Thursday, August 21, 2025

Rally for transgender rights thwarted by egg-throwing 'family values' activists

Guram Palavandishvili was detained for throwing a raw egg. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Anti-gay activists thwarted a demonstration for transgender rights in Tbilisi Thursday.

Police detained one person for throwing a raw egg at the group of LGBTQ protesters who had gathered outside the House of Justice to demand smoother procedures

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Another transgender woman attacked in Tbilisi

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A transgender woman was attacked in Tbilisi on November 25. The attack happened late at night on Tamar Mepe Avenue.

The target of the attack, Nata, had her nose broken and suffered other facial injuries. She left the hospital on Saturday.

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31-year-old arrested for attack on transgender woman

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Reacting to the recent attack, dozens of people protested outside the MIA building Sunday evening, to say no to violence against transgender people. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia arrested a man on Sunday who is suspected of having attacked a transgender woman two days before.

The suspect is accused of attempted murder. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the 31-year-old was on probation

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