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An anti Pride demonstration in Tbilisi in July 2019. Photo: Tamuna Chkareuli/OC Media.

2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Were the far-right the biggest losers in Georgia’s election?

by Shota Kincha

•5 min read

Mainstream opposition groups have not been the only ones upset by the results of 31 October’s parliamentary elections in Georgia, with the most conservative parties also losing out. However, despite not winning seats, the far-right remains anything but powerless. On 2 November, far-right group Georgian March protested the results of the election outside the offices of Georgian Dream, accusing the ruling party of ‘rigging’ the vote. The extreme-right group, which have been active with their v

Georgian March leader Sandro Bregadze. Photo: Luka Pertaia/OC Media.

2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian March to run in October parliamentary elections

by OC Media

•3 min read

Ultraconservative group Georgian March plans to register as a political party and compete in October’s parliamentary elections, the group’s leader, Sandro Bregadze, has confirmed to OC Media. The story was first reported on Tuesday by Georgian news site Prime Time. Bregadze declined to comment on who he expected to join the party or whether they intended to ally with conservative opposition group the Alliance of Patriots, conservative campaigner Levan Vasadze, or others. ‘We are an indepe

And Then We Danced

Georgian ultraconservative groups vow to prevent queer romance film premiere

by OC Media

•6 min read

Several far-right and ultraconservative groups in Georgia have begun to mobilise against the Georgian premiere of queer romance film And Then We Danced, which is due to hit screens this Friday. The film is a love story between two male Georgian traditional dancers that had its world premiere on 16 May at the Cannes Film Festival. A joint Swedish–Georgian production, it has been selected as Sweden’s submission to the 92nd Academy Awards. The film’s first showings in Georgia are due to kic

Alliance of Patriots

Georgian nationalists ‘block foreigners from public service hall’

by OC Media

•5 min read

A number of Georgian conservative groups have been gathering outside the Tbilisi Public Service Hall in an attempt to prevent foreigners from registering ownership of agricultural land in the country. The groups gathered for a second day on Tuesday, however, police secured a corridor for those attempting to enter the building. On Monday, they stopped some they believed were foreign citizens from entering the premises. In one instance caught on camera by On.ge on Monday, protesters preve

Drug Policy

Georgian officials to withdraw cannabis export bill after meeting Patriarch

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia is to withdraw a cannabis cultivation bill after a meeting between senior officials and the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The government also said they would discuss ways to legally limit the Constitutional Court’s rulings on drug policy. Far-right group Georgian March congratulated its followers for ‘making officials withdraw the bill’. On 2 October, Chair of Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze and Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia held a meeting with Church head Patriarch Ilia