Tbilisi LGBT Event Forced To Cancel After Far-Right Protesters Storm Site

LGBT Pride Week organizers in the Caucasus nation of Georgia were forced to cancel a festival on July 8 after thousands of far-right protesters stormed the site of the event in the capital, Tbilisi. Organizers said police didn’t attempt to stop protesters who broke through a cordon and occupied the site. Government officials said there were too many protesters for police to stop. The U.S. Embassy, EU, and the UN condemned the violence and called on the government to protect the right to assemble, including for LGBT people, and that those responsible for violence “face justice.” To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, click here.