On 14 May, the DRI submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the case of Akhalgori activist Tamar Mearakishvili. 

The agreement “On the Deepening of Allied Cooperation”, signed in the Kremlin on 9 May between Vladimir Putin and the de facto leader of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev, implies the practical annexation of the region.

“Georgian Dream” party is beginning to establish total control over the social sphere. 

The return of opposition leader Adgur Ardzinba and his recent political statements concerning both domestic and foreign political developments are being actively discussed in the political space of Abkhazia.

The case of former de facto deputies of South Ossetia’s de facto parliament, David Sanakoyev, Garry Muldarov and Dzambolat Medoyev, who are appealing the decision to revoke their citizenship of the Russian Federation, remains unresolved to date.

To silence critical media, “Georgian Dream” tries to use financial sanctions. Following several television, online and radio broadcasters, regional media have now also been affected. 

Issuance of movement permits, required for travel within and beyond Akhalgori district, has been resumed. 

New Cases Submitted by the Democracy Research Institute Registered at the European Court of Human Rights have been registered.

Reports from Akhalgori district indicate a near-weekly occurrence of searches and interrogations carried out in the homes of local residents. 

The decision taken by the state in relation to Azerbaijani journalist constitutes a grave violation of human rights, including breaches of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.