Vitali Safarov (Facebook)
The key witness in the trial over the murder of Vitali Safarov in Tbilisi has testified that Safarov was killed because he was Jewish. [Read more…]
Key witness testifies that Safarov was killed because he was Jewish
Court denies bail to two accused of killing rights activist Vitali Safarov
Vitali Safarov (Facebook)
Two men accused of murdering 25-year-old human rights activist Vitali Safarov will remain in custody, Tbilisi City Court has ruled as dozens of people held a peaceful rally outside the court in support of Safarov. [Read more…]
Georgian rights activist’s murder was ‘a hate crime’
Vitali Safarov (Facebook)
Two Georgian rights groups have called on the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the murder of a 25-year-old human rights activist outside a bar in Tbilisi as a possibly hate-motivated crime. [Read more…]
Queer rights activists ‘abused by police’ in Georgia
Rally in front of the Government Chancellery in Tbilisi on 25 August (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Two leaders of a Georgian queer rights group detained in Batumi on 25 August say they were physically and verbally abused by police. An investigation has been opened into alleged abuse of power.
‘You shouldn’t be here because you’re black’ — Georgia’s racism problem
Tbilisi’s Orbeliani Square where Hassan Olatunde Abiola was assaulted (dmark.ge)
A recent confrontation between a black man and a group of white Georgian men on Tbilisi’s streets underscored the racism non-white people often face in the country. Despite reporting the matter to the police, the victim’s complaint was not taken seriously, bringing into question the authorities’ commitment to tackling racism.
‘Why can’t I kiss my girlfriend in public?’ The story of an Armenian queer woman
(Anna Nikoghosyan/OC Media)
Queer women in Armenia face multi-layered oppression, both for their gender and sexual expressions. A queer woman from Armenia reveals her life story and shares her stubborn struggle for lesbian emancipation in a homophobic patriarchal society.
