We express concern about the incident that took place on the night of May 28 in Gardabani, when groups of citizens living in the Gardabani municipality got into a physical confrontation with each other. The clash was so serious (according

 The report published by Transparency International Georgia evaluates the results of competitions for civil service positions held by the central government institutions during the period from March 1, 2013 till January 1, 2014.Key FindingsAccor

This is Transparency International Georgia's Spring 2014 Work Card. It gives a summary assessment of the key areas in the country that are of crucial importance to the development of a transparent, accountable and democratic state. The Work

Last week, there was an intense discussion on the legislative package, which aims to provide progressive changes to illegal surveillance. This initiative was discussed and voted in the following committees: sector economy and economic policy, defence

  The Government of Georgia released a statement criticizing a TV report that aired on May 18 on Maestro in a TV show hosted by journalist Vakho Sanaia. The statement says that the TV report was biased as the journalist attempted to prove that t

  On May 16, the Minister of Corrections, Sozar Subari, told journalists that bonuses issued in the Penitentiary Department were "absolutely unjustified". The Minister's statement relates to the information disseminated by the "United National M

For several years now, the civil society in Georgia has been speaking out about the problems related to secret wiretapping and surveillance and the urgency of reform in this area. About a year ago, the civil society representatives submitted a legisl

  Yesterday, on May 10, after a prior announcement, Rustavi 2 talk-show “Different Accents” broadcasted secretly recorded phone conversations between government leaders, opposition politicians and businessmen. The dissemination of the recordings

At the meeting held with Mr. Dimitri Kumsishvili, the First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on April 16, an agreement was reached over the draft law on Postal Union with regard to the following: Licensing shall apply only to

Tbilisi, May 8, 2014 – A report released by NGO Transparfy rates the financial transparency of 169 think tanks operating in 47 countries. Based on the analysis of information on the funding of analytical non-governmental organizations, which the