MAIN FINDINGS OF MONITORING # 20, 7-20 JULY The following tendencies have been statements made by Patriots’ Alli- revealed over the period from 7 to 20 ance again (Davit Tarkhan- July: Mouravi);

 The use of hate speech towards the  Xenophobia observed in statements United National Movement (Giorgi concerning social issues, including Shengelaia, a film director), also in the abolition of moratorium on the the context of developments in sale of land to foreign citizens by Ukraine with regard to the current the decision of the Constitutional Ukrainian government and so- Court. Such rhetoric alongside poli- called Mason-Zionist regime (a ticians was also applied by repre- viewer, Obiektivi); sentatives of wider public;

 Islamophobic and Turkophobic Continued on p.11

Joint Statement of Non-governmental Organizations Concerning Sexist Fragment of TV Program on GDS TV

July 14, 2014

We would like to react to a fragment from the TV pro- gram “Bina -18,” aired by GDS TV Studio on July 9, INSIDE THIS ISSUE which contained humiliating visualization of a female Hate Speech 2 body. We believe that aforementioned footage repre- 2 sents openly sexist interpretation of roles of women and Islamophobia/Turkophobia men in society and further reinforces negative stereotypes among the society. Xenophobia 3 Therefore, this fragment requires adequate assessment. Sale of land to foreign citizens 3-4 No doubt that the freedom of expression implies the right to express any idea and opinion; however legal guarantees of the freedom of speech and expression do not Discrimination on religious ground 4-5 relieve media from responsibilities and duties inherent to this profession. Anti-Western sentiments 5-8 Discrimination on the ground of sex- 8- Continued on p.11 ual orientation 10 P. 2 MDF & GDI NO TO PHOBIA! # 20

HATE SPEECH

REZONANSI, 9 JULY tional Movement as a bio- alone face to face with that logical problem!” huge Mason-Zionist regime,

the fascist regime. There is GIORGI SHENGELAIA, only one solution to that… film director: “Everyone in OBIEQKTIVI, GAMIS and it is the union of Ortho- the United National Move- dox Christian nations.” ment is equally evil physio- STUDIA, 20 JULY http://www.myvideo.ge/? logically and by expression “….The United TV viewer: video_id=2380802 of their faces.” National Movement brought

these sheer fascists, sporting swastika by the way, to the ASAVAL DASAVALI, government of Ukraine with 14-20 JULY the help of America and Europe and they set up bat- GIORGI SHENGELAIA, talions analogous to Nazi SS film director: “Many view paramilitary groups. So we, them as a political problem, the Georgian nation, are left but I view the United Na- DAVIT TARKHAN-

MOURAVI, Patriots’ ISAMOPHOBIA/TURKOPHOBIA

Alliance: “Aziziye KAVKASIA TV, BARIERI, 14 JULY and girls annually as a sort of tax [to be paid mosque was the evil in by ] and If you wish, I can list wars a religious disguise. [with Turks] and how much blood was spilt DAVIT TARKHAN-MOURAVI, Patriots’ in those wars… Alliance: “Aziziye mosque was the evil in a

religious disguise. It was the intelligence “My opinion is very negative [about granting center of Turkey; an educational center of citizenship to Muslim Meskhetians]. I believe Turkey which would brainwash people… that Mikheil Saakashvili was trying to sell

Adjara to Turkey; to this end, he tried to “Visit Turkish websites and you will read award citizenship to as many Turks as possi- statements there claiming as if Adjarians are Turks, not Georgians… You will read there ble - which is an adventure, in my opinion - that they are Turks and Georgia has always in order to enable them to demand a new belonged to Turkey… referendum under the Kars agreement in 2021.” “They obtain education [in Turkey] and http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=2376303 then come back believing that Georgia has never had as closest a friend as Turkey…

“If you now let me recount that during thou- sand years Turkey took more than 200 boys P. 3

XENOPHOBIA

OBIEKTIVI, GAMIS STUDIA, 18 given the right to sell butter but at a higher JULY price.” http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=2381433 JONDI BAGHATURIA, Burjanadze-

