Rule of Law, Human Rights and Freedom of 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.

4 November 2022

IDFI Held the Concluding Event of the Project and the Presentation of the Report

On November 4, 2022, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) held the concluding event of the project and the report "Media Access to Public Information: Legislation v. Reality" presentation, as well as a discussion on practical problems of access to public information.

3 November 2022

All Constitutional Prerequisites for Pardoning Nika Gvaramia are Present

Tbilisi City Court sentenced Nika Gvaramia to imprisonment on May 16, 2022. On November 2, 2022, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the decision regarding Nika Gvaramia’s imprisonment.