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Vegan Café Allegedly Attacked by Right-Wing Extremists With Sausage and Fish

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TBILISI, GEORGIA - MAY 26, 2016 - A goup of young Nationalists walk throught Tbilisi center on the day that the country celebrates its Independence Day commemorating the adoption of the Act of Independence in 1918, that outlined the main principles of the nation's democratic development and formed a first-ever republic under German and British protection, but was then invaded by Bolshevik Russia and absorbed into the Soviet Union. On April 9, 1991, Georgia once again regained its independence. This year Georgia celebrates the 25th Anniversary since the restoration of its independence. Tbilisi, Georgia, on Thursday 26 May 2016. Picture by Artur Widak/SIPA USA *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
A goup of young Nationalists walk throught Tbilisi center on the day that the country celebrates its Independence Day in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 26, 2016.Artur Widak—Sipa USA
By Alex Johnson / NBC News

Far-right extremists armed with sausages, grilled meat and fish attacked a vegan café in the former Soviet republic of Georgia over the weekend, the café alleges.

Kiwi Café in Tbilisi, the capital, canceled a scheduled showing of U.S. TV shows after the assault Sunday night, it said, blaming the attack on the “Bergmann movement,” which it called a neo-Nazi skinhead group.

The national newspaper Georgia Today quoted witnesses as saying members of the anti-communist Georgian Power movement were also part of the melée.

Far-right extremists visited the neighborhood about a month ago asking nearby shopkeepers about the presence of foreigners…

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