Friday, February 13, 2026

2012's democracy campaign revived in Georgia

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Kakha Kozhoridze, one of the campaigners. (Video still from the new ad by This Affects You Too.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A campaign in Georgia which played an important role ahead of Saakashvili’s unexpected election defeat in 2012 has been revived.

The campaign This Affects You Too is being brought back to life in order to fight against illegal surveillance by

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Georgian NGOs express concern about events in Ukraine

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“The responsibility for this whole tension is the Ukrainian government’s,” says Lasha Tughushi, head of the National Platform. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An umbrella organization uniting more than a hundred non-governmental organizations in Georgia on Saturday issued a statement expressing concern about events in Ukraine.

The statement, which is signed by more than 60 groups that are members

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The revolving doors of Georgia's politics and business

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Kakhi Kaladze (pictured) was involved in at least three companies in the energy sector before he became energy minister, according to TI’s report. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Business and politics are tightly connected in Georgia, according to a new report by Transparency International.

The organization claims that some wealthy businessmen have been elected to the Georgian parliament and some members of the executive

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Open Society report highlights progress in Georgia's reforms

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Minister for Euro-Integration Alexi Petriashvili (center) and head of Open Society Georgia Keti Khutsishvili (right). (OSGF.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Open Society Foundations in Georgia and Armenia say in a new report that there is “some progress” in several areas of Georgia’s efforts to fulfill its European aspirations and existing challenges during.

The report, which was presented a few days ago,

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2 300 have been replaced in local government

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A second wave of changing gamgebelis has just begun, says Nino Lomjaria, head of ISFED. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Staff changes and dismissals at municipalities that began after the 2012 parliamentary elections continuing in Georgia. About 2300 person have lost their seats during the last 9 months.

According to a report by International Society for Fair

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Access to public information has improved in Georgia

 

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Levan Avalishvili, Chairman of Institute for Development of Freedom of Information. (IDFI.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Access to public information has improved in Georgia after the October 1, 2012 parliamentary election, according to a new survey.

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) named the most accountable and most closed public

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