Fighting back against Georgia's war on drugs
There are angry crowds in Tbilisi again. On International Human Rights Day (10 December), protesters gathered outside Georgia’s parliament building to call on the government to “decriminalise!”. The event ended in a confrontation with the police, as protesters obstructed the main road. Nobody doubts that protests will continue; Georgia is fighting a war on drugs, and activists of the White Noise Movement are on the front line.
The decriminalisation of marijuana has been a real issue in Georgian politics since 2011. The country has a particularly repressive no-tolerance policy towards drug users, which has endured (with a few changes) since the Soviet period.
It’s hit the headlines, too. On 8 August, Demir Sturua, a 22-year old man from the western Samtredia region, committed suicide. In his last letter, Sturua accused local police inspector Godzeri Tevzadze of threatening him with arrest if he did not reveal who was growing marijuana...
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