Friday, December 5, 2025

Secrecy law criticized by groups in Georgia

Levan Avaliani (left), Institute for Development of Freedom of Information; Eka Gigauri, Transparency International Georgia; and Tamar Chugoshvili (right), Georgian Young Lawyer's Association. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Two groups in Georgia want to change a new secrecy law which they say restricts access to public information.

Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA), Transparency International Georgia and Institute for Development of Freedom of Information

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Georgia moves to data-sharing, more secrecy

Tatuli Todua from Georgian Young Lawyer's Association says there is no need for the new categories for confidential information, and warns that the system may lead to too much secrecy.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia is to establish a new data-sharing and information protection model.

A new law sets out the rules that will apply to both private and public bodies, the only requirement being that it is a ‘subject of critical

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