Tbilisi, DFWatch – 24-years-old Aslan Tsutsashvili from Pankisi valley accuses Akhmeta police of physical assault on ethnic grounds.
The incident allegedly
Minorities
Muslims in Batumi present 12,000 signatures in support of new mosque
BATUMI, DFWatch–Muslims gathered at the Orta Jame mosque in Batumi on Thursday and presented over 12,000 signatures in support of constructing a new mosque.
Orta Jame is the only mosque in Batumi, Georgia’s second largest city, and it has been overcrowded
Transgender woman found dead in Tbilisi
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
Georgia may amend Constitution to bar same-sex marriage
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
Petition for new mosque in Batumi collects 5,000 signatures in one day
TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of a second mosque in Batumi began collecting signatures Friday. The city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast is largely Muslim but the only mosque has been overcrowded for decades.
Signatures were collected at a corner of the Orta Jame
Shots fired at Jehovah's Witnesses house in Tbilisi – again
TBILISI, DFWatch–For a second time in one week, gunshots have been fired at a congregation hall used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Tbilisi.
Monday morning, someone fired shots at the Kingdom Hall building in Vazisubani, a suburb in the Georgian capital.
Jehovah's Witnesses house in Tbilisi fired at
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
Day of remembrance for transgender people observed in Tbilisi
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
International ‘pro-family’ congress to coincide with Day Against Homophobia
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.