Friday, December 5, 2025

Transgender woman found dead in Tbilisi

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Bianka Shigurova can be seen in the center of this photo (wearing a hat) from November, 2015. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A transgender woman was found dead in her apartment in Tbilisi on Thursday. She had apparently suffocated due to a gas leak.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) confirmed the death of Bianka Shigurova and said an investigation has been

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Georgia may amend Constitution to bar same-sex marriage

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Zviad Tomaradze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A controversy is brewing in Georgia over whether it should be written into the Constitution that a marriage is union between a man and a woman.

The idea has been around at least since former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili suggested it in March

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Jehovah's Witnesses house in Tbilisi fired at

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Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation house being built in Terjola, one of several places the religious community have met resistance from locals. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A house used by Jehovah’s Witnesses was fired at in Tbilisi on Monday night.

Witnesses say they heard sounds of shots at about 23:00. At least 15 bullets were fired at the building. No-one was injured.

Representatives of the Kingdom Hall

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Day of remembrance for transgender people observed in Tbilisi

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A day of rememberance was held one year after the brutal murder of Sabi Beriani in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two dozen activists gathered in Tbilisi Tuesday evening to observe a new national day of remembrance for transgender people, exactly one year after the murder of a transgender woman.

The memorial event was held

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International ‘pro-family’ congress to coincide with Day Against Homophobia

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A gathering was held on May 17, 2015 in secrecy to avoid possible harasment for radical groups (DFWatch)

A major ‘family values’ conference will be held in Tbilisi on the 17 May amidst fears that it might be yet another attempt at silencing LGBT rights activism

Georgia was chosen as the site for the tenth World Congress of Families, Christian News Wire reported.

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New Armenian church opens in Javakheti

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Opening of the construction (armenianchurch.ge)

Javakheti’s Armenian community celebrated the opening of a new church in the village of Didi Aragiali.

A ceremony of opening a new church in the village of Didi Aragiali of Ninotsminda municipality inhabited by ethnic Armenian majority was held on 13 October, news portal jnews.ge reports.

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