ISFED is 20 years old
In September 2015, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, also known as ISFED, turned 20. In 1995, as the Parliament of Georgia adopted a new Constitution, the country was preparing for the parliamentar ...
Statement on the arrest and pre-trial detention of Rustavi 2 supporters
This statement is issued in reaction to the arrest of Rustavi 2 TV Company supporters outside the parliamentary building for assaulting MP Davit Lortkipanidze of the faction Georgian Dream. The detainees were charged with hooliganism (Article ...
Statement regarding Rustavi-2 TV Station
According to the reports in the media today, a court has ruled to freeze the assets of the Sakartvelo TV station upon request from Kibar Khalvashi’s lawyer. The Sakartvelo TV station owns 51 percent of the Rustavi-2 TV station (Sakartvelo is o ...
Statement of NGOs about the Constitutional Court’s Ruling
On September 16, 2015 the Constitutional Court of Georgia announced its ruling in Giorgi Ugulava’s case. We issue this statement in light of the recent developments around the case. Over the past two days there have been different reports about i ...
LSG Bodies provided access to public information following ISFED’s legal action
Bodies of local self-government provided access to public information after ISFED filed subsequent complaints in court. Problems faced by ISFED with respect to accessing public information in the process of monitoring local self-government activiti ...
Court Rules in favor of ISFED following a complaint filed against the Commission for Selection and Certification
Tetritskaro District Court abolished the decision of the Commission for Selection and Certification limiting ISFED’s authority to monitor competition process for municipal public service employment. As you may know, IS ...
They Are Still Listening Campaign urges the law enforcement authorities to launch a probe based on Eka Mishveladze’s statement
This Affects You Too – They Are Still Listening Campaign urges the law enforcement authorities to launch a probe based on Eka Mishveladze’s statement On October 8, while being a guest of Rustavi 2 talk show Archevani, journa ...
NGOs respond to Georgian Dream’s plans for election reform
On August 31, 2015 the Georgian Dream coalition announced that no fundamental changes to the electoral system were being planned prior to the 2016 parliamentary elections. Instead, the government plans to introduce two changes. Firstly, a new ...