Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he had signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBT rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian ...

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign a bill passed by parliament last month that many rights groups and opposition figures argue severely limits LGBT rights. The 'family values' bill was approved on September 17 by the ruling Georgian Dream party with an 84-0 vote.

The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed into a law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia

Georgia on Thursday signed into law measures that will curb LGBTQ rights, despite warnings from the EU that they undermine Tbilisi's membership ambitions.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili refused to sign a highly controversial 'Family Values and the Protection of Minors' bill on Wednesday passed by the country's parliament to significantly