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The Frontier PostGeorgia jails another opposition figure in crackdown on dissent
TBILISI: Georgia on Tuesday jailed prominent opposition figure Nika Gvaramia for eight months, the latest in a wave of arrests targeting politicians, activists, and journalists critical of the ruling party. The EU candidate nation has been gripped by political unrest since the disputed parliamentary elections last October, when the ruling Georgian Dream party declared victory,
The next hearing in the case of eight people arrested on charges of organizing and participating in group violence during protests was held today, July 2. At the hearing, expert Nino Borashvili, who conducted a habitoscopy examination, was questioned as a witness at the Tbilisi City Court. She stated that she managed to identify one of the defendants, Insaf Aliyev, from the videos provided to her. However, the defense stated that this evidence i…
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced Nick Gwaramia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change, to eight months' imprisonment in the case of non-compliance with the requirements of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (article 349 of the Criminal Code), as reported by Echo Caucasus, and was also banned from holding political office for two years. Nick Gwaramia served as Minister of Justice, Deputy Attorney General and Minister of S…
Escalating crackdown on civil society and free speech in Georgia - Civil Rights Defenders
The Swedish Eastern Partnership Network, which Civil Rights Defenders is a part of, is deeply concerned by the latest developments in Georgia, where civil society is facing escalating pressure and legal intimidation. Forced disclosure of confidential data In early June, several civil society organisations in Georgia received court orders requiring them to disclose highly sensitive data, including personal details of beneficiaries, legal aid reci…
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