On September 28, Transparency International Georgia issued a statement on free political ads of four electoral subjects, which, in fact, were promoting Grigol Vashadze - one of the presidential candidates. It was clear that one political party

 Issued by Transparency International SecretariatBerlin, 16 October 2018 – Transparency International is alarmed by recent indications of increased state capture in Georgia and verbal attacks on civil society by prominent me

 Transparency International Georgia is responding to a threatening message sent privately to its Executive Director.On October 13, our Executive Director received a threatening message from a specific individual. The message included derogatory

 Observers of the organizations have reported that in several regions municipal officials are instructing directors and employees of non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities that receive funding from the Budget to mobilize supporters of Salome

 Last week the State Audit Office, pursuant to the legislative requirements, published a list of donors of electoral subjects. Donations made on October 2-3 in favor of Salome Zurabishvili, a ruling party-supported independent presidential candi

 Monitoring of free political ads for the October 28 Presidential Elections aired on Georgian TV channels revealed alleged violation of Georgian legislation. The content of free ads of four qualified political parties seems to be aimed at promot

 We would like to comment on the statement made today by the executive secretary of Georgian Dream and the chairman of Parliament of Georgia, which continues an aggressive rhetoric against the non-governmental sector. At today’s briefing,

 During the pre-electoral period, non-governmental organizations have become a target of unprecedented attacks from the government. High-level officials from the Georgian Dream – the Chairperson of the Parliament, Members of the Parliament

 The State versus the International Black Sea University  October 2, 2018The developments around the International Black Sea University (IBSU) raise doubts that the actions carried by the Government of Georgia are politically motivated. Thi

 We would like to respond to the incident of gross interference with the right to peaceful assembly by the police, which took place at a protest rally organized by Zaza Saralidze and Malkhaz Machalikashvili in front of the Parliament i