“Identoba” filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights concerning the assault on the peaceful march dedicated to the International Day against Homophobia. The march, which was organized by “Identoba”, took place on the main avenue of Tbilisi, Georgia on May 17, 2012. However, it was discontinued after religious extremists and representatives of the Georgian Orthodox Church blocked the demonstration and physically assaulted its participants. Even though police were present at the site of the march, they failed to effectively and timely interfere and protect.

Identoba has sent an open letter to the members of PACE Socialist Group: Dear member of the Socialist group, We are writing you on behalf of a Georgian LGBT rights organization, Identoba (www.identoba.org). It has come to our knowledge that Georgian Dream (GD), a coalition that has won...

Identoba will participate in monitoring of the Georgian prisons On October 8, 2012, a meeting on forming public monitoring group for Georgian prisons was held in Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia. About 50 non-governmental organizations, religious groups and media...

Identoba is pleased to invite you for a discussion on Radical Politics and Activism – Concepts and Examples”, on Tuesday, September 25, 13.00 The guests for the discussion will be the members of the world-famous band Riot Grrrls: Allison Wolfe  - The founder of the feminist rock-band...

In November 2011, a new Identoba project was funded by Foundation Open Society Institute with 00, 0000.  The main focus of this project is support of Georgian LGBT individuals and advocacy through various channels and activities including: legislative advocacy, strategic litigation, case law...

The Identoba project financed by RFSU Sweden, with 00,0000  was launched in December 2010. The funds requested by the organization were sufficient to continue and expand the activities started in November, including: personal, online and group counseling on human rights and discrimination...

Identoba (former Diversity Research and Community Activism Association) was officially established on November 8, 2010. The organization received € 5000 during 2010 to finance community based activities. The support came as a continued support to Georgian LGBTQI community by COC Netherlands...

29.05.2012 The invited speaker: Lika Barabadze Subject: “Sexual identity and discrimination: the labyrinth of the comprehensive questions”. (duration: 1 h 50 m) Preparation for the meeting: After the long process of agreement with the Tbilisi State University administration, we started...

29.05.2012 The invited speaker: Lika Barabadze Subject: “Sexual identity and discrimination: the labyrinth of the comprehensive questions”. (duration: 1 h 50 m) Preparation for the meeting: After the long process of agreement with the Tbilisi State University administration, we started...

A number of pride marches in Eastern Europe have been threatened in the last three weeks: police bans and extremist attacks have led to violations of the right to freedom of assembly of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) communities in the region. As the organizers of the...

After the peaceful rally dedicated to IDAHO on May 17, in Tbilisi was attacked by religious extremists, a wave of homophobic comments followed from several politicians and journalists. The editor of Identoba addressed the leader of the political party Free Democrats, Irakli Alasania in order...

To the President of Georgia, His Excellency Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili Gender Equality and LGBT Rights Georgian Non-Governmental Organization Identoba OPEN LETTER Your Excellency, According to the research carried out in Tbilisi, in 2012, every third LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender)...