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DRI: The Government's selective attitude towards protesters incites aggression of violent groups
The Democracy Research Institute echoes the police response to the protest rally organized by the Conservative Movement/Alt-Info near Nata Peradze's house on January 10.
11.01.2024
DRI: The court ruling relating to Racha protesters is a positive precedent in terms of protection of the right to peaceful assembly
The court terminated proceedings against 6 persons and applied only verbal reprimands against 2 persons.
30.11.2023
DRI: The authorities are illegally restricting the freedom of assembly and expression of the partcipants in the Racha protests
DRI considers that the authorities, from the very the beginning of the protests, used disproportionate force against peaceful protesters, who have not resorted to violence at any stage of the protests.
20.11.2023
DRI condemns discrimination of political opponents by Georgian Dream on the ground of gender
Obscene and discriminatory statements made by the representatives of the parliamentary majority against female opposition MPs went beyond the scope of freedom of political speech and debate.
31.10.2023
DRI: The newly built buildings transferred to IDPs in Tskaltubo are in bad condition
On August 2, representatives of the Democracy Research Institute arrived in the town of Tskaltubo, where they visited a new IDP settlement on Abkhazeti Street.
27.10.2023
DRI: The court's ruling on the June 2 case encourages police arbitrariness and grossly restricts freedom of expression
DRI considers that the Tbilisi City Court judgment of September 27, by which the judge declared civil activists as lawbreakers due to the content of banners, represents a gross interference with freedom of expression.
28.09.2023
The letter of the Georgian Civil Society to the Ambassador of the United States to Georgia
On behalf of the civil society of Georgia, we would like to convey our deepest gratitude for your tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.
30.08.2023
DRI: Protesters in Batumi are being illegally detained
The Democracy Research Institute condemns the illegal detentions of the participants in the peaceful protest ongoing in connection with the entry of the ASTORIA GRANDE cruise ship in the port of Batumi.
31.07.2023
Protection of the labour rights of miners is the responsibility of the Georgian authorities
Today, at 4:00 pm, a rally of Chiatura miners will be held near the Parliament of Georgia. Today's rally is a continuation of the 2-week protests of the miners, which had been going on in Chiatura so far.
19.06.2023
DRI: Arresting participants in peaceful protests threatens democratic values
According to the publicly spread information, on June 2, in the vicinity of the Parliament of Georgia, several people were detained for making inscriptions on a poster.
02.06.2023
