Report

5 May 2025

Accessibility of Judicial Acts in cases of high public interest

The importance of transparency in justice and accessibility of judicial acts for excluding selective and biased justice and for establishing public trust toward the court has been confirmed by the Constitutional Court of Georgia.

20 January 2025

Freedom of information in Georgia: Media and society in the face of systemic illegality

Against the backdrop of declining accountability of public institutions, the report assesses the current situation of access to public information based on IDFI's practical experience.

4 November 2024

Proactive Publication of Judicial Acts: Legislation and Practice

Access to judicial acts by the public facilitates the realization of the right to freedom of information and a fair trial and increases accountability, transparency, and public trust in the judicial system itself.

1 November 2024

Candidacy Check 2.0 - Evaluating Georgia's Status on Implementing the Nine Steps

Georgia's EU accession process is on hold and there are no signs of a reversal in the government's foreign policy

5 September 2024

Oversight of Covert Surveillance: Law and Practice

IDFI's new report - Oversight of Covert Surveillance: Law and Practice.

8 April 2024

V-Dem Results: The Quality of Democracy in Georgia Declined in 2023

According to the 2024 V-Dem Institute report, Georgia saw a reduction in scores across various categories.

29 March 2024

Accessibility of Judicial Acts: Progress and Key Challenges

As a result of IDFI's successful strategic litigation and long-term advocacy, in June 2023, the Parliament adopted legislative amendments that substantially improved the accessibility of judicial acts adopted at the open session at the normative level, and January 01, 2024, was set as the date of entry into force of the amendments.

29 March 2024

IDFI Hosted Presentation on Report Highlighting Accessibility of Judicial Acts

On March 29, 2024, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), supported by the USAID Rule of Law Program, held a presentation to discuss the progress and key challenges regarding the accessibility of judicial acts in Georgia.

19 March 2024

Monitoring Results of the Accuracy of December 10 Reports of Public Institutions

According to Article 49 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, public institutions are obligated to submit a report on access to public information during the current year to the Parliament, President, and Prime Minister of Georgia, as well as publish it on the Legislative Herald.

28 February 2024

Public-Private Dialogue Held on the Private Sector Needs regarding Open Government Data

On February 27th, 2024, IDFI and the USAID Economic Governance Program held a public-private dialogue on the private sector needs regarding open government data