Far-right mob attack LGBT activists and journalists ahead of Tbilisi pride March
Following violent attacks by far-right groups against LGBT activists and journalists, the organizers called off the March of Dignity scheduled on July 5. Activists have alleged that the state is supporting the attackers
“Georgia should return to the socialist path of development”
Temur Pipia, leader of the Unified Communist Party of Georgia, talks on the legal proceedings against him, the campaign against the left in the country and the challenges before communists
Persecution of Georgian communist leader draws widespread condemnation
Temur Pipia, leader of the Unified Communist Party of Georgia, was detained by the Georgian police while returning from Russia. The state authorities have registered a case against him invoking the 2011 Freedom Charter
Homophobic group attempts to disrupt movie screening in Georgia
The critically acclaimed film is based on gay love. Right-wing groups and conservatives from the Orthodox Church have consistently harassed the LGBT community in Georgia
LGBTQ groups in Georgia protest homophobic violence and government’s inaction
Conservative homophobic groups in Georgia have been continuously threatening the LGBTQ groups and pressuring them to backtrack from organizing the country’s first ever pride parade
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