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Georgian Dream accelerates Georgia’s isolation from the democratic world by charges of sabotage and banning of parties

After the European Commission published a harsh assessment about Georgia, the Prosecutor’s Office charged opposition leaders with serious crimes against the State.

06.11.2025
DRI: Repressive legislative amendments completely abolish freedom of assembly and expression

DRI echoes another repressive and authoritarian legislative initiative intorduced in the one-party Parliament, the purpose of which is to completely disregard the right to assembly and expression.

13.10.2025
ქართული უფლებადაცვითი ორგანიზაციების ერთობლივი განცხადება

იურიდიული დახმარების ქსელი ყოველდღიურ რეჟიმში შეზღუდული რესურსებით აგრძელებს შეკრებისა და გამოხატვის თავისუფლებით სარგებლობისას დაზარალებული პირების უფლებების დაცვას.

10.10.2025
Another target of repressions of Ivanishvili-Kuprashvili’s Anti-Corruption Bureau is Democracy Research Institute

On September 24, DRI received a letter from Ivanishvili-Kuprashvili’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, according to which proceedings are underway to check the compliance of the activities of the DRI with the Law of Georgia on Grants. 

24.09.2025
სოლიდარობა – სამოქალაქო საზოგადოების მხარდასაჭერად

ჩვენ გამოვხატავთ ღრმა შეშფოთებას თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლოს გადაწყვეტილებაზე, რომლის საფუძველზეც ყადაღა დაედო რამდენიმე ცნობილი არასამთავრობო ორგანიზაციის საბანკო ანგარიშებს.

27.08.2025
DRI: Persons responsible for Giorgi Akhobadze's 8-month illegal detention must be held accoutnable

DRI echoes the judgment passed on August 8 by Judge Romeo Tkeshelashvili, according to which, after almost 8 months of detention, political prisoner Giorgi Akhobadze was found not guilty due to lack of evidence.

11.08.2025
DRI: Along with strengthening partisan influences in the judicial system, constitutional rights are being completely ignored

The Democracy Research Institute echoes another cycle of repressive legislation introduced by the illegitimate legislative body, which is being considered in an accelerated manner. 

24.06.2025
DRI: Georgian Dream intends to implement the so-called American FARA using Russian methods

Today, May 31, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, also known as FARA, came into force. 

30.05.2025
Georgian Dream intensifies pressure on civil society with the help of the Russian authorities

Georgian Dream continues to exert pressure on civil society organizations and human rights defenders. 

30.04.2025
The Georgian Dream government resumes repressive wave of unjustified arrests

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. 

29.03.2025