Democracy & Freedom Watch

TBILISI, DFWatch--Amnesty International says the police in Georgia failed to protect demonstrators from aggression on May 17. The human rights group ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian Young Lawyer's Association (GYLA) claims that former government officials are being subject to pressure while in prison. Representative of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Transparency International suspects that gifts worth more than USD 111 million that were received by the Georgian government during ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian Young Lawyer's Association (GYLA) claims that the police used disproportionate force against participants of a peaceful demonstration on ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has found that 1 877 persons have been dismissed by gamgeoba, ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Transparency International Georgia (TIG) says the head of the commission that oversees and regulates the telecommunication and broadcasting sectors ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--According to a new report, the Audit Office was biased in favor of the United National Movement (UNM) under ...

Tbilisi, DFWatch - The head of Adjara police has been taken to hospital with convulsions and strong anxiety after he ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) thinks the Ministry of Internal Affairs is biased and unfair when protecting a police ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--A new report shows that there were some positive changes in the Georgian judiciary system from June 1 to ...

Tbilisi, DFWatch - Georgia’s National Platform, an umbrella group of the tens of local NGOs, claims that information about current ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Three employees of the Public Registry have been illegally dismissed, according to Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA). The three ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Georgia is one of the countries that have a high level ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Members of parliament in Georgia will not receive bonuses after 2013. The total amount of bonuses was over 2.5 ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--According to the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, the number of children living in large orphanages has ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--A new report found violations in the activities of the National Communications Commission. It says that commission head Irakli Chikovani, ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--According to a new survey the main problem in Georgian media is polarization. This is the main finding of a ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--After the election for parliament last year, the process of changing and reallocation ownership has begun, says journalist Paul ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia met for a conference on Monday to sum up the three months after the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--According to a new survey, the number keeps growing of public employees who are members of President Saakashvili's party ...

TBILISI, DFWatch--European Initiative - Liberal Academy Tbilisi presented a new web service about the evolution of EU-Georgia relations. The goal of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Foreign diplomats in Tbilisi are concerned about the many speedy trials against former officials, saying the whole ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Civil groups in Georgia are concerned about the dismissal of public employees in local government. Around 1 200 ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia is placed 100 among 179 countries on World Press Freedom Index list 2013. This is an ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Transparency International Georgia claims pressure may have been involved as over a thousand public employees have left ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A group claims a bonus system for public employees has not changed after the parliamentary election, but ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- The largest Georgian union of civil society organizations December 24 met to discuss the role of civil ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Just as the Inter RAO corruption scandal is jolting the political scene in Georgia, a Georgian think ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Transparency International Georgia demands that the authorities show proof that they had a legal right to secretly ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A new survey shows that the least transparent issue during recent years has been the spending of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A new study has revealed the true cost of Georgia's new parliament: USD 196 million. Institute for Development ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgia’s Revenue Service November 6 started an unscheduled audit of the financial activity of the Public Broadcaster. Finance ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Two human rights groups in Georgia have opted out of a working group tasked with identifying political ...

`TBILISI, DFWatch -- A lawyers group warns about religious differences in a village in western Georgia. The confrontation began on November ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- A lawyers group’s has won a lawsuit against the Georgian parliament. Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) protested the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Transparency International Georgia (TIG) predicts that the television environment will stay polarized. Less than two weeks have passed ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- During the election campaign in Georgia there were hidden political advertisements on TV. This is the result of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- Georgian Young Lawyer's Association (GYLA) and other non-governmental organizations have  proposed to the parliament that Tamar Gurchiani ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- The largest Georgian union of civil society organizations is ready to offer advice and ideas to the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch -- After a series of videos were released September 19, documenting torture of prisoners, more than 40 activists ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is concerned about the increase in violent incidents and ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - According to a new survey, the confiscation of a Georgian TV company’s property was illegal. Transparency International Georgia ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) says the websites of local governments are being used to help the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new survey shows that there has been a worrying trend in the election campaign in Georgia ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - A group working on election fairness demands that a case of bribery in one of the regions ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Interactive maps of past election results and voter lists are now available online. The interactive maps are offered ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report reveals cases of violence, pressure and illegal usage of administrative resources in the election ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - A new report by Transparency International Georgia shows that the State Audit Service (SAS) has is treating ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgia's Central Election Commission has signed a memorandum with seven local non-government organizations (NGOs) and the inter-agency ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Despite its shortcomings, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) and Council of Europe’s election program ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) thinks that a new decree about political advertisements exceeds the frames of ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia appeal to international observers, organizations and diplomatic corps to look closer at ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - According to a new survey, both the government and the opposition in Georgia are trying to control ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Representatives of Georgian media Friday demonstrated in front of the chief prosecutor’s office in Tbilisi against the ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) will hold training courses about the electoral issues for ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - In a new report, Georgian Young Lawyers Association's (GYLA) concludes that the Georgian chief prosecutor's arguments for ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - A new report by Transparency International Georgia (TI) shows that the country's health insurance system has major ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Transparency International Georgia asks the country's foreign ministry not to let the diplomatic service be used for ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Amnesty International expresses concern about the recent violence against opposition supporters and journalists in Georgia. In a new ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report warns that the government may be using money from the state budget to affect ...

A new portal in Georgia has been created to let people report violations during the election period. The website is called ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – The poverty rate in Georgia has been reduced, but child poverty is still very high. According to a ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – Campaigners in Georgia welcome an initiative by the government to make political actors commit to not use ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – An employee of a public library who was fired in June claims the reason was her political ...

TBILISI, DFWatch - Transparency International Georgia on May 22 presented the results of a study showing that three pharmaceutical companies ...

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new study shows that the as the health care sector in Georgia has been privatised, the ...