Several hundred opponents of the planned July 5 rally of the LGBT community in defense of the rights of sex minorities staged riots in the center of Tbilisi. They attacked several journalists and dismantled the previously erected tents of opposition supporters in front of parliament..

According to Echo Kavkaza, some supporters of conservative values \u200b\u200balso burst into the Tbilisi Pride office through the balcony shortly before the rally, tore up rainbow flags..

The organizers of the pride in Tbilisi announced their intention to go to the rally at 5 pm local time on Rustaveli Avenue. But the country's Interior Ministry urged the organizers to abandon the event for security reasons..

" On the part of those who gathered for the action on Rustaveli Avenue, violent actions were carried out against media representatives and facts of obstruction of their professional activities. As a result of the response of the police officers on Rustaveli Avenue, the media representatives are in a safe place at this stage, "

The department also reported that they opened two criminal cases under articles on obstruction of the work of the media and violence..

Several journalists and cameramen were attacked in the square in front of the parliament on 5 July. They did not receive serious injuries. The attackers shouted that journalists in Georgia were promoting the ideas of the LGBT community.

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashivili previously called the March of Dignity in the center of the capital inappropriate. According to him, the action could lead to civil confrontation. " The words of the politician are quoted by "