
Georgian Dream pledges to discuss ban on LGBT marches and ‘related colourful items’
Georgian Dream continues targeting the queer community.
Georgian Dream continues targeting the queer community.
Rauf Heydarov was remanded to 30 days in pre-trial detention for sharing a poster about the arrest of women journalists in Azerbaijan.
The threats were made over Novaya Gazeta’s coverage of anti-gay purges in Chechnya.
South Ossetia’s Interior Ministry reported that the initiative was undertaken following instructions from President Alan Gagloyev.
Ali Malikov, an Azerbaijani queer rights activist and OC Media contributor, along with their transgender Azerbaijani friend, have been detained in Turkey after joining a feminist demonstration. They could face deportation from the country. Ali Malikov and their friend Parvin Alakbar were detained in Istanbul after taking part in a march commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Alex Shah, an Azerbaijani transgender activist and journ
In Azerbaijan, where queer people are marginalised and forced to express themselves only privately or in the confines of their own homes, there is only one publicly visible drag performer, known by the stage name Lady Slim. For Seymur Babayev, the first drag performer in Azerbaijan, his drag persona Lady Slim is ‘energetic, stage-loving, a little shy, a little cheeky, and a little crazy’. Babayev realised from a young age that he was different from others. He thought differently from ot
The threat of further Western sanctions against Georgian officials over democratic backsliding in the country has led to reports of alarm within the ruling Georgian Dream party, weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, TV channel Formula reported citing confidential sources that bank accounts abroad belonging to the children of Georgian Dream founder and billionaire, Bidzina Ivanishvili, had been limited. TV station Mtavari Arkhi also reported on Wednesday that Ivanishvili h