Memory and Disinformation Studies

22 March 2023

International Conference - On the Bridge of Memory

On March 17-19, 2023, Anton Vatcharadze, Memory and Disinformation studies direction head at the Institute for Development of Freedom of information attended the "On the Bridge of Memory" conference organized by Esimde, an international memory research organization, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

1 March 2023

The IDFI recently organized a public lecture and a film screening as part of the week commemorating the Soviet occupation

From February 22nd to 24th, 2023, IDFI hosted a public lecture titled "Soviet Occupation and Its Impact on Georgia's Memory", as well as a screening of the film "Cemetery of the Shot Dead in Batumi" by Radio Liberty. These events were held as part of the week commemorating the Soviet occupation.

22 February 2023

Spring, 2023 semester of the Academic and Certificate Program: Disinformation and Propaganda Studies

Spring semester of academic program: Disinformation and Propaganda Studies: History, Theories and Ways of Debunking will start on February 27, 2023.

15 February 2023

The project presentation, titled

The project presentation, titled "Discover Gori," took place on February 14, 2023, at the Giorgi Eristavi Drama Theater in Gori.

13 February 2023

International conference "Necropolis of Communist Terror"

From February 8th to 11th, the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) joined the international conference "Necropolis of Communist Terror" in Tallinn, organized by the Institute of Historical Memory of Estonia and the “Saint Petersburg Memorial Research and Information Centre/Joffe Foundation”.

30 January 2023

Events celebrating the First Republic of Georgia in France

From January 25-28, 2023, events celebrating the First Republic of Georgia took place in France, initiated by the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in partnership with the National Library of the Parliament of Georgia and the Embassy of Georgia in France.

26 January 2023

A memorial album for Akaki Tchkhenkeli was presented in France

The event dedicated to the First Republic of Georgia, organized by the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in partnership with the Embassy of Georgia in France, was held on January 25, 2023.

23 January 2023

Presentation of the memorial album of Akaki Tchkhenkeli

On January 18th, 2023, a presentation was held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University for the memorial album of Akaki Tchkhenkeli.

12 January 2023

International experts visited the mass graves discovered in Adjara

EU4Dialogue - Platform for Dialogue Between Historians project participants visited the mass graves discovered in Adjara.

5 January 2023

Memorial Album – Akaki Tchkhenkeli (1874-1959)

The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) presents the third Memorial Album dedicated to the distinguished political figure of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France, Akaki Tchkhenkeli (1874-1959).