Rule of Law, Human Rights and Freedom of Media

4 April 2023

Freedom of Information in the Public Defender's Report

On April 3, 2023, the Public Defender's report on the Situation in Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia during 2022 was published, Chapter 7 of which reviews the current environment in terms of freedom of information in the country.

29 March 2023

Solidarity of Civil Society to Paletra Media

We, the signatory organizations, are extremely concerned about the ongoing processes surrounding one of Georgia's oldest and independent media holdings, "Palitra Media".

15 February 2023

Law on Agents of Foreign Influence: European Practice and Georgia

The So-called Law on Foreign Agents is incompatible with the European Union legal system and values. There is no legislation in any country of the EU that assigns the status of "foreign agent" to non-governmental organizations.

6 February 2023

Statement regarding the trial of Mikheil Saakashvili

We, the signatory organizations, wish to comment once again on the extremely serious health condition of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.

2 February 2023

Promoting the Accessibility of Judicial acts through Monitoring, Advocating and Litigation

The overall purpose of the project is to promote the accessibility of judicial acts.

20 December 2022

Closing event of the Winter School 2022

IDFI, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), held a winter school "Rule of Law and Human Rights" in the period of December 10-15, 2022.

19 December 2022

IDFI assesses latest developments on Mikheil Saakashvili’s case

Actions of the state bodies towards Mikheil Saakashvili that took place during the last week violate rights of the convicted and damage legitimization of legal actions that were carried out in relation to Saakashvili.

12 December 2022

Opening Event of IDFI’s Winter School “Rule of Law and Human Rights”

On December 11, 2022 opening event of IDFI’s Winter School – “Rule of Law and Human Rights” was held. School is being held on 10-15 December, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida.

14 November 2022

Blocked Websites in Georgia: Legal and Practical Analysis

On September 12, 2022 IDFI requested public information from the Georgian National Communications Commission (“Communications Commission” or “Commission”) about the addresses to block internet pages sent to internet-providers from 2017 up to date.

4 November 2022

Access to Public Information by the Media: Legislation v. Reality

It was revealed during the course of the project that there are practical-normative problems of a systemic nature in terms of obtaining information on issues of interest to the media.