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Added on: 09/08/2024

Georgian lawmakers inch closer to final approval of anti-LGBTQ+ law

09/07/2024

On September 4, a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed its second reading in the Georgian Parliament. The bill “On family values and protection of minors” starkly resembles the…

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Added on: 09/06/2024

Georgian Parliament passes amnesty, anti-”LGBT Propaganda” bills in second reading

09/05/2024

The Georgian Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill of amnesty of thousands of prisoners and a legislative package against “LGBT propaganda” in their second reading, with the…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda

09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda. On September 2, the legal issues committee will…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Among other things, Georgia follows in Moscow’s footsteps on LGBT+ rights

08/29/2024

Georgia’s path to European Union membership seems to be going downhill: the country’s aspirations to finally free itself from Russian influence, and anchor itself to the West,…

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Added on: 08/11/2024

GEORGIA: ‘The ‘anti-LGBT’ bill would make life nearly impossible for LGBTQI+ people’

08/10/2024

CIVICUS discusses proposed legislative changes that target LGBTQI+ people in Georgia with Tbilisi Pride director Tamar Jakeli. Tbilisi Pride is a prominent LGBTQI+ rights organisation fighting homophobia…

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Added on: 07/06/2024

Push toward anti-‘gay propaganda’ laws in two former Soviet republics

07/05/2024

Two former Soviet republics are considering Russian-style anti-LGBTQ laws. Neither the nation of Georgia nor that of Kazakhstan is considering criminalizing same-sex intimacy, but both are dealing…

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Added on: 06/29/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

06/28/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 06/28/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

06/27/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 06/13/2024

With New Bills, LGBTQ Georgians Fear Russia-style Crackdown

05/12/2024

On 4 June, Georgia’s ruling party outlined a package of draft laws that would ban what it calls “LGBT propaganda”, mirroring similar legislation used to crack down…

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Added on: 06/09/2024

In Georgia, LGBTQ community fears Russia-style crackdown in ‘existential fight’

06/08/2024

In Georgia’s oldest gay bar, Tato Londaridze carefully stepped around construction materials as he set out his ambitious plan to put a stage for drag queens on…

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Added on: 06/05/2024

Georgia introduces Russian-style crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights

06/04/2024

Same-sex couples would be stripped of their rights under terms of a new draft law put forward by Georgia’s ruling party. The move marks yet another major…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

The moral victory of Georgians against ‘Russian law’

05/30/2024

Tbilisi (AsiaNews) – Young activists and students opposed to the law on the ‘transparency of foreign influences’, definitively approved by the Tbilisi parliament over President Salome Zurabišvili’s…

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Added on: 05/20/2024

Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war

05/19/2024

TBILISI — “No racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia,” reads a sign in a small vegan café in the center of the Georgian capital, an EU flag pinned…

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Added on: 05/10/2024

Georgia: ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill Threatens Rights

05/09/2024

(Berlin, May 9, 2024) – The Georgian parliament’s introduction of a bill obliging certain nongovernmental groups and media outlets to register as “organizations serving the interests of a foreign power” threatens…

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Added on: 04/18/2024

Russia-style NGO crackdowns spread as Europe dithers

04/17/2024

Georgia’s ruling party plans to reintroduce highly controversial Russia-style “foreign agent” legislation aimed at incapacitating civil society and independent media. If adopted, the laws, which were withdrawn last…

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Added on: 03/26/2024

Georgia’s ruling party proposes new law cracking down on LGBT rights

03/25/2024

Georgia’s ruling party on Monday introduced a bill curtailing LGBT rights, a move seen by opponents as an attempt to boost its popularity ahead of elections in…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

‘I faced choice to flee or die’: LGBT asylum seekers question safe state policy

01/10/2024

An asylum seeker forced into an exorcism for being gay has begged the Government to reconsider plans to designate India and Georgia as “safe states” as part…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters

07/08/2023

Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters stormed a gay pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday, forcing its cancellation. The right-wing protesters, who included Orthodox Christian clergy,…

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Added on: 09/29/2022

Russians Are Fleeing Putin’s Draft. But in Georgia, Few Are Happy About a Fresh Influx

09/29/2022

It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after…

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Added on: 08/01/2022

Fleeing War and Discrimination, LGBT Russians Find Refuge in South Caucasus

07/31/2022

YEREVAN, Armenia — When tens of thousands of Russians fled the country this spring following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, many chose to resettle in Armenia and…

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Added on: 12/21/2021

European Court of Human Rights finds Georgia complicit in violence against LGBT demonstrators

12/20/2021

The European Court of Human Rights Thursday held against Georgia in a case concerning an attack on LGBT protestors in the capital city Tbilisi. Amidst threats of…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace

09/16/2021

LONDON, Sept 15 (Openly) – Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century…

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Added on: 09/08/2021

Georgian ombudsman names priest, blogger as organizers of July 5 anti-LGBTQ rally and calls for their prosecution

09/06/2021

The ombudsman calls for the prosecution of an ultra-nationalist journalist and an archpriest of the Georgian Orthodox Church for organizing violence against journalists and LGBTQ rights activists….

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Added on: 09/04/2021

Prejudice And Pride: Georgia’s LGBT Community Finds New Strength After Violent Attacks

9/3/21

In July, a planned LGBT Pride March in Tbilisi was called off after right-wing protesters attacked activists and journalists, whom they accused of spreading “anti-Georgian sentiments.” Dozens…

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Added on: 07/27/2021

Georgia’s LGBT+ community living in fear after violence

07/26/2021

TBILISI, July 26 (Openly) – Nino, a 25-year-old lesbian from Georgia, no longer feels at ease when she leaves the house. Since violence forced a Pride march…

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Added on: 07/25/2021

Georgian Condom Company Wins Freedom Of Expression Case At European Rights Court

7/24/21

A Georgian condom company that uses creative advertising on its packaging has won a freedom of expression case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The…

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Added on: 07/15/2021

Four Georgian TV stations go off air in protest over journalist’s death

07/14/2021

TBILISI, July 14 (Reuters) – Four television channels in Georgia went off the air on Wednesday in protest at the death of a cameraman who was beaten…

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Added on: 07/11/2021

Georgian TV Cameraman Dies, Was Injured Amid Anti-LGBT Violence

7/11/21

A Georgian TV cameraman who was among dozens of journalists attacked by a right-wing mob during a melee aimed at LGBT campaigners has died. Co-workers of Lekso…

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Added on: 07/09/2021

Violence in the name of God

07/09/2021

On July 5, Georgian far-right activists dispersed the planned Tbilisi Pride week by physically attacking more than 50 people, of which 53 were members of the local…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

Cannot Be Excused’: Thousands Rally In Georgia To Denounce Anti-LGBT Violence

07/07/2021

TBILISI — Thousands have rallied in the Georgian capital to denounce violence against the LGBTQ community that shocked the nation and drew condemnation from Western embassies in…