Georgia
Report finds Georgian Dream’s 2025 income, including donations, far outstrip all other parties combined
As in previous years, donations remained the main source of political parties’ income in 2025 as well.
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Georgia
Georgian authorities freeze accounts of seven NGOs
The Prosecutor General’s Office accused the organisations of inciting violence.
Georgia
Citing fairness concerns, Georgian election watchdog won’t observe 2025 vote
ISFED’s report discusses the backsliding of democracy in Georgia and the diminishing ability to observe elections.
Georgia
Papuashvili attacks USAID after Trump and Musk crackdown
US President Donald Trump temporarily paused foreign aid programmes to determine whether they aligned with his policy goals.
Freedom of Assembly
Papuashvili slams Western donors for paying fines of Georgian protesters
Georgia’s Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has criticised international organisations for allegedly paying fines imposed on protesters, accusing them of seeking to ‘incite civil strife’. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Papuashvili criticised international organisations, likely in reference to the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), for paying the fines of ‘lawbreakers’ — people detained at protests in Georgia — ‘which can be understood by extremist groups as a carte blanche for
2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian election watchdog in hot water over parallel vote count error
Georgian election watchdog the International Society for Fair Elections And Democracy (ISFED) has found itself embroiled in scandal after admitting to making a mistake in their parallel vote tabulation. Since 31 October’s parliamentary election, all eight opposition parties that won seats have denounced the vote as rigged, in part, though not only, because of irregularities raised by ISFED and other watchdogs. The day after the elections, ISFED unveiled the results of their Parallel Vote Tab
Georgia
Survey finds courts among the least trusted institutions in Georgia
A study by CRRC commissioned by Transparency International found that 53% of respondents believed the Georgian judicial system was ‘under influence of the ruling party’. According to the results of a recent survey conducted by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), only 5% of Georgians said they fully trusted Georgia’s courts, while 20% said they did not trust them at all. The results of the study, commissioned and published by watchdog group Transparency International Georgia, sa
