Georgian Dream repressions

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.

Opinion: 'Attempts to silence artists will provoke response that will deal heavy blow to Ivanishvili’s regime'

Georgia

April 17, 2025

Reaction to the dismissal of David Doiashvili, Artistic Director of the Vaso Abashidze Theatre

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.

Around 700 civil servants sacked in Georgia for political reasons — Transparency International

Georgia

April 15, 2025

“Repressions against civil servants are one of the main tools Georgian Dream uses to suppress the protest movement in the country”

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.

Georgia's Central Election Commission adopts amendments restricting election observation

Georgia

April 04, 2025

Observers will no longer be allowed to ask voters for identification.

Opinion: 'UK sanctions against Georgian judges confirm there is no independent judiciary in Georgia'

Georgia

April 03, 2025

Giorgi Rukhadze: “The US will most likely demand the release of political prisoners and new elections”

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”

'You won’t earn democratic mandate by jailing or censoring opponents' — US State Department on Georgia

Georgia-USA

April 03, 2025

"We will continue to assess our policy toward Georgia with the goal of advancing American interests"

'This is not Turkish or Hungarian model, but Belarusian-Russian or Azerbaijani farce' — opinion on Georgia’s municipal elections

Georgia

April 02, 2025

“When you are stripped of voting rights — along with your main supporters and allies — thinking about local elections is pointless.”

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.”

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