United Opposition: “Singaporization means that we, Georgians, will no longer be owners KAVKASIA, SPEKTRI, 18 JULY of this land. There will be someone else, a IRAKLI MACHAVARIANI: “A villain is different ethnos. Probably part will be owned arriving from somewhere… I did not allow by Turks, another part by Chinese and the not only lousy Ukrainians but American third part by Indians…” officials to dare to teach me…” http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=2381489 http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=2379636

OBIEKTIVI, GAMIS STUDIA, 18 OBIEKTIVI, GAMIS STUDIA, 20 JULY JULY

JONDI BAGHATURIA, Burjanadze- A TV viewer: “There is a war, the genocide United Opposition: “An empty place is of Georgian nation underway to drive the never left unfilled. Chinese, Turks and Indi- Georgian nation out of Georgia and to allow ans will settle there, who are arriving here, Chinese, Arab to settle here. They are all who have money, who will build a house on dear to me, but I want my Georgians first JONDI BAGHATURIA, the land of Georgian peasant, who will get and foremost, my Georgians are dear to me Burjanadze-United Op- ownerships of forests and rivers and mead- first of all.” position: ows and in contrast to our indigent peasant, http://www.myvideo.ge/?video_id=2380773 “Singaporization means will set up a small size enterprise and will be that we, Georgians, will no longer be owners of SALE OF LAND TO FOREIGN CITIZENS this land. There will be REPORTIORI.GE, 8 JULY someone else, a different ethnos. Probably part will

be owned by Turks, an- “This decision [the Constitutional Court ruling abolishing LASHA TUGUSHI, journalist: other part by Chinese and the moratorium imposed on the sale of land to foreign citizens] in a wider sense is not bene- the third part by Indi- ficial for us; even more so, it is damaging!

“Lack of control on land issue is not good. In 2007, with regard to this issue, the former gov- ernment tried to take certain decisions, but the Constitutional Court abolished those deci- sions back then. The Constitutional Court has turned into a founder of antinational poli- tics!” http://www.reportiori.ge/?menuid=3&id=32491

ALIA, 11-14 JULY ELIZBAR JAVELIDZE, People’s Assembly: “… This land law and antidiscrimination law are not accidental.

Continued on p.4 MDF & GDI NO TO PHOBIA! #20 P 4

SALE OF LAND TO FOREIGN CITIZENS

Beginning from p. 3 Georgian peasants have anyway small plots of land and when you force them to sell it that means that you are destroying village. After you grab everything from me physically, you launch spiritual attack on me…

“The second problems is the ‘transparent’ non-governmental organization led by Gigauri. According to her, a huge hostility was done by suspending the sale of Georgian lands. Have anyone heard of worse treason of the country?”

GEWORLD, 16 JULY AKAKI ASATIANI, Union of Georgian Traditionalists: “A recent lift of moratorium on the sale of land will have terrible implication – they will buy everything; if there is a visa-free travel to the European Union no Georgian will be left in Georgia… The population will be driven out of the country and the land will be left to foreigners. When enemy invaded, this was exactly what it did here…” http://geworld.ge/View.php?ArtId=6052

ASAVAL-DASAVALI, 7-13 JULY MERAB SHATIRISHVILI, Georgian Reality – Assembly of Wise Men of Nation: “Imagine, a Kakhetian cannot buy land and is forced to pay to Indian for lease!

“If we want to accede the European Union with such anti-Georgian approaches than let us hand over this country to an alien and scatter around the world as unqualified workers! Geor- gians are anyway fleeing the country and the country is becoming empty!”

DISCRIMINATION ON RELIGIUS GROUND

KAVKASIA, SPEKTRI, faith and the honesty and Newspost, which is based 18 JULY the conscience, perhaps not on bolnisi.ge information in an ideal conditions, but agency, about a protest of we must not be compared to Orthodox Church against IRAKLI MACHAVARI- Albanians, though, I do not the opening of children’s ANI: “People (Albanians) who live in the middle of want to offend anyone.” summer camp in the Chris- http://www.myvideo.ge/? Europe managed – and this tian-Protestant-Baptists video_id=2379570 praying house in Bolnisi. requires huge talent - to adopt Islam, i.e. in the mid- The text of the journalist dle of Europe… You know ALIA, 9 JULY discriminatory refers to Evangelist-Baptist denomi- where we are and what nation as a sect: countries surround us and The Alia newspaper, spreads

we managed to preserve the the information of Continued on p.5 P. 5

DISCRIMINATION ON RELIGIUS GROUND

Beginning from p. 4 vah’s witnesses to translate this is a tragedy!” “They distributed fliers their sectarian magazines printed by the eparchy, into Megrelian and Svan ASAVAL-DASAVALI, 7- which recounts a brief his- languages?! How may the 13 JULY tory of Evangelist-Baptist state turn a blind eye to sect.” that?! DITO CHUBINIDZE,

