The events surrounding the State Security Service in recent days are another clear proof that the agency has never been independent and served the interests of a specific party.
The creation of an investigative
commission by Georgian Dream serves to ignore the results of the international
investigation into the 2008 war and to portray the Georgian side as the main
culprit.
On March 28, the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 4 people on administrative charges at a protest rally held in parallel with the session of the Georgian Dream Investigative Commission.
Freedom of speech and media rights have been a significant problem in the de facto republic of South Ossetia for years.
On February 5, Georgian Dream leader Mamuka Mdinaradze announced the adoption of new repressive legislation.
On February 3,
after the party session, the leader of the Georgian Dream, Mamuka
Mdinaradze, announced the
tightening of
the repressive policy
by introducing amendments to legislation.
On February 2, at a protest rally held in the vicinity of Tbilisi Mall, Georgian Dream again restricted the right to assembly and expression illegally.
On January 21, 2025, the so-called supreme court of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia sentenced Kakha Muradov to 15 years in prison.
Recent incidents in Tskhinvali, in which physical
force was used against opposition activists and journalists, demonstrate the
repressive approach of the de facto government towards criticism and freedom of
expression.
DRC echoes the events developed in Tbilisi and Batumi on January 11-12, 2025, when police forces arrested about 20 peaceful protesters, some of which were later released after signing the relevant document.
