Tako Svanidze

Tako Svanidze is a Tbilisi-based freelance multimedia journalist and senior editor. She is focused on conflict reporting, ethnic minorities and human rights. Find her on Twitter @takosvanidze.

Georgia’s first LGBT Pride kicks off despite threats from religious and far right groups

Organisers have been under pressure to cancel the historic event, while the authorities say they cannot guarantee participants’ safety.

By Tako Svanidze

/ 18 Jun 2019

Georgia’s first LGBT Pride kicks off despite threats from religious and far right groups

Georgia’s growing cultural divide: a sign of far-right populism?

One year on since Georgia’s far right publicly announced themselves, how has their agenda developed?

By Tako Svanidze

/ 16 Jul 2018