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On the situation in Georgia

2024-12-03T11:10:19+01:003. December 2024|

Following the 26 October election, which was rigged, de facto Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said he was suspending Georgia's EU accession talks until 2028. He also said that European politicians and bureaucrats use grants for blackmail, against the interests of Georgia. These statements caused great indignation among the Georgian population and many thousands of absolutely peaceful, spontaneous rallies began. In order to disperse peaceful demonstrations, law enforcement agencies began

Election manipulation in Georgia

2024-10-29T16:09:20+01:0029. October 2024|

The parliamentary elections in Georgia were marred by massive manipulation and disruption, including violations of the secrecy of the ballot, intimidation and violence against voters, journalists and observers, and bribery at polling stations. The IGFM does not recognise the election results and calls on the EU to clearly name this manipulation and impose sanctions on those responsible. Georgian IGFM section observes parliamentary elections ISHR: physical attacks, intimidation and

The German Foreign Ministry has allocated five million euros to Aid Ukrainian Refugees in Georgia

2023-07-24T08:39:12+02:0024. July 2023|

Germany Allocates 5 Million Euros to the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) over the next 18 months to help Ukrainian refugees in Georgia who have been affected by the ongoing Russia -Ukraine war.   Source: German Embassy in Georgia   The project was officially announced on 18 July during a press conference at which the German Ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, handed over a symbolic check to Clemens von Hymendal, Director

Georgia: Protecting the Rights of the Indigenous Population and Actively Working with Youth

2022-09-15T15:48:24+02:0015. September 2022|

The Georgian section of ISHR continues to actively protect the rights of the population in the occupied territories of Georgia – Abkhazia and Samakhablo (Tskhinvali region) – where the rights of the indigenous Georgian population are constantly violated, especially in the Gali region. People are deprived of the right to work, study, receive medical care in their native Georgian language, and move freely to the neighboring Zugdidi region. Most importantly,

How Georgia argues about the influx of Russian migrants

2022-04-13T10:56:39+02:0013. April 2022|

How Georgia argues about the influx of Russian migrants In early March, a wave of migration swept Tbilisi - taking advantage of the visa-free regime, thousands of Russians chose Georgia as a temporary or permanent residence. This is not the first, but the largest mass influx of Russians in recent years into a country which considers Russia an occupier of 20% of its territory. The BBC tells the story of

Georgia responsible for ‘unprecedented’ 2013 attack on queer activists, ECHR rules

2021-12-17T10:33:32+01:0017. December 2021|Tags: , |

On May 17, 2013, opponents of the LGBT community brutally cracked down on participants in an action timed to coincide with the International Day against Homophobia Georgia responsible for ‘unprecedented’ 2013 attack on queer activists, ECHR rules Foto: REUTERS The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found the Georgian Government responsible for ‘unprecedented’ violence against a queer rights demonstration in Tbilisi on 17 May 2013,  and ordered them to

The Venice Commission criticized the amendments to the law “On the Prosecutor’s Office” and called for a review of the procedure for assessing the Prosecutor General

2021-12-16T09:42:42+01:0016. December 2021|

The European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission) criticized a significant part of the amendments to the law on the prosecutor's office, adopted by the Moldovan authorities in August 2021. The Venice Commission criticized the amendments to the law "On the Prosecutor's Office" and called for a review of the procedure for assessing the Prosecutor General In its opinion, the Venice Commission recommended that

The Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Penitentiary Service brought to administrative responsibility

2021-12-07T18:14:32+01:007. December 2021|

By the decision of the State Inspector, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Special Penitentiary Service were brought to administrative responsibility for several episodes of an administrative offense against Mikhail Saakashvili The Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Penitentiary Service brought to administrative responsibility By the decision of the State Inspector, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the Special Penitentiary Service were brought to administrative responsibility

Every fourth Moldovan lives below the poverty line

2021-11-27T11:10:02+01:0027. November 2021|Tags: , |

Despite the fact that the Republic of Moldova has made some progress, the indicator of the well-being of the population is marked by a high level of poverty. Every fourth Moldovan lives below the poverty line Despite the fact that the Republic of Moldova has made some progress, the indicator of the well-being of the population is marked by a high level of poverty. В настоящее время каждый четвертый молдаванин

Jurists and political commentators about the arrest of the Prosecutor General

2021-11-26T10:43:01+01:006. October 2021|

The swiftness with which the prosecutor general was arrested, in only several hours of the institution of criminal proceedings, generates concern among jurists. Jurists and political commentators about the arrest of the Prosecutor General The swiftness with which the prosecutor general was arrested, in only several hours of the institution of criminal proceedings, generates concern among jurists. They consider an assigned persecutor cannot examine all the related materials during several

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