US EditionGeorgian Government Freezes NGO Accounts Amid Escalating Crackdown on Civil Society
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In Georgia, the Attorney General obtained on Wednesday 27 August the immediate freezing of the assets of seven pro-democracy NGOs. He accuses them of "sabotage" and of waiting for Georgian "constitutional order". For the opposition, it is a new authoritarian shift on the part of the pro-Russian government Georgian dream.
Georgian government freezes NGO accounts amid escalating crackdown on civil society
In a move that has deepened political tensions and raised fears about the erosion of democratic space in Georgia, the prosecutor’s office has frozen the bank accounts of seven prominent non-governmental organizations (NGOs), accusing them of financing so-called “sabotage” connected to the mass protests that erupted across the country in 2024. The decision, approved by Tbilisi City Court, marks one of the most aggressive steps yet by the ruling G…
Dozens of NGOs are expressing solidarity and support for the organizations whose bank accounts have been frozen. The NGOs believe that this move is aimed at “completely destroying dissent and pro-European groups in Georgia.” “All this is happening at a time when Ivanishvili’s government has been given a specific deadline to inform the EU whether they want to maintain visa-free travel for the Georgian people,” the statement reads. The organizatio…
The seven NGOs, including the Civil Society Foundation, the International Society for Just Elections and Democracy (ISFED) or the Guardians of Democracy, are being investigated for crimes such as attempted sabotage and assistance to foreign organizations in hostile activities.
Georgia freezes NGO bank accounts over protest funding claims
TBILISI, August 27 – A Tbilisi court has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to several of Georgia’s most well-known organizations, after prosecutors alleged they helped fund violent street protests. The groups targeted include the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), the Social Justice Center, Sapari, the Georgian Democratic Initiative… Source
At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, the Tbilisi City Court froze the bank accounts of seven non-governmental organizations accused of financing protests. By a court decision, the accounts of the following NGOs were blocked: Civil Society Foundation; International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED); Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI); Defenders of Democracy; Georgian Democratic Initiative (…
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