Yesterday, on April 30, 2024, at a peaceful demonstration, where citizens were protesting the Russian Law, the Ministry of Internal Affairs started to break up the demonstration without any reason whatsoever. The Ministry of Internal Affairs used dis

Yesterday, on April 16, the police arrested 13 peaceful protesters who enjoyed the right of freedom of assembly and expression and defended Georgia's European future. We, Georgian non-governmental organizations, were looking for detainees in the

Jemal Kimadze, who is the brother of Adigeni Mayor Gocha Kimadze, has been serving as the director of the N(N)LP Adigeni Improvement and Cleaning Service since 2021. This constitutes a conflict of interest under the Law of Georgia on the Fight agains

We, the Georgian media and non-governmental organizations, vehemently oppose the Russian law reintroduced by the authorities. "Georgian Dream" breaking its own word and deceiving people is directed not only against Georgian media and Georgi

Georgian public have learned that the representatives of the party introducing the "Russian Law", have been working in organizations funded by the USA and the European Union for decades. Among them:Irakli Kobakhidze - worked for 9 years in

On March 20 of this year, the MPs of the ‘Georgian Dream” submitted to the Parliament legislative amendments to the Election Code, which provides for the abolishment of the 40% threshold for electing the majoritarian city council members.

We are addressing the statements made by the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament, who have asserted that the matter of ensuring the integrity of judges through a vetting mechanism is closed. However, the issue of improving the judiciary cann

The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary shares concerns regarding recent statements from members of the "Georgian Dream" party. These remarks, which seek to discredit judges holding differing opinions, have a concerning impa

Main FindingsAs a result of studying the donations to political parties from October 1 up to December 31, 2023, we have identified the following issues:Statistics of donations  In the 4th quarter of 2023, the amount of donations received by the

Cases of alleged corruption are increasingly on the rise in the regions of Georgia. Companies associated with public officials and Bidzina Ivanishvili are obtaining large contracts from public procurers.The document collects those susp