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Alert on Deterioration of Democracy in Georgia

Georgian NGOs sand an open letter to High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, members of the European Parliament, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Secretary of the Venice Commission Thomas Markert, and U.S. Department of State regarding constitutional reform in Georgia.

Free Industrial Zones and Taxation Secrete – Court of Appeals Decision on the Case IDFI vs. State Revenue Service

The Court stated that information about inspection and documents regarding inspection of the free industrial zones by the Revenue Service does not represent the tax secret; consequently, the Revenue Service is obliged to fully release the information.

IDFI Hosted Public Discussion on Internet Regulations

IDFI organized a workshop on the regulation of blocking, filtering and removal of online content. Representatives of the government, business, media and civil society attended the meeting.

Is Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories Enforced?

Unfortunately, the Ministry refuses to disclose statistics about the number persons being arrested or denied entry into Georgia due to the violation of the law in 2009-2016. The Ministry also refuses to disclose the so-called black list of foreign public officials that have violated the law, and the dates when they were added to the list. This makes it impossible to determine whether the law is enforced or not.

IDFI Director Selected as Member of the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee

Kldiashvili was nominated as the SC member by Niels Scott, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Georgia, while endorsement letters were sent by Veronica Cretu, President of Open Government Institute Moldova and Tom Blanton, Director of National Security Archive at George Washington University.
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