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Showing posts with label South Caucasus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Caucasus. Show all posts
Friday, 5 May 2017

Eurovision 2017 - South Caucasus in Kyiv

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UPDATE Friday 12 May 2017 : Armenia's Artsvik did quite a good job during the first semi-final. She definitely pulled it off live on st...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Yerevan, Baku, Tbilisi: in solidarity with Orlando

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Y erevan, 13 June 2016, in front of the US embassy *via @pinkarmenia *via US embassy in Yerevan FB page : PINK Armenia, friends, ...
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Thursday, 29 January 2015

Human Rights Watch "World Report 2015": reflections on LGBT rights in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

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Brief reflections of different aspects re LGBT rights in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan by Human Rights Watch within their annual World Rep...
Sunday, 11 May 2014

Conchita crowned Queen of Eurovision: “We are unity and we are unstoppable” amid outrage at national jury vote in South Caucasus

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Big congrats, Conchita !! Stunning performance. Epic win for the Queen of Eurovision. Says Conchita: "This night is dedicated to eve...
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Saturday, 19 April 2014

Powerful posters against sexual violence in Armenia and South Caucasus

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These bold and powerful posters prepared by the Armenian group of the Young Women’s Network of the South Caucasus (see their  Facebook page...
Sunday, 27 October 2013

Progress in Tbilisi: Presidential candidates in Georgia questioned on gay rights

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Impressed that presidential candidates in Georgia were questioned on their views re "sexual minority rights". This is in itself a...
Wednesday, 21 August 2013

"We are pretty intolerant" - unpleasant but unsurprising stats from Armenia

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Unpleasant but unsurprising stats that prevent Armenia moving forward. "We are pretty intolerant"   *video via CivilNet . ...
Monday, 27 May 2013

Part IV: the aftermath of church-led homophobic attacks in Georgia. PM Ivanishvili delivers groundbreaking Independence Day speech

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Waking up with hangover and watching #Ivanishvili talking about homophobia in his Independence Day speech. I hope I'm not still drunk ...
Sunday, 19 May 2013

First Memorandum by the Regional Network Against Homophobia (Middle East, North Africa, Balkans, South Caucasus)

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“The Regional Network Against Homophobia” , established in May 2011 with the participation of LGBTIQ organizations and initiatives in the Mi...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Respects: Georgia PM Ivanishvili publicly supports rights of LGBT citizens ahead of IDAHO rally in Tbilisi

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Georgia PM Bidzina Ivanishvili is the first and so far the only (effectively) head of state in the South Caucasus who publicly voiced his su...
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Friday, 1 February 2013

Human Rights Watch 2013 report on Armenia highlights discrimination against LGBT people

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Below are relevant extracts from the Human Rights Watch 2013 report on Armenia : Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity In July, the NG...
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Friday, 11 January 2013

#funnysad : “No Cross-Dressing Comedians Please, We're Azerbaijani”

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Even in the former Soviet Union cross-dressing for comical purposes, comedy sketches was considered pretty acceptable and widely used. In ...
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Thursday, 20 December 2012

"F*ck gender", "Down with the Patriarch": activist video from Georgia

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Absolutely loved this. Great example of multimedia activism tackling issues of gender identity, homophobia, religion, freedom... We need m...
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Thursday, 7 June 2012

Kanan Taghiyev to represent Azerbaijan at Mr Gay Europe 2012 (No longer! - post updated)

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UPDATE 9 June 2012 : As per update I received from the office of Mr Gay Europe, due to "unforeseen circumstances", Azerbaijan has...
Friday, 18 May 2012

Armenia: Amnesty International shocked by official Yerevan reaction to neo-nazi hate crime attack on DIY bar

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Amnesty International: ‘Virulent’ homophobic attacks put South Caucasus activists at risk 18 May 2012 Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan m...
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Georgia parliament approved anti-discriminatory amendment. Any crime motivated by sexual orientation - "aggravating circumstance"

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Georgia made a significant step forward towards outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Georgian parliament adopted in its fin...
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