In May 2014, in the first year of Georgian Dream’s government, an angry mob of thousands tried to rip several dozen anti-homophobia protesters to shreds in Tbilisi. No one was convicted for any of the violence.
Seven years on, the environment of impunity continues, worsens. /1
Seven years on, the environment of impunity continues, worsens. /1
https://twitter.com/maxfras/status/1412075841497059333
Still gathering details on today’s far-right attacks on TbilisiPride organizers, but this time, the ruling part isn’t even pretending to make the right noises against violence.
Dozens of journalists are reported injured for trying to cover today’s attacks. /2
Dozens of journalists are reported injured for trying to cover today’s attacks. /2
Dugin was promoting the counter-Pride actions in Georgia, and in general the Kremlin has a huge lever to use in Georgia, exploiting anti-gay hate 
+1 on everything from Ani here 👇 about Georgian Orthodox Church and “traditional values” as a pipeline for Kremlin influence and $$$ in Georgia
https://twitter.com/achkhikvadze/status/1412068391989518338
GD has been doing since this their original campaign in 2012 and mostly gotten a pass because of what it means for internationals to acknowledge what they are doing. Georgia’s friends have been too quiet — to help Georgia in the long term, they thought. The opposite is true.
https://twitter.com/achkhikvadze/status/1412158652056748035
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