In a few days, the Parliament of Georgia will hold the second hearing to discuss the bill on State Secrets; the author of the bill is an inter-agency working group, and the initiator is MP Irakli Sesiashvili (GD - Democratic Geo
Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia), Eka Gigauri, plans to lodge a defamation complaint in Tbilisi City Court against Guram Adamashvili, Director of the NGO Position, and a private citizen Giorgi Khaindrav
On January 26 former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili announced that he would release a very 'interesting report' on active civil society leaders. Since then, a deliberate campaign to discredit the Swedish government and its developm
Transparency International Georgia calls on the government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara to complete the Chanchkhalo village geophysical survey in a timely manner. The survey’s objective is to determine the reason why local houses
A few days ago the whole country was shocked by the death of Iuri Vazagashvili, who died as a result of an explosion while visiting his son’s grave. Iuri Vazagashvili was the father of Zurab Vazagashili, who was killed in a special operation in
We, the undersigned NGOs, believe that Article 2391 of the amendment proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (hereinafter, MIA) to the Criminal Code of Georgia carries a risk of unreasonably restricting freedom of expression and stifling
Undersigned organizations express our deep sorrow over the passing of Iuri Vazagashvili, who was found dead on January 20 on the grave of his son. According to media reports, confirmed by the Chief Prosecutor’s office, the death was caused by a
Transparency International Georgia responds to interference in the media and local authorities putting pressure on journalists. Samkhretis Karibche In December 2014 an active Akhaltsikhe newspaper and web-portal Samkhretis Karibche reported on
A legislative initiative on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) sponsored by parliamentary majority MPs Manana Kobakhidze, Davit Saganelidze, Gedevan Popkhadze, Zviad Kvachantiradze and Paata Kiknavelidze was registered at the Parliament
In recent months Maestro TV has seen a number of leading journalists leave its ranks. The journalists explain their decision by pointing to attempts by the company’s owners to interfere with the activities of an independent television channel.