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.
ჩვენ გამოვხატავთ ღრმა შეშფოთებას თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლოს გადაწყვეტილებაზე, რომლის საფუძველზეც ყადაღა დაედო რამდენიმე ცნობილი არასამთავრობო ორგანიზაციის საბანკო ანგარიშებს.
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.
The Democracy Research Institute echoes another cycle of repressive legislation introduced by the illegitimate legislative body, which is being considered in an accelerated manner.
Today, May 31, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, also known as FARA, came into force.
Georgian Dream continues to exert pressure on civil society organizations and human rights defenders.
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.
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.