Society
“Sorry, we thought Europe was something else” – Levan Vasadze
21 May, 2013
Businessman Levan Vasadze responded to the May 17 events on Rustaveli Avenue by telling the Politmetre talk show host he was “one of the leading proponents” of European and Western values
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“Stop LGBT promoting” – protest outside the Netherlands’ embassy in Tbilisi
20 May, 2013
A group of young citizens staged a protest outside the Embassy of the Netherlands in Tbilisi, telling the media they were “disgusted” by the “rhetorical” response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Innovations for Patrol Police: shoulder cameras, new cars and motorbikes
20 May, 2013
Up to four hundred new Skoda cars as well as Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha motorbikes have been added to the Patrol Police vehicle park and were presented on May 19
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Should cannabis usage be de-criminalized in Georgia?
20 May, 2013
Palitra TV channel carried out a street survey asking citizens if they thought cannabis usage should be de-criminalized in Georgia.
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Exclusive: Mark Mullen discusses LGBT supporters’ rally in Tbilisi
18 May, 2013
Former head of the National Democratic Institute office in Tbilisi and a former chair of Transparency International Georgia, Mark Mullen talked to Georgian News TV about May 17th demonstration
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Priests lead Orthodox anti-gays in violent Tbilisi clashes with rights activists, police – Russia Today
18 May, 2013
Russia Today covered yesterday’s clashes in Georgia between the participants of the protest for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
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Thousands protest in Georgia over gay rights rally – BBC
18 May, 2013
BBC reported from Georgia about the clashed that took place in the capital Tbilisi between the participants of the protest for marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and the counter-protest by church representatives and citizens supporting them.
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Church representatives and citizens break through police at the demonstration
18 May, 2013
Palitra TV channel released footage of the May 17 protest of church representatives and citizens supporting them breaking through police barriers
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“We distance ourselves from violence, but this propaganda is unacceptable” – Patriarch of Georgia
18 May, 2013
The church distances itself from violence, but propaganda of a sin is unacceptable, Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II said while commenting on May 17 about clashes between participants of the protest
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