Source: http://bolnisi.ge journalist: “In due time, “… If we should be happy Lomaia and Shashkin filled about the association with up the education ministry ASAVAL-DASAVALI, the EU ensuring that sects with sectarians of various 7-13 JULY will be given carte blanche faith denouncing god and in Georgia and conduct their what this people have in MERAB SHATIRISH- activity undermining the common is the animosity VILI, Georgian Reality – Georgian statehood, then towards Orthodox Christi- Assembly of Wise Men of this is not something to be anity…” Nation: “… How dare Jeho- happy about and celebrate -

ANTI-WESTERN SENTIMENTS

ALIA, 11-14 JULY

ELIZBAR JAVELIDZE, People’s Council: “A person versed in world politics knows that the expansion today takes place not by sword and fire but through economy, money and brainwashing. This means that brainwashing institution was established in the entire Amer- ica and England. This is a huge financial machine and involves our TV channels and non- governmental organizations. There is also a decree issued by America to weaken the national government and strengthen NGOs…

“American ideologists declared that they defeated the Soviet Union. Now they are to defeat Orthodox Christianity.”

ALIA, 10 JULY LASHA AMIREJIBI, People’s Council: “Missis Ashton is not aware what the [United] National [Movement’s] broom in the ass means; had she experienced and felt that she would not have talked like that. There will be many statements from Europe, that is the only job they do, nothing else. Now, the main thing is for the government not to be frightened. Our government becomes often frightened by statements of Europeans and Americans…

“All perverseness comes from them; had it not been for Europeans and Americans, the United National Movement would not have acted so wantonly.”

GEWORLD, 9 JULY

DAVIT LASURASHVILI, the Dean: “Today they are trying to portray the phrase ‘each inch of land is saturated with Georgian blood’ as a trite expression, although this is the real- ity. Continued on p.6 MDF & GDI NO TO PHOBIA! #20 P. 6

ANTI-WESTERN SENTIMENTS

Beginning from p. 5 [] and the Georgia and Georgians is. United National Movement They do not view us as The mind of a person who is are controlled by one and equal, full-fledged people under the influence of for- the same heads from and need us only for achiev- eign countries cannot toler- abroad… ing their mercantile inten-

ate this… tions!...” “The history of the Church http://geworld.ge/View.php? says that if you want to con- “Joe Biden said that he is ArtId=6047 trol and manage society you not interested in our culture have to first pervert it, up- and that we should view the root it. The biggest defender ALIA, 9 JULY protection of gays and lesbi- is the Church and that’s why ans as superior to the na- there is such a fierce fight tional culture… against it. Those conductors NINO SAMKHARADZE, are managers of the world journalist: “What segment “People perverted in such a elite, who lobby desirable of Western politicians is way are unable to defend governments in various interested in the fate of their culture, traditions and countries, stage coups, buy state officials… During the United National Movement? there will be nothing valu- Soviet Union we were a re- Why Philip Dimitrov, a per- able for them any longer. public of Russia, now we are son expelled from his coun- During the adoption of the being run from the US Em- try, categorically calls on antidiscrimination law we, bassy.” our government to take into clerics, said that after the adoption of this law Geor- account statements by gian and Christian laws will GEWORLD.GE 16 him?... be rejected and I will repeat JULY the same today. The Geor- “…There are three types of gian population will inevita- Georgia and the World: countries in the American bly come to face that critical “That is how the former US political classification: coun- and heartbreaking event that Secretary of State James tries of our type are called is called the slavery of for- Baker, the ex-Foreign Minis- the third world countries. ter of Germany Hans- eigners.” Guess how they view us? If http://geworld.ge/View.php? Dietrich Genscher (whom we do not chide this country ArtId=6035 Shevardnadze considered his friends) and his wife it will not come to its were laughing during senses.” ALIA, 10 JULY Shevardnadze’s burial cere- mony. LEVAN CHACHUA, per- Continued on p.7

son released with a status “…This is exactly what the of a political prisoner: “It West’s approach towards P. 7

