LGBT in Caucasus

"Ukraine is repsonsible for the war it is losing" - who spreads pro-Russian propaganda in Georgia

April 01, 2022

Pro-Russian movement in Georgia: what is the Alt-Info media group and the Conservative Movement? Who is behind them and to what extent are they connected with the authorities?

Poll: 47% of Georgians are in favour of protecting LGBT rights

LGBT in Caucasus

February 16, 2022

According the new polls conducted by the Office of the Council of Europe, tolerance towards LGBT community has increased in Georgia, as 47% were in favor of the protection of LGBT rights in Georgia

"I want every individual in our country to be valued" - social activist from Zugdidi, Western Georgia. Video

Georgia

January 06, 2022

Tsabunia Vartagava is an LGBT rights activist from Georgia. She protects the rights of LGBT people and female victims of violence. Because of this, Tsabunia herself often becomes the target of attacks

Political crisis and pro-Russian sentiments - Ukrainian journalists assess Georgia's political realities

2020 elections in Georgia

December 29, 2021

Political crisis in Georgia: journalists of the Ukrainian edition of Zaborona visited Georgia at the height of the political crisis, and examined the factors that led up to it

Strasbourg court ordered Georgia to pay 193,500 euros for failing to ensure safety of LGBTQ+ activists on May 17

LGBT in Caucasus

December 16, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Georgia to pay compensation to the victims of the violent homophobic mobs' attacks of May 17, 2013

The history of Georgia's LGBT+ community's struggle for equal rights and non-discrimination

LGBT in Caucasus

July 06, 2021

The history of LGBT+ community in Georgia and its struggle for equal rights and non-discrimination - both on the streets and in the workplace

What are the implications of violent far-right rally that replaced Tbilisi Pride?

LGBT in Caucasus

July 06, 2021

What are the implications of violence and chaos at far-right rally in Tbilisi that replaced Pride's March of Dignity?

Media hunted: Over twenty reporters injured during anti-Pride rally in Tbilisi

LGBT in Caucasus

July 05, 2021

Journalists were attacked at the anti-Tbilisi Pride rally organized by several far-right groups today. Many sustained serious injuries and had to be hospitalized

Opponents of Tbilisi Pride attack opposition, journalists

LGBT in Caucasus

July 05, 2021

Protesters against Tbilisi Pride attack journalists and opposition amid the upcoming March of Dignity - the final event of Pride week in Georgia's capital

Tbilisi Pride week begins with a series of clashes and arrests

LGBT in Caucasus

July 02, 2021

Tbilisi Pride kicks off amid far-right rallies and arrests. On July 1 Tbilisi Pride week was launched with a premiere of the March of Dignity documentary about Georgia's LGBT+ community

President of Georgia: Tbilisi Pride participants have a right to freedom of expression

LGBT in Caucasus

July 01, 2021

President of Georgia backs the rights of Tbilisi Pride participants, stating that "everyone has the right to freedom of expression" under the Constitution of Georgia and within the Georgian law

Georgian Patriarchate calls on MEPs, ambassadors not to support Tbilisi Pride

LGBT in Caucasus

June 30, 2021

The Georgian Patriarchate protests against Tbilisi Pride, calls on diplomatic corps and MEPs not to support or encourage it

Fifteen political parties sign Tblisi Pride's LGBT rights protection agreement

LGBT in Caucasus

May 17, 2021

May 17 - World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Man who assaulted lesbian couple in Georgia released on bail

LGBT in Caucasus

April 23, 2021

Tbilisi Pride protests against a court ruling that released on bail a man accused of assaulting a lesbian couple. The attacker and the victims are neighbors

The most homophobic country in Europe, or ‘nobody touches them here’? LGBT survey results

Azerbaijan

March 26, 2021

An anonymous survey on violence against the LGBTQ population was conducted by the gay.az website

Poster dedicated to memory of transgender individuals burned in Tbilisi

LGBT in Caucasus

November 25, 2020

Tbilisi Pride protests against the action of radicals: they recorded and distributed a video in which they burn a poster in memory of the transgender people killed in Georgia

The story of a same-sex couple in Armenia: happy, but misunderstood by many

LGBT in Caucasus

August 31, 2020

"People in Armenia are sitting in the trenches of their own way of thinking, shooting at each other from different angles. Things can’t be changed this way"

Transgender women attacked in Tbilisi

LGBT in Caucasus

August 05, 2020

Man arrested for committing violence against transgender women in Tbilisi

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LGBT in Caucasus

"Ukraine is repsonsible for the war it is losing" - who spreads pro-Russian propaganda in Georgia

Poll: 47% of Georgians are in favour of protecting LGBT rights

"I want every individual in our country to be valued" - social activist from Zugdidi, Western Georgia. Video

Political crisis and pro-Russian sentiments - Ukrainian journalists assess Georgia's political realities

Strasbourg court ordered Georgia to pay 193,500 euros for failing to ensure safety of LGBTQ+ activists on May 17

The history of Georgia's LGBT+ community's struggle for equal rights and non-discrimination

What are the implications of violent far-right rally that replaced Tbilisi Pride?

Media hunted: Over twenty reporters injured during anti-Pride rally in Tbilisi

Opponents of Tbilisi Pride attack opposition, journalists

Tbilisi Pride week begins with a series of clashes and arrests

President of Georgia: Tbilisi Pride participants have a right to freedom of expression

Georgian Patriarchate calls on MEPs, ambassadors not to support Tbilisi Pride

Fifteen political parties sign Tblisi Pride's LGBT rights protection agreement

Man who assaulted lesbian couple in Georgia released on bail

The most homophobic country in Europe, or ‘nobody touches them here’? LGBT survey results

Poster dedicated to memory of transgender individuals burned in Tbilisi

The story of a same-sex couple in Armenia: happy, but misunderstood by many

Transgender women attacked in Tbilisi

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