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DRI: The charges filed against persons arrested in connection with Saakashvili case are of a political nature

DRI is responding to the legitimacy of charges filed by the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia against three people as part of an investigation ongoing into the case against former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

08.10.2021

Georgian Dream violates the Charles Michel agreement and takes full control of the judiciary

The Democracy Research Institute notes that by appointing Supreme Court judges, the Georgian Dream will violate the spirit of the Charles Michel agreement and will contradict its literal meaning.

25.06.2021

DRI: Amendments to the Administrative Offences Code are repressive and reduce space for peaceful protests

The Democracy Research Institute believes that the changes to the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia are repressive and serve the sole purpose of restricting freedom of assembly and expression.

30.04.2021

DRI: It is inadmissible to conduct an investigative activity at TV Pirveli

The Democracy Research Institute is responding to the ruling issued by the Tbilisi City Court on conducting an investigative activity (seizure) at TV Pirveli.

11.03.2021

Joint Statement on Ways to Ease the Crisis Arising from the Decision to Detain Nika Melia

On February 17, 2021, Tbilisi City Court granted the motion of the Prosecutor General of Georgia and used detention against the Chairperson of the United National Movement, Nika Melia.

17.02.2021

DRI - Trial of persons detained on November 28 in fact took place at a closed court session

An observer from the Democracy Research Institute, along with other persons wishing to attend the trial of protesters detained during a rally near Parliament’s back entrance on November 28, was prevented by Tbilisi City Court Judge Natia Merabishvili from attending the trial.

08.12.2020

DRI: The Tbilisi City Court ruling against persons detained at November 9 rally is unjustified

Observers of the Democracy Research Institute (DRI) monitored the trials of civil activists detained near the Parliament of Georgia on November 9, 2020 - Alexi Machavariani, Nodar Rukhadze and Giorgi Mzhavanadze.

12.11.2020

Democracy Research Institute observes trials of activists detained on December 31, 2019

Monitors of the Democracy Research Institute observed the trials of civil activists detained in front of the Parliament building on December 31.

09.01.2020

The Acting Chief Justice is violating the Law

According to the Constitution, the Supreme Court appoints three out of the nine members of the Constitutional Court.[1] It was through this procedure, that Constitutional Court Justice Maia Kopaleishvili, whose term ended on December 5, was appointed.

09.12.2019

DRI files amicus curiae brief on the group violence in Samtredia

On September 11, 2019 the Democracy Research Institute filed an amicus curiae brief to the Samtredia District Court, regarding alleged group violence based on the victim’s ethnic origin and religion with the reason of intolerance.

11.09.2019