ANTI-WESTERN SENTIMENTS

Beginning from p. 6 sexual minorities will, pri- may revolt to put the end to KVIRIS KRONIKA, 7- marily, affect Georgia. these dark forces once and 13 JULY “…Yes, if America finally for all…” sets the intention that those GIORGI POPKHADZE, perverts should enjoy special ASAVAL-DASAVALI, journalist: “Dimitrov is the privileges in any part of the 7-13 JULY shame of the European Un- world it will make this inten- ZAZA DAVITAIA, jour- ion!... Dimitrov should bet- tion true. I am sure, Georgia nalist: “Agitation in relation ter stay silent and keep in will be one of the first to European integration is mind why he was expelled among their targets (we will still continuing in Georgia! from his country.” be used to the maximum Antidiscrimination law

extent as a testing lab for which has been tailored to various experiments).” KVIRIS KRONIKA, 7- the European model is still

13 JULY topical! Some liberal peder- KVIRIS KRONIKA, 14- asts still shout out with GIORGI JIKIASHVILI, 20 JULY strange bravado, that stupid journalist: “With the Asso- motto: ‘I am Georgian, ciation Agreement the state therefore I am European!’ assumed a direct obligation GIORGI JIKIASHVILI, to share the practice which journalist: “Everything is “… Of course Zviad is not only unacceptable for acceptable in the European [Gamsakhurdia] would have the Georgian people, but is society – ratting upon, slan- never divided and disposed extremely worrying and irri- dering and if ‘need be’, insti- of Georgian land! tating for even Europe… tuting a criminal proceeding “And of course, Zviad This concerns the enhance- against priests [referring to a would have never said: ‘I ment of the rights of sexual statement by NGOs about am Georgian, therefore I am minorities and especially, illegal nature of the partici- new regulations introduced European!’… pation of clergy in pre- in terms of juvenile justice… election propaganda] be- “…That person [Joe Biden] “Be also sure that Zviad cause of them preaching is one of the first of those would have not allowed from ambio something that Western high officials who wantonness of bureaucracy is unacceptable for some… is ready to sacrifice the en- controlled from and bought How long society can toler- tire country in order to save by foreign countries! ate the wantonness of liber- Saakashvili… The statement “That is why Zviad Gam- tarian-pederast-human rights of this person about the en- sakhurdia was killed!” defenders and when people hancement of the rights of Continued on p.8 MDF & GDI NO TO PHOBIA! #20 P. 8

ANTI-WESTERN SENTIMENTS

ASAVAL-DASAVALI, whether anyone wants Georgia or not, it is an Or- 14-20 JULY A TV viewer: “They do not thodox Christian country; ask Abkhazia, do not ask they offend Orthodox Chris- Samachablo, i.e. South Os- SHALVA KHACHAPU- tians and then the authors of RIDZE, lawyer: “Damn such statements arrive here setia whether or not they Europe! Let it stay where it and they are received as want that association, that is; let that woman who looks great democrats and are flat- antidiscrimination law and like a goat and travels tered…” where they are heading un- around, Katherine Ashron, http://www.myvideo.ge/? der the instruction of Amer- take care of her own video_id=2381478 Europe! They have de- ica in order not to irritate stroyed Ukraine and we see Russia, people turned into OBIEKTIVI, GAMIS what evil tricks they are do- slaves.” ing there. Let them mind STUDIA, 18 JULY http://www.myvideo.ge/? their own business!” video_id=2381460 http://www.myvideo.ge/? A TV viewer: “That so- OBIEKTIVI, GAMIS video_id=2381470 called Europe have always STUDIA, 18 JULY betrayed Orthodox Chris- tians and have always been NINO RATISHVILI, pre- enemies of these people and senter: “We remember all enemies of Georgians.” statements by Bildt full well;

