Memory and Disinformation Studies

Patrick Lancaster - Another Kremlin Propagandist in Georgia

Russian propagandist television and journalists affiliated with it have been actively involved in the negative coverage of the pro-European protests that began in Georgia on 28 November 2024. Representatives of this kind of “media” freely enter the country and broadcast their propaganda, record vlogs and videos.

Active Measures by Russian Intelligence Agencies: Alexander Malkevich in Georgia

During the 2024 parliamentary elections in Georgia, Russian propagandist Aleksandr Malkevich, who has been sanctioned by the European Union, the United States, and other countries and is wanted by the U.S. (which has set a $10 million reward for information about him), was present in the country.

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".

Political Engagement and Electoral Behavior of Ethnic Minorities

The Equal and full participation of citizens in the process of building a democratic state is of crucial importance. Even so, civil and political integration of ethnic minorities living in Georgia remains a challenge. In the context of the political involvement of ethnic minorities, it is no less interesting to study their electoral behavior.

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”).

Organizing the joint 5th International Conference: Access to State Archives in the post-Soviet Space

Organizing the joint 5th International Conference: Access to State Archives in the post-Soviet Space.

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.