A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi by organizers who say authorities failed to prevent violent disruptions from Russian-affiliated far-right groups.
According to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel, police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi where the closed event was scheduled to take place. Festival organizers Tbilisi Pride said in a tweet that they were “compelled” to cancel the festival and “evacuate” the festival territory.
” The speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stressed the government’s condemnation of any violence on Saturday, according to First Channel. Papuashvili said police coped with the situation and prevented festival participants from being injured, according to First Channel. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said statements from Papuashvili and other government officials had no value, calling on the government to “stop using hate speech and inciting confrontation.
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