On May 17, 2019, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Democracy Research Institute team members observed the demonstration in front of the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia. The demonstration was attended by the representatives of far-right groups. Violence, ill-treatment and abuse of power were not recorded. Anti-liberal propaganda and hate speech towards the LGBTQ community and the defenders of their rights was used by the speakers during the demonstration. Hate speech was used on the participants’ posters as well.
The demonstration was monitored by the financial support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia in the framework of the project "Understanding and Combating Far-Right Extremism and Ultra-Nationalism in Georgia”.
აფხაზეთის პოლიტიკურ
სივრცეში აქტიურად განიხილება ოპოზიციონერი ლიდერის, ადგურ არძინბას დაბრუნება და მისი
ბოლო პოლიტიკური განცხადებები, რომლებიც შიდა და გარე პოლიტიკურ პროცესებს ეხება.
The case of
former de facto deputies of South Ossetia’s de facto parliament, David Sanakoyev,
Garry Muldarov and Dzambolat Medoyev, who are appealing the decision to revoke
their citizenship of the Russian Federation, remains unresolved to date.
To silence critical media, “Georgian Dream” tries to use financial sanctions. Following several television, online and radio broadcasters, regional media have now also been affected.
