We Stand in Solidarity with the Georgian Civil Society Organizations Targeted by the Georgian Dream Government

We would like to express our full solidarity and support to Civil Society Foundation, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), Democracy Defenders, Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI), Sapari, and Social Justice Center.
The punitive measures taken against Georgian non-governmental organizations, resembling those of the Russian authorities, demonstrate that Ivanishvili’s government is determined to completely eliminate critical voices and pro-European groups in Georgia. All of this is happening at a time when Ivanishvili’s government has been given a concrete deadline by Europe to respond to whether they wish to preserve visa-free travel for the Georgian people. Through such actions, Ivanishvili’s government once again signals to the European Union that it has no interest in maintaining visa-free travel for Georgia.
Creating such obstacles for Georgian NGOs, which defend the rights and interests of the Georgian population, also shows that the ruling party’s goal is to leave Georgian citizens without any assistance against the government’s repressive actions. By shutting down these organizations, thousands of people are being deprived of free legal aid and other essential services.
We stand by your side, united in our shared aspiration for a free, fair, and democratic Georgia.
Signatories:
- Prevention for Progress (PFP)
- Civil Movement for Freedom (CMF)
- Transparency International – Georgia
- Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)
- Association for Democratic Development of Georgia
- Civil Idea
- Media Development Foundation (MDF)
- Europe Foundation
- Georgia’s European Orbit
- Academy for Georgia’s Future
- Rights Georgia
- Media Ombudsman
- Partnership for Human Rights (PHR)
- Tbilisi Pride
- Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA)
- Democracy Research Institute (DRI)
- Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SovLab)
- EuroClub Kvareli
- Studio Monitor
- Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
- European–Georgian Institute (EGI)
- Online Publisher Publika
- Georgia’s Reforms Association (GRASS)
- Batumelebi / Netgazeti
- Media House – Samtskhe’s Gate
- Indigo
- iFact
- Environmental Community Organization Eko
- Media April
- Court Watch Georgia
- Radio Marneuli
- Free Journalists’ House
- Women with Disabilities Alliance
- Regional Broadcasters’ Alliance
- Center for Support and Opportunity Development
- Association for Integration and Development of Persons with Disabilities “Hangi”
- Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics
- Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD)
- Media Club
- Human Rights Center (HRC)
- Open Space Caucasus
- Youth Organization Changes for Equal Rights
- Batumi Independent Living Center
- Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (GCRT)
- Green Alternative
- Women’s Initiatives Support Group (WISG)
- Human Rights Center
- Association of Democratic Meskhs
- Tolerant
- Akhaltsikhe Youth Center
- Media Center Kakheti
- Center for Community Development
- Udis of Georgia
- Civil Hall
- Tetritskaro Youth Center
- PEN Georgia
- Udis of Georgia
- Civil Hall
- Digomi Meadows
- Article 78 of the Constitution
- Inclusive Society – Georgia
- Civil Council on Defense and Security Issues
- Kakheti Regional Development Foundation
- Civil Society Institute
- Center for Innovations and Civil Development “House of Progress”
- Georgian Down Syndrome Association
- Project 64
- Green Sector
- Lomeki