Democracy Research Institute - DRI

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#Corruption and Russian Influences in Abkhazia
In Abkhazia, corruption has long since exceeded the bounds of isolated offences and has become a systemic crisis encompassing all spheres of governance.
https://t.co/fbFMUJ02v5

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#DRI submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the case of Akhalgori activist Tamar Mearakishvili.
https://t.co/rXl0OGm6Np

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⭕️The agreement “On the Deepening of Allied Cooperation”, signed in the Kremlin on 9 May 2026 between Vladimir Putin and the de facto leader of South Ossetia, Alan Gagloev, implies the practical annexation of the region.
https://t.co/Z65mOjFeuQ

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⭕️On 6 May, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted its 13th decision concerning the conflict in Georgia, once again expressing its “unequivocal support” for Georgia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
https://t.co/4eZm3iM7fY

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“GD” party is beginning to establish total control over the social sphere. On 18 May, Mamuka Mdinaradze announced the creation of a new “systemic monitoring” department, whose mandate will be to control communication in the public sphere.
https://t.co/Qjf1fgMLwX

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Issuance of movement permits, required for travel within and beyond #Akhalgori district, has been resumed.
According to residents, the process initially began quietly and without public announcement.
https://t.co/SZD7oQZrPs

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Reports from #Akhalgori district indicate a near-weekly occurrence of searches and interrogations carried out in the homes of local residents. According to locals, these actions are conducted by individuals arriving from Tskhinvali.
https://t.co/53JAjoCpxv

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#DRI - the decision taken by the state in relation to the Azerbaijani journalist constitutes a grave violation of human rights, including breaches of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
https://t.co/odGJGw0H0A

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⭕️Continuation of Russian Soft Power in the Occupied Regions
⭕️Russia continues to pursue deliberate efforts aimed at the annexation of Georgia’s occupied territories with soft power instruments.
https://t.co/bHJ96kpbUz

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The State Security Service – A Politicised Institution Operating Outside Effective Democratic Oversight
@ssofgeorgia from 2015 to the present, has evolved into an instrument advancing partisan interests.
https://t.co/YsTe5kdegv

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Detention of ethnic Georgians on charges of espionage continue in occupied Abkhazia.
On 10 March 2026, the de facto State Security Service of Abkhazia arrested Georgian citizen Emzar Baghishvili on allegations of espionage
https://t.co/gneY9sjMIB

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#DRI echoes the latest anti-democratic legislative package adopted by the Georgian Dream party, which introduces amendments to the Law on Grants that ultimately establish a mechanism of total legal control and repression in the country.
https://t.co/hSWj5X5hs9

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#DRI condemns the detention of human rights activist Tamar Mearakishvili in the occupied Akhalgori. Mearakishvili was detained on the basis of unfounded, politically motivated charges of espionage.
https://t.co/tR5IufTvAh

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‼️Georgia marks December 10, 2025 – an international Human Rights Day – virtually without human rights.
https://t.co/pMNSelrG9o

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The initiative of the GD to abolish the administration of the administrative-territorial unit created on the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region represents a continuation of the policy of moving closer to Russia.
https://t.co/m17WpDCpxR

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#DRI: GD’s new initiative, according to which polling stations abroad will no longer be opened during the Georgian parliamentary elections and voters critical of the party will be restricted from going to polls, is unconstitutional.
https://t.co/vsreUZwhHg

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▶️GD parliament has expedited the consideration of a draft law, through which the Government Administration will be granted unlimited access to tax and personal data, including special category data, kept in public institutions.
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https://t.co/EvEuPJOm8t

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▶️Repressive legislative amendments of October 16 and their enforcement in practice
▶️The legislative process carried out by Georgian Dream in 2024-2025 is directed against human rights and democratic principles.
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https://t.co/J4S6IkgFYh

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‼️Political Influence over the State Security Service and its lack of accountability
‼️Especially in the current tense political climate, the issue of the Service’s politicisation has become even more apparent.
https://t.co/b13QAIXp4H

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After the European Commission published a harsh assessment about Georgia, the Prosecutor’s Office charged opposition leaders with serious crimes against the State.
https://t.co/mm2S4zxDoe