Updates

If new amendments are passed, Georgian CSOs will only be able to receive foreign funding if it aligns with the GD government's priorities.

The Georgian Dream party launches a new set of restrictions to limit civil society space, drawing international criticism and threatening EU aspirations.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office froze the accounts of five foundations providing financial support to protest participants. The government continuously undermines people’s freedom of assembly through draconian laws, excessive fines and police violence.

The Georgian Dream parliament proposes legal changes to suppress independent media, discredit CSOs and exclude them from decision-making processes. The changes also remove the concept of 'gender equality' from legislation.

Amendments to the Law on Grants establish a state agency to allocate 6.8 million EUR to organisations. Independent and critical CSOs consider this fund as an attempt to create a civic sector aligned with the ruling party's agenda.

In a troubling shift toward authoritarian governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict media, public participation.

Crackdown on pro-EU demonstrators escalates amid deepening political crisis in the country.

The Georgian government, headed by the populist Georgian Dream party, announced the suspension of EU accession negotiations sparking significant political unrest.

The lawsuit alleges violations of constitutional principles, particularly the secrecy of the vote and universal suffrage, during the October 26 elections. The Court is expected to deliver a verdict in 30 days.

Police violently dispersed a 48-hour rally in Tbilisi, detaining at least a dozen demonstrators. The use of excessive force and obstruction of journalistic activities were condemned by civil society, media and the Public Defender of Georgia.

The Government of Georgia has been officially suspended from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) following its failure to address concerns related to recent legislative measures that threaten civic freedoms and fundamental rights.

Georgian civil society and media organisations filed an appeal against the restrictive ‘foreign agent law’ at the ECHR, highlighting the law's threat to fundamental freedoms and Georgia's European integration aspirations.