Analysis

28 April 2015

Statistical Information on the Number of Infected with Hiv-aids

IDFI received information from Ministry of Labour Health and Social Affairs on the number of infected with hiv-aids

27 March 2015

Signs of Nepotism in GNCC

GNCC does not announce contest on vacant positions and new employees are appointed on free-lance specialists' positions

27 March 2015

Open Government Index 2015 – Challenges and Achievements of Georgia

On March 26th 2015 World Justice Project published Open Government Index, according to which Georgia was assessed to score 0.61 out of the maximum index of 1.

3 March 2015

Official Statistical Information on the Number of Murders Committed as a Result of Domestic Violence

Official Statistical Information on the Number of Murders Committed as a Result of Domestic Violence.

20 February 2015

Access to Public Information in Georgia Report № 6 – Short Summary

See the short summary of our recent report #6 of Access to Public Information in Georgia.

29 January 2015

Expenses of Tbilisi City Hall 2013-2014

On November 5th, 2014 IDFI requested various public information from Tbilisi City Hall. IDFI welcomes the fact that the City Hall replied to all the requests.

8 December 2014

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Georgia held a discussion Internet, as Human Right on Saturday, 6th December, at Multimedia Education Center.
Discussion was related to 25th anniversary of World Wide Web (WWW) and International Day of Human Rights, which is celebrated annually on 10th December.

5 December 2014

Freedom House: Georgia is still free in terms of internet freedom

On December 4, 2014 Freedom House published report on internet freedom, assessmenting internet access, censorship, and internet user rights in 65 countries around the world. According to the released measures, Georgia as in 2013 obtained 26 scores out of 100 and consequently, was assessed as “Free” in terms of internet freedom.

2 December 2014

There Are Positive Amendments in the Legislation for Aliens Lawfully Staying in Georgia

On the 26th of November amendment to the law on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons went into force. The recently adopted amendments to the law sets new regulations linked with the issue of immigration visa as well as residence permit. Overall we find that the new amendments to the law should be assessed positively. Moreover the fact that the Government of Georgia has reacted to the concerns highlighted by the aliens as well as by the CSOs should also be welcomed.

6 November 2014

The Number of Motions on Secret Surveillance Has Decreased

The Supreme Court of Georgia has fulfilled the obligations taken under Open Government Partnership (OGP) Action Plan 2014-15 and has proactively published on its official website unprecedented statistics on surveillance.