Tag: Open Society Georgia Foundation

Civic groups in Georgia campaign to help Ukrainian refugees left out in the street

August 4, 2022 by DFWatch staff

Georgian civic groups and activists have launched a fundraising campaign to provide temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees who were left out in the street after the end of state program. The company is implemented on behalf of the Open Society Georgia Foundation, civil groups RAZOM.GE and DOPOMOGA, as well as the foundation of jazz singer … Read more

Open Society criticizes Hungary's government for anti-NGO law

March 31, 2017 by DFWatch staff

Open Society Foundations criticizes the Hungarian government and accuses it of trying to silence academic freedom by proposing a law against internationally funded NGOs, which will make it ‘impossible’ for the Central European University in Budapest to operate.

NGOs demand the creation of an independent investigative body

February 23, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government representatives Monday discussed the possibility of creating an independent body to investigative crimes committed by law enforcement.

The discussion revealed disagreement

Georgia's Ministry of Economy scores lowest in openness survey

December 12, 2015 by DFWatch staff

Giorgi_Kldiashvili__IDFI_and_Keti_Khustishvili_Director_of_OSGF_DFWatch_photo — Giorgi Kldiashvili (left), IDFI, and Keti Khutsishvili, OSGF. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Ministry of Economic Development is the most closed public institution in Georgia, in terms of providing public information.

This is one of the findings in a new report published Friday by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).

Construction work starts on new children's hospice in Tbilisi

October 10, 2015 by DFWatch staff

new_childrens_hospice_digomi2 — (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Construction work began Saturday in the north of Tbilisi on what will become in Georgia’s first palliative care center for children.

The initiators of the new hospice marked the start of construction work in the village Dighomi, a Tbilisi suburb.