Sunday, August 24, 2025

Prosecutors drop case against Georgian ECHR judge's brother

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prosecutors in Georgia have dropped a case against the brother of a judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) who said the investigation was connected to her work. None Tsotsoria (center) is a judge currently serving at the European Court of Human Rights.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia (POG) called off the probe

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Tbilisi and Brussels: tending to the democracy we have fired up

Tedo Japaridze is Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Parliament of Georgia.
Ambassador Tedo Japaridze is a former Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Parliament of Georgia.

Every time someone in Brussels criticizes the Georgian government, a chain reaction begins in Tbilisi.  With specs of truth, the opposition starts a fire designed to scorch the reputation of Georgia, while certain media will provide ventilation.

It is not long before the whole

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ECHR suspends Rustavi 2 takeover 'until further notice'

A letter by ICHR to Rustavi 2 lawyer published on facebook by Rustavi 2 director Nika Gvaramia
A letter by ICHR to Rustavi 2 lawyer published on Facebook by Rustavi 2 director Nika Gvaramia

TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday confirmed a decision by one of its judges to suspend a ruling by Georgia’s Supreme Court about changing the ownership of the opposition-leaning TV company Rustavi 2.

“A Chamber constituted from the Section

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Complaints against Georgia at Strasbourg court drops 70%

nana kakabadze - political prisoners - 2013-01-15
Nana Kakabadze (seated, right) and other members of the group Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights in January, 2013. Most complaints against Georgia have been about prisoner abuse. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of complaints against Georgia at the European Court of Human Rights has been reduced by 70 percent.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Justice published information showing that there were 375 complaints against Georgia at the Strasbourg-based

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