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DRI: Vazha Pshavela Telavi State Theater allows openly pro-Russian, violent Alt-Info to use theater building for meeting

The openly pro-Russian violent group is preparing to participate in the parliamentary elections in 2024. The group is provided space for their meetings, inter alia, by the state-funded legal entities of public law.

30.10.2023

Israeli-Hamas military conflict intensifies the anti-Western rhetoric of far-right groups

The renewed military conflict following the Hamas attack on Israel has given new impetus to the anti-Western rhetoric of the openly pro-Russian far-right groups.

16.10.2023

Calls for setting up the anti-Maidan movement contain elements of crime - Ministry of Internal Affairs and Security Service are late in responding

The calls of the leaders of the openly pro-Russian Conservative Movement/Alt-Info to set up a violent organizational union - Anti-Maidan - contain elements of crime, and urges the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service to respond to the case immediately.

03.10.2023

DRI: Conservative Movement/Alt-Info income may be much higher than officially reported

The Democracy Research Institute continues to monitor the finances and donors of the far-right violent group Conservative Movement/Alt-Info. In August 2023, the radical movement received only one donation.

25.09.2023

Sanctioned Partskhaladze - Traces of Russia’s spy agencies in Georgian politics

The imposition of sanctions on Otar Partskhaladze by the US Department of State on September 14, was followed by sharply negative remarks made by the representatives of the authorities, People's Power - Georgian Dream’s satellite political union, and far-right groups.

22.09.2023

DRI – The violence by hate groups is incited by the authorities

The Pride Festival on July 8, 2023 make it clear that it was not the goal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to protect the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of assembly or expression of the LGBT+ community.

11.07.2023

DRI urges authorities to ensure security during Tbilisi Pride Week

The Democracy Research Institute calls on the authorities to immediately take preventive measures to ensure the safety of the participants in the Tbilisi Pride festival.

08.07.2023

The authorities encourage violent groups

DRI believes that Georgian Dream's emphatically loyal attitude towards hate groups, which was manifested in leaving many incidents of violence without responding, was once again made evident on July 17-18.

19.06.2023

Direct air traffic with Russia - financial benefits of pro-Kremlin groups

The first flight from Moscow to Tbilisi was performed by the Russian airline Azimuth, the director general of which is Pavel Ekzhanov. Ekzhanov and Azimuth are sanctioned by Ukraine.

13.06.2023

Compared to 2022, Official Donations to "Conservative Movement/Alt-Info" are Down

The Democracy Research Institute continues to monitor political activities and donors of the violent political group "Conservative Movement/Alt-Info".

31.05.2023