Protests in Tbilisi after development above historic sulphur baths restart

12 January 2018 by OC Media Leave a Comment

Activists protest Mirza Shapi Street development project (Dato Parulava /OC Media)

Protests in Tbilisi’s old neighbourhood against constructions above the city’s historic sulphur baths are set to resume, as urban policy activists vow to fight plans to construct two large multifunctional complexes. [Read more…]

Georgian activists present petition to government against ‘homophobic attack by police’

5 October 2017 by OC Media Leave a Comment

(Equality Movement)

Queer rights activists have presented a petition signed by almost 38,000 people worldwide to the Georgian government in support of two gay men, Levan Berianidze and Tornike Kusiani. The two were allegedly assaulted on homophobic grounds by strangers and then by police.

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