TBILISI, DFWatch–Groups in Georgia on Friday launched a petition demanding to punish the person who was recently acquitted of murdering a transgender woman in Tbilisi on the grounds that he was acting in self-defense.
The organization Women’s
Minorities
Court rules murderer of transgender woman acted in self-defense
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday unexpectedly acquitted a man of premeditated murder and sentenced him instead to four years in prison for beating another victim the same evening.
Levan Kochlashvili was on trial for having physically
Georgia’s Yazidis honour the victims of the Sinjar Massacre
Georgia’s Yazidi community marked the first anniversary of the Sinjar massacre and prayed for peace in the Yazidi temple in Tbilisi.
Georgia’s Yazidi community gathered on 3 August in the Yazidi temple in the Varketili
LGBT rights activist assaulted allegedly for his appearance
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Interior Ministry launched criminal investigation into physical attack on employee of the NGO working in the field of protecting rights of sexual minorities in Georgia.
Levan Berianidze, of NGO Identoba,
ECHR ruling is vital for all minority movements in Georgia
Tbilisi, DFWatch – The European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case Identoba and others vs Georgia can be considered a landmark decision, as it stated that hate crimes, committed against individuals based on their sexual orientation is a violation of the European Convention on Human rights.
LGBT* community in Georgia has bigger concerns than same sex marriages
TBILISI, DFWatch–Same sex marriage legislation in the U.S. is a landmark decision, but LGBT* people in Georgia have bigger problems than not being allowed to get married.
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriages country wide
Georgian parliamentarian criticizes U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling
TBILISI, DFWatch–The deputy speaker of the Georgian parliament, Manana Kobakhidze, is criticized for recent remarks about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.
“Even if we are left all alone on earth, if every one of our friends or partners abandons us, I will not
U.S. State Dep criticizes Georgia for failure to protect gays
TBILISI, DFWatch -The U.S. State Department criticizes Georgia in a new report about human rights published on Friday. Among a whole a number of problems highlighted in the report, it pays particular attention to the violation of the rights of gays and other sexual minorities.
The Sayat Nova Project: Music Defying Borders in the Caucasus
A group of ethnomusicologists known as the Sayat Nova Project has been documenting the musical heritage of the South Caucasus, trying to de-emphasise national divisions, explore the shared heritage, and pay attention to the underrepresented forms of musical expression.