Criminal proceedings have been initiated against Alina Dzhikaeva, editor-in-chief of the South Ossetian Telegram channel “Sapa”.
It should be noted that Article 54(5) of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, which concerns “fairness and impartiality”, is defined in very broad terms.
OHCHR has published a new report, with a dedicated chapter focusing on the grave human rights situation in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.
The ongoing political crisis and recent personnel changes in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region are the result of overt pressure exerted by the Kremlin.
Residents of
the village of Naushi, in Gulripshi District, have been living without a
centralised water supply for the past eight years.
The political crisis in occupied Abkhazia is entering a more radical phase, marked by efforts to neutralize the opposition.
DRI responds to the footage released yesterday, 12 June, by Nodar Meladze on TV Pirveli, which appears to document acts of torture and inhuman treatment committed by police officers.
Georgia's criminal justice policy has shifted markedly towards
repressive justice, pushing the country's penitentiary system to the brink of
critical overcrowding.
In Abkhazia, corruption has long since exceeded the bounds of isolated offences and has become a systemic crisis encompassing all spheres of governance.
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.
