology Laboratory at Tbilisi State Medical University! Learn more on our Facebook and Instagram! m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
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Check out GAFA’s new website with the link above! You can keep up with GAFA news, donate to GRDIP, and more!
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"On the basis of historical data & anthropological research carried out at a very high level by Georgian & American anthropologists with extensive experience, a group of people who could be buried there was selected...the "last link", i.e. genetic research, was necessary" #GAFA
"The 1930s were a period of Stalinist repressions (purges), which intensified especially in the years 1937-38... approx. 750,000 were were shot. Trials before summary courts most often ended with the death penalty or life imprisonment in labor camps." #GAFA #forensicscience
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"The 1930s were a period of Stalinist repressions (purges), which intensified especially in the years 1937-38... approx. 750,000 were were shot. Trials before summary courts most often ended with the death penalty or life imprisonment in labor camps." #GAFA #forensicscience
"Work in Batumi was led by an international team participating in the Georgian Recovery, Documentation & Identification Project (GRDIP) humanitarian project... led by forensic anthropologist Dr. Meri Gonashvili, president of the Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology"#GAFA
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"These are very sensitive issues that require understanding from many sides. We know that both Catholics and Muslims were buried in this place, so these works are particularly difficult - emphasized @AndyOsa1978."
"Work in Batumi was led by an international team participating in the Georgian Recovery, Documentation & Identification Project (GRDIP) humanitarian project... led by forensic anthropologist Dr. Meri Gonashvili, president of the Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology"#GAFA
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"Work in Batumi was led by an international team participating in the Georgian Recovery, Documentation & Identification Project (GRDIP) humanitarian project... led by forensic anthropologist Dr. Meri Gonashvili, president of the Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology"#GAFA
6 Aug 2022
Sukces genetyków z PUM. Zidentyfikowali trzy ofiary stalinowskich zbrodni z Gruzji szczecin.tvp.pl/61690174/suk…
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Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology retweeted
4 Aug 2022
Forensic Anthropology at its very very best. So proud to know and to have worked with Dr Meri Gonashvili. She has worked relentlessly to bring justice for these families. 💪
Three individuals have been identified by @GAFAnthro ! Dr. Meri Gonashvili has been working tirelessly & in just under a year her team has already made 3 IDs of individuals recovered from a Soviet mass grave. Please consider donating to their efforts: gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP
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Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology retweeted
Website Update! Find out more information about the #GRDIP by visiting gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP 🇬🇪
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Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology retweeted
#GAFA is a nonprofit organization based out of Tbilisi, Georgia. Established in 2020, our goals are to bring #forensicanthropology to the forefront of the medicolegal system in Georgia. To make a donation or learning more, please visit: gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP/do…
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Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology retweeted
26 May 2022
Happy independence day to Georgia!
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Today, Dr. Meri Gonashvili gave a public lecture in Texas. Her talk highlighted the creation of #GAFA & the development of forensic anthropology in Georgia. She stressed the importance of local experts, capacity building, and family members/stakeholder participation.
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This week, GAFA president Dr. Meri Gonashvili traveled to Seattle, Washington, USA for her first @The_AAFS meeting to discuss the Georgian Recovery, Documentation, and Identification Project. For more information about #GAFA and #GRDIP visit gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP/
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Congratulations to Dr. Meri Gonashvili for being awarded the 2022 Kerley International Outreach Award at @The_AAFS. Listen to her discuss the #GRDIP, and the importance of collaboration & scientific investigations in humanitarian efforts. Her full speech: facebook.com/GAFAnthro
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Georgian Association of Forensic Anthropology retweeted
25 Feb 2022
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Anthropology Section at @The_AAFS with the Kerley Foundation Sciences awards.
International Outreach Award to Dr. Meri Gonashvili of the Dept of Forensic Medicine at Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia
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Congratulations Dr. Meri Gonashvili & the #GAFA team for being awarded @The_AAFS HHRRC grant for the second year in a row. aafs.org/research-insights-t… To read more about the project visit: gafanthro.github.io/GRDIP/ #forensicanthropology #humanitarian #humanrights
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What happens when a mass grave is found?
It doesn’t happen often, but the decisions made immediately after a grave is found have enormous implications for the families we help.
Here’s what we do, and why we do it. #Thread
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