Another clash with police and three detentions occurred in Tbilisi during the ultra-nationalist anti-LGBT rally, which this time took place under the Lithuanian Embassy.

News-Georgia reports about it.

The detentions began after participants tore a rainbow LGBT flag and the flag of the European Union. Morality movement leaders Guram and Alexander Palavandishvili were again taken to the station.

Lithuanian ambassador Andrius Kalindra condemned the insults to his colleagues, noting that diplomats spare no effort to help the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia.

This is the second scandalous action in the last week. On June 6, activists marched in front of the EU embassy, demanding "an end to LGBT propaganda" and "UN and EU interference in Georgia's internal affairs," and saying they would "do everything possible" to disrupt LGBT Week events. They also burned a rainbow flag in front of the embassy. About a dozen people were detained at the time. The leaders of the organization were released on the same day against a receipt.

Tbilisi Pride announced a Pride week from June 28 to July 2, but announced that it would not hold the march due to lack of security guarantees. The remaining events will be held on private property.

Coincidentally or not coincidentally, the actions began in the last week before the European Commission announces the conclusion of the applications of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to join the EU, while the announced Pride week is almost 20 days away.

As a reminder, last year 53 media representatives were injured during the anti-LGBT Pride rallies in Tbilisi, and the beaten cameraman Lekso Lashkarava died soon afterwards.

These events further exacerbated the situation inside the country and had a negative impact on Georgia's relations with the EU.