from attacks on human rights

This rubble is from Vashlovani Street, home to Success Bar, the only LGBTQ+ bar in Tbilisi. In 2024, the ruling Georgian Dream Party passed a law that effectively bans LGBTQ+ rights, jeopardizing the community’s safety. The country faces the threat of international isolation and economic collapse under a government that came to power through elections seen by critics as rigged.

Patrick Bienert in Tbilisi