Equality Movement Calls on Ministry of Internal Affairs to protect the Safety of attendees at the film screening of Georgian-Swedish gay drama And Then We Danced.
All tickets sold out. In this light, homophobic groups are preparing to hold a demonstration, intending to block the cinemas, raising the risk of attacking to the people attending the screening. The statement of the Patriarchate of Georgia, that the church is protesting the premiere of the film backs violent groups.
We believe that homophobic groups, in spite of their desire to protest by the “Mahatma Gandhi peaceful methods”, are far from peaceful forms of manifestation. They often do not shy away from confronting the police. That has been confirmed many times.
The tense situation also indicates that the cast will not be able to attend the premiere for security reasons.
In the current situation, it is up to law enforcement to decide whether they can safeguard citizens’ security and the right for the audience to be able to attend the film they want to watch. Once again, it will be questionable whether the Georgian authorities will be able to withstand the pressure of pseudo-religious and pseudo-traditionalist groups and adhere to the principles of secular democracy.
Given the vague explanations of the Interior Ministry that they are “acting within the law”, we hope that law enforcement agencies will adequately assess the situation and protect the constitutional rights of our citizens.
ვებ-გვერდი შექმნილია RFSU-ს ფინანსური მხარდაჭერით.
სიდა, შვედეთის განვითარების სააგენტო, მთლიანად ან ნაწილობრივ აფინანსებს ამ მასალას.
