დემოკრატიის კვლევის ინსტიტუტი

DRI terms initiative of parliamentary majority as attempt to legalize total control

DRI is echoing the draft law submitted by members of the ruling political team to the Parliament, according to which the maximum period for conducting covert investigative activities is increasing and may be extended indefinitely, depending on specific articles.

21.04.2022

Report released by US Department of State addresses problems raised by DRI

The United States Department of State has released its 2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Georgia. The section on the occupied territories highlights the problems raised by the Democracy Research Institute (DRI).

14.04.2022

DRI asks State Audit Office to examine Morgoshia's donation

The Democracy Research Institute has applied to the Audit Office to examine an alleged donation made by Konstantin Morgoshia to the Conservative Movement.

12.04.2022

DRI: Authorities have an obligation to tolerate peaceful protest

On March 7, 2022, as the war in Ukraine entered its eleventh day, activists protesting against the Russian militaristic policy were arrested in Tbilisi, near the building of the Georgian Government.

08.03.2022

DRI: Liability for war propaganda must be tightened

It is permissible to perceive the spread of Russian propaganda as a threat and to take measures to be protected from it for the purpose of ensuring state security and public safety.

07.03.2022

Western orientation of Ukraine and Georgia targeted by Georgian far-right pro-Russian groups

In February, in the wake of the military attack on Ukraine, the sharply pro-Russian wing of far-right groups has become particularly active in Georgia.

04.03.2022

DRI calls on Georgian authorities to respond adequately to security challenges

DRI responds to the act of aggression committed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the violation of the universal principle of prohibition of the use of force under Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter and the launch of mass hostilities across Ukraine.

25.02.2022

DRI: Defendants in July 5 case continue aggression against reporters in court

Today, in Tbilisi City Court, one of the defendants in the case of July 5 mass violence made a threatening statement against affected journalist Rati Tsverava, after he called the participants in violence “bastards”.

22.02.2022

Democracy Research Institute responds to beating of designer Giorgi Maskhulia

DRI condemns the brutal violence against designer Giorgi Maskhulia and considers the bullying of the victim, use of hate speech and comments of homophobic/transphobic content posted on social networks categorically unacceptable.

21.02.2022

DRI: Situation in Potskhoetseri IDP settlement is the gravest

The Democracy Research Institute (DRI) protects the legal interests of IDPs living in the Potskhoetseri IDP settlement in the Tsalenjikha municipality and the Tbilisi Sea sanatorium Kartli.

15.02.2022