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While "Georgian Dream" continues to entrench its control over Georgia's public institutions and state resources, the country’s anti-corruption mechanisms are being repurposed not to hold those in power accountable, but to target independent civil society organizations in Georgia. 📌See more: idfi.ge/en/instead-of-…

📢 Non-governmental and media organizations have submitted a written communication to the European Court of Human Rights on the “Russian Law” case. The organizations have provided the court with detailed information about the deteriorating situation following the adoption of the “Russian Law”, the adoption of new laws restricting non-governmental and media organizations, their repressive enforcement, and a unified process of persecution of civil society organizations, the aim of which is to eliminate independent media and civil society organizations. 📌 See more: idfi.ge/en/ngos-and-me…

📢 The “Georgian Dream”, acting through the Anti-Corruption Bureau, has started a new stage of repressive enforcement of laws restricting civil society, this time against up to 30 Georgian civil society organizations, including IDFI. The actions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau are part of a unified process of persecution and pressure on civil society organizations. 📌 The joint statement of CSOs: idfi.ge/en/the-georgia…

📢 9 international human rights organisations express profound concerns regarding the Georgian government’s all-out assault on human rights and civil society organisations in the country and call on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally end all persecution of civil society and media groups for their peaceful and legitimate work. 📌 Read more: hrw.org/news/2025/09/1…

‼️ The European Union urges the Georgian authorities to immediately reverse the decision to freeze the bank accounts of independent civil society organisations. 📌Statement by the Spokeperson: eeas.europa.eu/eeas/georgia-s…

📢 Today, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, within the framework of an absurd investigation, froze the bank accounts of 7 independent organizations that do Georgian work, serve Georgian citizens, and fight for Georgia’s European future. 📌 See more: idfi.ge/en/despite-ass…

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🥀On August 7, 2008, Russia started a full-scale war in Georgia 🇬🇪 #Glorytotheheroes

📣 #IDFI believes that the restriction on access to judicial statistics is caused by its content (the share of fully acquittal decisions regarding protests may equal zero), which would make even more evident the scale of repression existing in the country and the judiciary's complicity in this process. 📌Read full analysis: idfi.ge/en/concealed-c…

‼️ The newly adopted amendments substantially worsen the institutional arrangement of the judiciary, violate the constitutional principle of separation of powers, as well as the constitutional guarantees of judicial independence. ‼️ At the same time, the amendments return to the reality of 2007-2013 in deteriorated form and practically completely prohibit providing documented information to the public about judicial processes. 📌 The joint statement of the Georgian Civil Society Organizations: idfi.ge/en/amendments-…

📣 #IDFI, together with the partner CSOs, submitted a joint submission on the human rights situation in Georgia within the framework of the 4th cycle of the #UPR. 🔵 The document is based primarily on the findings of a documentation report published by 11 organizations on May 14. ‼️ The joint submission focuses on the sharp deterioration of the human rights situation in Georgia since the previous UPR cycle. 📌The joint submission: idfi.ge/en/civil-socie…

‼️ Based on the amendments adopted on June 12, grant regulations are extended to activities that are not related to grant issuance. 📌According to #IDFI's assessment, the real purpose of the changes is the indirect prohibition of international support in Georgia and the establishment of a political filter on it. 📍 IDFI’s Analysis: idfi.ge/en/indirect-pr…

📢We are sharing #IDFI's 2024 Annual Report. The document provides information about our work across the following thematic directions: Open Governance & Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law & Freedom of Media, Social & Economic Policy, Civic Tech & Innovations, Memory & Disinformation Studies. 🔗Report: idfi.ge/en/idfi-annual…

#IDFI’s new report reveals that the system of common courts continues to violate the Constitution of Georgia and the Organic Law “On Common Courts.” Judicial acts in cases of high public interest remain inaccessible to the public. During the reporting period, in no case was a copy of the judicial act provided to IDFI in response to a public information request. Publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. 📄See more: idfi.ge/en/accessibili… @EUinGeorgia

📢 Today, Georgian CSOs presented a documentation report - "Human Rights Crisis in Georgia Following the 2024 Parliamentary Elections." The report concerns severe and systemic human rights violations that occurred from November 28, 2024, to February 28, 2025, with the aim of suppressing peaceful and legitimate protest. Eleven civil society organizations participated in the preparation of the documentation report. 📌 See More: idfi.ge/en/human-right…

‼️The Ministry of Internal Affairs is using both its own and 112's video-analytical capabilities for political repression. The Personal Data Protection Service refuses to review citizens' applications. According to IDFI's assessment, the Personal Data Protection Service is indirectly giving a green light to the mass processing of personal data for the purpose of political repression. 📌 idfi.ge/en/massive-sur…