GIORGI GABE- DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUND OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DAVA, person re- leased from prison ASAVAL-DASAVALI, 14-20 JULY with the status of po- litical prisoner: It TAMAZ VASHADZE, the former Mayor: “These villains toppled Zviad seems infringing a (Gamsakhurdia) and destroyed the country – homosexuals have taken over Georgia! Watch st priest’s private life, pro- archive materials from the 1 channel what Kitovani told Zhvania at a parliament session: voking him and enrag- ‘Be grateful that I toppled Zviad or otherwise, had he remained in power you and people of your ilk would have been incarcerated in #8 prison cell together with Mamed!” ing him and then film- ing and releasing that is acceptable whilst film- ALIA, 9 JULY ing and releasing orgies of pederasts is not? GIORGI GABEDAVA, person released from prison with the status of political prisoner: “For example, if I film misbehavior of a pederast and then release this material, I will be pun- ished for that… It seems infringing a priest’s private life, provoking him and enraging him and then filming and releasing that is acceptable whilst filming and releasing orgies of pederasts is not? Continued on p.9 P. 9

DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUND OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Beginning from p. 8 Restoration of Supreme minorities… What is more “…The Georgian identity, Council, the Authority of appalling is that they do not talent is being deliberately President of Republic of experience any shortage of annihilated. Apart from this Georgia Zviad Gamsak- customers. During night misfortune, a large segment hurdia: “We want to under- they consider themselves of youth is already on the score the relevance of patrons of that place and path of degradation; these Asaval-Dasavali to our tra- emboldened by support of liberal-pederast ideas have ditions and morals… This liberal-pederast non- stupefied this people.” newspaper is the only one in governmental organizations Georgia which exposes of various faiths, they ALIA, 11-14 JULY these forces and fights launch attack on honest citi- zens. against sins of Sodom and “…It is worrying that the ELIZBAR JAVELIDZE, Gomorrah and against such wantonness of sexual mi- People’s Council: “We sinners”… norities has reached its peak. have signed the Association The dignity of those selling Agreement and it also em- PIA.GE, 17 JULY their bodies appeared to phasizes the approach that have developed to such a we are expected to raise our DAVIT KVLIVIDZE, the point that they deem photo- children so that from the age Dean: “They created some- graphing them as the of- of 14 they decide themselves thing like a state [Kazantip] fence…” on their gender identity. in Crimea; around 17 ha of

Children should perceive land had a fencing; there are same-sex marriage and they states there, they have their KVIRIS KRONIKA, 7- must perceive this disease as king, priest, but there are 13 JULY something normal. lesbians, gays and children “…10 years ago they are perverted and God de- GELA ZEDELASHVILI, adopted such amendments nounced there.” journalist: “If you are faith- to the law; there was a big http://pia.ge/ less, if you are an uncondi- fuss kicked up but no one show_internet_daijest_news.php? tional defender of LGBTs id=5567&lang=geo knew back than that this and flatter with pederasts, would be followed by a then you are supposed to be REPORTIORI, 17 same-sex marriage; that is a modern person and every- JULY where we are heading for.” thing is achievable for you;

you can serve any govern- LADO SADGOBELASH- ASAVAL-DASAVALI, ment you want and no one VILI, journalist: “A terri- 7-13 JULY will dare to even touch tory adjacent to circus is you.” Executive Council of Na- almost entirely seized by tional Committee for the representatives of sexual Continued on p.10 MDF & GDI NO TO PHOBIA! #20 P. 10

DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUND OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Beginning from p. 9 going on around us, this ASAVAL-DASAVALI, KVIRIS KRONIKA, 7- time is not too far. Quite the 7-13 JULY contrary, the threat has al- 13 JULY ready approached our doors GIORGI GIGAURI, jour- and the disaster is inevita- GIORGI JIKIASHVILI, nalist: “Such terrible things ble.” journalist: “Even in Hol- were written there [Zurab

land, where the protection of Karumidze’s literary work] rights of representatives of KVIRIS KRONIKA, 14- about Svans, their rituals that damned LGBT commu- and sadist-masochist homo- 20 JULY nity is implemented on the sexual passions in the yard

highest level, people with of Holy Virgin Church of GIORGI JIKIASHVILI, common sense are in a very Lamaria (!!!) that I collected journalist: “Everything is bad situation… God forbid, all this and addressed the ahead yet; we will see the sodomites step up their ac- Prime Minister Garibashvili main destroying wave of tivity to such a level that the personally: ‘choose either repressions when the clique congregation has to defend this nullity or Georgian peo- of liberal-pederast-perverts sacred things from their at- ple and our sacred things!’” will encompass everything tacks; but if we look with and the country will be inun- open eyes at the processes dated with their spies.”

