Georgia protest funds seized

What does Georgia's new grant law entail?

Georgia

May 01, 2025

Human rights organisations in Georgia face growing threats under new legal amendments

Freedom Fund set up in Georgia with UK bank account to pay protesters' fines

Protests in Georgia

May 01, 2025

The move comes in response to the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office freezing the accounts of independent civil society funds.

Head of State Grants Management Agency appointed in Georgia

Georgia

April 23, 2025

The agency’s aim is to finance NGOs from the state budget

OSCE Secretary General: 'Stability in Georgia is vital for the region'

Georgia

April 22, 2025

According to him, the OSCE is ready to contribute to strengthening Georgia’s security in all its aspects.

Georgia approves bill outlawing foreign grants without government approval

Georgia

April 16, 2025

Accepting a grant without permission will be punishable by a fine equal to twice the amount of the grant.

Amendments to Georgia’s law on grants passed in first reading

Georgia

April 14, 2025

The government will be able to examine any documents related to a grant and initiate reviews of received funds.

Georgian NGOs: 'We won’t live under Russian-style laws and will resist to the end'

Georgia

April 09, 2025

According to them, the authorities continue their attempts to dismantle civil society and the system of social support.

'They want to strip people of access to free aid' – opinion from Georgia

Georgia

April 08, 2025

Saba Brachveli: “The government wants to decide for itself what kind of free aid people can receive, from whom, and under what conditions.”

Opinion: 'If this continues, West really will want to change government in Georgia'

Georgia

April 08, 2025

David Zurabishvili: “This threat would likely have already taken a very real shape if it weren’t for the political storm unleashed after Trump’s election.”

Georgia plans to introduce new rules for receiving foreign grants

Georgia

April 07, 2025

In addition, politicians will no longer be allowed to hold public events with the support of foreign organisations.

GYLA: 'Georgian Dream’s draft laws aim to establish authoritarian rule'

Georgia

April 07, 2025

According to GYLA, Georgian Dream seeks to eliminate its political opponents.

OSCE: 'Foreign agents' law in Georgia will further restrict civil society

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 03, 2025

“The new law will strip human rights defenders of the safeguards necessary for their work”

Georgian Ombudsman: 'In some cases, brutality of law enforcement at protests can be equated to torture'

Protests in Georgia

April 01, 2025

According to the Public Defender’s report, the ill-treatment at the 2024 protests was systematic in nature.

'Opposition coordination announced yesterday was held today' — Salome Zourabichvili

Salome Zourabichvili

April 01, 2025

“We will achieve new elections and the release of political prisoners by peaceful means.”

Georgian parliament approves FARA-style law, media restrictions, and new treason provision

Georgia

April 01, 2025

Not a single Georgian Dream MP voted against the new laws.

Opinion: 'The platform of resistance proposed by Zourabichvili should have been created earlier'

Protests in Georgia

April 01, 2025

Political analyst Gia Khukhashvili: “If the platform is not integrated into the protest, it will not succeed”

'Create platform of resistance' — Zourabichvili speaks at major rally in Tbilisi. Photo and video

Salome Zourabichvili

April 01, 2025

Zourabichvili proposed creating a platform of resistance involving Georgia’s pro-European parties.

147 journalists injured during protests in Georgia, 17 fined for ‘blocking roads’ — CMIS

Protests in Georgia

March 21, 2025

Among the affected media workers is a JAMnews correspondent.

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