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DRI: Violence against civilians and civil activists is normalized by the authorities
11.05.2024
Georgian Dream again plans to adopt the Russian law, which will restrict free and critical opinions in Georgia. The adoption of the bill will block the path of the people of Georgia to the European Union.
On May 10, 2024, at about 11:00 pm, dozens of representatives of special forces brutally assaulted a citizen, who was driving his car on Leonidze Street, in the presence of his family members. The special forces attacked Irakli Bintadze after he refused to give way to the bus of special forces, which was moving in the opposite direction.Amidst the protests against the Russian law, attacks on active citizens by law enforcement officers and persons dressed in plain clothes have become a daily occurrence. The Democracy Research Institute considers that the illegal violence is approved and sanctioned by the authorities, which is confirmed by the inaction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the attempt to normalize illegal violence.
The Democracy Research Institute calls on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to return to the constitutional and legal framework and to be guided by the principles of protection of and respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, lawfulness and political neutrality.
რუსეთის ინიციატივები და საქართველოს წინაშე არსებული დიპლომატიური გამოწვევები
რუსეთი ბოლო პერიოდში აქტიურად ცდილობს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორების საკითხის წინ წამოწევას და საქართველოსგან ამ ტერიორების სამართლებრივად ჩამოშორებას.
29.10.2026
Media Freedom and the Right to Information in Georgia
In Georgia, while 2024–2026 is described as a period of significant deterioration in media rights, signs of increased state-led political influence over independent and public-interest media had become visible earlier.
28.10.2026
Eroding Human Rights Protections in Georgia: A Review of Legislative, Policy and Institutional Changes
Since 2024, Georgia’s legal and institutional framework has been changing at an unusually rapid pace.
27.10.2026