TOPIC OF GENDER

ASAVAL-DASAVALI, 7-13 JULY

JABA KHUBUA, journalist: “…Bera Ivanishvili’s TV channel has become an arena of liberal-pederasts cursing family, parents, Georgian traditions in general and spirituality!..

“Liberal-pederasts ridicule father and son relationship of Bidzina and Bera Ivanishvili from the television channel owned by the latter! This is a genuine ideological sabotage! This is a real spiritual sabotage!”

ASAVAL-DASAVALI, 14-20 JULY JABA KHUBUA, journalist: “Indeed, how you, dear reader, imagine being a presenter of a program on GDS TV company and in the same TV company liberal- pederasts staging a show offending Georgian awareness and spirituality?!”

JABA KHUBUA, journalist: “In the mentioned letter I also expressed hope that Bidzina and Bera Ivanishvili would react adequately to this appalling thing and would prevent this immoral wantonness of stupid liberal-pederasts in their TV channel.” Joint Statement of Non-governmental Organizations Concerning Sexist Fragment of TV Program on GDS TV

Beginning from p. 1 criticism of the program will Gender Equality In modern society media has affect the future editorial Society for Positive Changes an immense potential to policy of the company. A Women Information Center facilitate social changes. It is modern understanding of TASO foundation able to either hinder or has- the role of media is much Women’s Fund in Georgia ten the structural changes broader than it being per- National Violence Protec- towards gender equality. In ceived as a mere business tion Center the cultural context wherein project. We hope that the Gender Equality Network women often become vic- GDS will be more focused Georgian Young Lawyers tims of sexist attitudes and on media’s social responsi- Association stereotypes, the presentation bility than its commercial Georgian Regional Media of a female as an object by interest. This means being Association TV channel and thus accountable to every social Association Tolerance strengthen traditional per- group and reflecting their Civil Council on Defense ception of the roles of men needs and interests. and Security and women, is totally unac- Media Development Fund Georgian Institute of Euro- ceptable. Georgian Democratic Initia- pean Values, GIEV We believe that for the TV tive Partnership for Human Company which has the Tolerance and Diversity Rights, PHP ambition to practice respon- Institute Civil Development Agency, sible and not tabloid journal- Article 42 of the Constitu- CIDA ism, planning to produce tion Associa- social and political programs Human Rights Monitoring tion of Germans of Georgia in the future, broadcast of and Education Center Ainung sexist content encouraging Sapari Media Monitoring Center of gender inequality should be Media club Frontline Geor- Georgia unacceptable. Public attitude gia International Center of towards the GDS TV Com- Rusudan Gotsiridze, Women's Education and pany will largely depend on Bishop of the Evangelical Information how adequately the editorial Baptist Church Identoba board will reconsider the Georgian Church of Evan- Association LGBT Georgia case and how the public gelical Faith Open Society-Georgia

MAIN FINDINGS OF MONITORING

Beginning from p. 1 Discrimination on religious ground applied by media (Alia newspaper) and individual respondents;

 Anti-Western sentiments incited in connection to the criticism of the activity of non-governmental organization, the rights of sexual minorities and the United National Movement; the West por- trayed as the force fighting against Orthodox Christianity. In this respect, the criticism was height- ened towards the Georgian Dream which, alike the United National Movement, was portrayed as the force controlled by the West;  The discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation manifested in misinterpretation of the Association Agreement with the EU as well as in relation to the Kazantip event planned in Anak- lia;  A program aired by the GDS TV company containing sexist interpretation of the roles of women and men was perceived by a segment of Georgian media as the act directed against Georgian awareness and not as a gender problem.

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