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16 September 2020

Russian Information Warfare against the Lugar Laboratory

On 3 September 2020, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (MIA) made a statement, according to which, a cyberattack was carried out on the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs of Georgia from a foreign country.

1 September 2020

The Presentation of Beniamin (Benia) Chkhikvishvili’s Memorial Album

On 1 September, IDFI, in collaboration with the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, held the presentation of Beniamin (Benia) Chkhikvishvili’s Memorial Album.

31 August 2020

The City Halls of Telavi and Lagodekhi Municipalities Adopted Transparency and Integrity Strategic Documents

On August 26 and 31, 2020 the local strategies and action plans of Integrity and Transparency were adopted, respectively, by the decrees of the mayors of Telavi and Lagodekhi municipalities.

17 August 2020

The Open Governance Action Plan for 2020-2021 of the Supreme Council of Ajara has been approved

On August 14, the Bureau of the Supreme Council of Ajara approved the first Open Governance Action Plan for 2020-2021. Members of the Open Governance Council of the Supreme Council of Ajara, the staff of the Supreme Council and the Consultative Group of the Open Governance Council were actively involved in the development of the Action Plan.

10 August 2020

Open Governance Council of Ajara Held a Workshop

On August 6-7, the Open Governance Council, and its Consultative Group, of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara (SCA) organized the workshop and discussed suggested initiatives for the Open Governance Council Action Plan for 2020-2021.

28 July 2020

The Presentation of the Interim Alternative Monitoring Reports on the Implementation of Public Administration Reform (PAR) Action Plan for 2019 – 2020

On July 28 the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) together with the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) presented the results of the interim alternative monitoring reports on the implementation of Public Administration Reform (PAR) Action Plan for 2019 – 2020.

23 July 2020

Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance and its Consultative Group discussed initiatives for the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan

Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance and its Consultative Group held workshop during July 20-22. In the framework of the meeting the members of the council and the consultative group discussed initiatives and recommendations submitted for the Open Parliament Georgia Action Plan for 2020-2021.

22 July 2020

The Concluding Event of the Project - Facilitating Implementation of Reforms in the Judiciary

On July 22, 2020 “Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)” in collaboration with “Human Rights Education and Monitoring (EMC)” and “Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC)”, held the closing ceremony of the EU-funded project “Facilitating Implementation of Reforms in the Judiciary (FAIR)”.

22 July 2020

22 July is the Commemoration Day of the Victims of Repressions

The Commemoration Day of the Victims of Repressions, 22 July was established by the decree of the President of Georgia in 2002. On the same day in 1937, a great Georgian poet, Paolo Iashvili committed suicide in the building of the Writers’ Alliance.

21 July 2020

Documents about Georgia preserved in the archives of the Yeltsin Center

In Russia, the native Ural district of Boris Yeltsin, city of Yekaterinburg, since 2015, there has been a cultural and educational center named after him ("Yeltsin Center"). The Boris Yeltsin Museum occupies the main part of the center, as well as various departments, the most important of which is the Boris Yeltsin Archive. 11 funds of this archive are available online - it is possible to view the documents and download their copies.