In Abkhazia, corruption has long since exceeded the bounds of isolated offences and has become a systemic crisis encompassing all spheres of governance.
On 14 May, the DRI submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the case of Akhalgori activist Tamar Mearakishvili.
“Georgian Dream” party is beginning to establish total control over the social sphere.
The case of
former de facto deputies of South Ossetia’s de facto parliament, David Sanakoyev,
Garry Muldarov and Dzambolat Medoyev, who are appealing the decision to revoke
their citizenship of the Russian Federation, remains unresolved to date.
To silence critical media, “Georgian Dream” tries to use financial sanctions. Following several television, online and radio broadcasters, regional media have now also been affected.
Issuance of movement permits, required for travel within and beyond Akhalgori district, has been resumed.
New Cases Submitted by the Democracy Research Institute
Registered at the European Court of Human Rights have been registered.
Reports from Akhalgori district indicate a near-weekly occurrence of searches and interrogations carried out in the homes of local residents.
The decision taken by the state in relation to Azerbaijani journalist constitutes a grave violation of human rights, including breaches of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
Russia continues to pursue deliberate efforts aimed at the annexation of Georgia’s occupied territories with soft power instruments.
