Disturbing news from friends in Georgia

Miranda was assaulted by a man who had tried to convince her to get into his car. After she refused, he verbally attacked her using using transphobic and homophobic slurs before physically assaulted her.

Miranda later reported the attack to the police. The perpetrator has since been arrested and a criminal case has been initiated.

The transphobic nature of this attack must be taken into account by the Georgian authorities. (And, as you can see from our Rainbow Europe ranking, SOGI grounds are included as aggravating factors in law).

• Read more in this statement from Equality Movement: http://www.equality.ge/en/transgender-activist-got-attacked-tbilisi/

Also the Georgian state should take decisive preventive measures as this is not the first case of a transphobic hate crime.

• In February 2017, four trans people were victims of physical violence in the centre of Tbilisi. Ten men armed with batons, sticks and sharp objects attacked the women.
• In October 2016, Zizi Shekiladze was violently attacked in Tbilisi. She was taken to the hospital, but doctors could not save Zizi's life, a month later she died in the hospital.
• In November 2014, 23-year-old Sabi Beriani was found dead in a rented apartment in one of the districts of Tbilisi. The investigation reported that Sabi died from stab wounds.