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The Head of IDFI's Memory and Disinformation Studies Direction, Anton Vacharadze, participated in the international conference “Soviet and Russian Subversion Against Europe” held in the Czech Republic

Presentation of Liziko Abzianidze's Diary

On October 2, 2024, the Freedom of Information Development Institute (IDFI) held a presentation of the repressed "Memoirs of Liziko Abzianidze".

5th International Conference: Access to State Archives in the Post-Soviet Space

On September 27-28, the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), with financial support from the National Security Archive (NSA) at George Washington University and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), hosted the 5th International Conference - "Access to State Archives in the Post-Soviet Space".

Events in Akhmeta Municipality Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the 1924 Uprising

In the municipality of Akhmeta, IDFI installed a memorial plaque and an information banner dedicated to the anti-Soviet uprising of 1924.

Interview with Alicja Wancerz-Gluza, co-Founder of the KARTA Center

Interview with Alicja Wancerz–Gluza – co-founder of one of the oldest Polish non-governmental organizations Fundacja Ośrodka KARTA (The KARTA Center Foundation), activist of the teachers’ “Solidarity” (Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy “Solidarność” – Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity”).

Assessment of the Political Engagement of Ethnic Minorities

Equal and full participation in civil and political processes is one of the priorities of democratic governance. Political integration of ethnic minorities living in Georgia remains a challenge to this day. The lesser extent of their participation in the decision-making process at the central and local levels contributes to a feeling of exclusion.

Summer School for Teachers - Confronting Memories

From July 17-21, 2024, the city of Dilijan, Armenia, hosted a summer school attended by teachers from Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The theme of this event centered on the challenges of teaching confronting memories in schools.

Transparency of the Government Preoccupied with the "Transparency" of Civil Society and Media Organizations

In our opinion, the main measuring indicator of the government's attitude towards transparency and accountability is the situation in the state agencies themselves in this regard.

Liziko Abzianidze Diary

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Coverage of the April-May 2024 protests against Russian Law in Armenian and Azerbaijani Media

IDFI, with the help of partner Azerbaijani- and Armenian-speaking researchers, studied the coverage of the events surrounding the Russian-style Foreign Agents Law in the media of both countries.