Tbilisi. Non-Governmental Organizations released a statement on the Incident at the Armenian Church. During last two days, the group of non-governmental organizations has been examining the incident that took place at the Armenian Church of St. Etchmiadzin in Tbilisi, on 19 July, 2014. "The results of primary analysis of the factual circumstances surrounding the incident demonstrate the presence of ethnic hatred context during the evolution of conflict, which was mostly expressed through verbal abuse on the ground of the ethnic origin. ...We consider, that the practice of not addressing duly the hate crimes, which was lately particularly obvious in respect of the acts of violence against religious minorities, fosters the growth of  attitudes and atmosphere of intolerance and in the future it can lead to the risk of religious and ethnic conflicts".

Source: gdi.ge