Georgia Update - 8th of July 2021

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Georgia. Used to be TBLPOD. Updates on Tbilisi Pride, a brief history of LGBTQ+ activism in Georgia, COVID-19 updates, a cyber attack on the official vaccine registration site, Georgia receives vaccines donated by Austria, a new 10-year economic development plan, air traffic recovery dynamics on the mend, increased funding for Georgian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, candidates for the Central Election Commission selected, the US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons report, the “largest ever” cleanup of Georgia’s Black Sea coastline, animated film “Abandoned Village” wows at Paris International Animation Film Festival, Georgian national women’s team claims gold at Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, and much more! 

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Still need to register for the COVID vaccine? You can do so here: booking.moh.gov.ge 

You can read the 201 Trafficking in Persons Report here. 

You can find the JAMnews article “The History of Georgia’s LGBT+ community’s struggle for equal rights and non-discrimination” here.