Tbilisi
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been active in the South Caucasus since 1996. The work began with projects of the political education in Azerbaijan, from 2002 also in Armenia and Georgia. The office is located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The main focus of the work is the transformation process of former soviet republics towards modern democracies with free political systems based on social market economy and the rule of law.
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Meet Nino Bolkvadze from Georgia
For Nino Bolkvadze, a lawyer, an LGBTI activist, and the first openly lesbian individual running for office in the history of Georgia, the meaning of the rainbow flag – a life in colour and joy – became clear when she came out publicly on Georgian national television in 2015. Married at 16, and now a successful lawyer with two grown children, it took Nino 20 years to accept herself.
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Meet Tinatin Khidasheli from Georgia
I am not simply a conscious liberal,” says Tinatin Khidasheli, Georgian human rights lawyer, academic, politician, and an ex-Defence minister – the first female one her country and the Caucasus has seen. “I am an instinctive liberal – it is not just from reading books, it happened to me naturally.” Currently, she heads a Georgian think-thank, Civic IDEA, fighting the soviet legacy in Georgia, confronting Russian propaganda, and advocating for a sound defence and security policy for Georgia while also teaching in academia.
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Russian Media in Germany
Find out how Russian information warfare and disinformation have affected Germany in the publication by Dr Susanne Spahn.
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One Day of Pride
Tbilisi Pride, Belgrade Pride, and Sofia Pride – these three events represent a huge step forward for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual (LGBTI) people in Georgia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom supports Prides all over the world because they draw attention to the human rights situation of LGBTI communities and are an effective and visible instrument for civil society.
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Real Story of Lie
Real Story of Lie tells you the story of how propaganda and disinformation work in Georgia, who are victims, and who is in charge of these campaigns. The movie investigates the ways fake news websites operate in Georgia and how the state may benefit by distributing fake news through social media.
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Fuckup Nights VR
Due to the pandemic, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South Caucasus in cooperation with Fuckup Nights Armenia organized a special Virtual Reality event, which involved various entrepreneurs sharing the stories of their failures and interacting with the audience.
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Caucasian Metamorphosis Movie
"Caucasian Metamorphosis" is a film by Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili about the theatre performance held by the Georgian LGBTQI community within the successful Tbilisi Pride activities.
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For English scroll დღეს ჩვენს პარტნიორ ორგანიზაციასთან, "სამოქალაქო იდეასთან" ერთად დღეს დავიწყეთ სემინართა სერია 50 მონაწილესთან ერთად. პროექტი "ევროპული სამოქალაქო ერის ფორმირება საქართველოში" მიზნად ისახავს ახალგაზრდების ევროპული და ლიბერალ-დემოკრატიული ღირებულებების პოპულარიზაციას. სემინარი გაგრძელდება 5 დღის განმავლობაში ნაფარეულში, კახეთის რეგიონში. მონაწილეთათვის უსაფრთხო და ეფექტური სამუშაო გარემოს უზრუნველსაყოფად, თითოეულმა მონაწილემ ჩააბარა კოვიდ ტესტი. გვსურს თითოეულ მონაწილეს წარმატებები ვუსურვოთ. Today, together with with our partner Civic IDEA we started the workshop session "Formation of a European civic nation in Georgia". The project aims to promote European and Liberal-Democratic values among young individuals living all over Georgia. The workshop will last for 5 days in beautiful village Nafareuli. To insure safe and efficient work environment for the participants, all selected applicants have been tested before they were admitted at the workshop. We wish each participant successful workshop.
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♀️ 💪 Meet our female ambassadors and role models from media, academy and art from Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Russia. 🌍 In the #FemaleForwardInternational global campaign, FNF shares best practices of female empowerment and leadership from East and Southeast Europe 👉 https://bit.ly/3bXnMbG #fnfesee Tinatin Khidasheli Mihaela Miroiu Elizaveta Simbirskaya Nadia Makova Burcu Karakaş
