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A sourced record of legislation, elections, institutions, civic space, media and international assessments.

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This is a curated register, not an exhaustive count. Each event has one primary category and is counted once within this monitor. Repeated reports and translations do not create extra events. Shared developments may appear in related monitors and must not be added together as unique events. Counts measure recorded developments, not policy success or democratic quality. Gaps do not establish inactivity.

Official statements establish what the issuing body recorded or announced. They do not by themselves prove that every commitment was fulfilled. Event dates drive charts; later publication dates are retained separately. The register is selective and will need further additions.

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2026

Court admits the five-party ban claim for examination

InstitutionsCourt order

Institutions · Political parties

The Constitutional Court admitted claim 1979 for examination on its merits by the plenary.

The claim seeks bans on five opposition parties. This procedural order neither establishes the allegations nor bans those parties.

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Venice Commission criticizes party-ban consequences

InstitutionsPublished assessment

Institutions · Political parties

The Commission found disproportionate restrictions on persons associated with banned parties and risks to political pluralism.

The opinion, adopted during 9–10 October, questioned vague association criteria and the absence of individualized assessment. It did not decide any party’s legal status.

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Venice Commission reviews the March 2026 package

Civic spacePublished assessment

Civic space · Freedom of association

The Commission found that expanded controls and criminal sanctions threatened civic freedoms and democratic pluralism.

The opinion is advisory; it does not itself invalidate Georgian legislation.

Published:

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Public Defender seeks reasons for assembly restrictions

Civic spacePublished assessment

Civic space · Assembly & protest

The Defender urged the Interior Ministry to justify mandatory changes to assemblies’ location, timing, form or temporary structures.

He also requested disability accommodations and consideration of children’s interests.

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Georgian MFA rejects PACE’s assessment

International responsesOfficial record

International responses · Council of Europe

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry disputed the democratic-institutions report behind PACE’s 24 June resolution, describing it as biased political pressure.

This is the government’s stated response, retained alongside the Assembly’s findings without adopting either side’s claims as judicial fact.

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PACE adopts a further democratic-institutions resolution

International responsesAdopted

International responses · Council of Europe

PACE Resolution 2664 assessed continuing democratic deterioration and demanded reversal of restrictions and opposition-party prohibition initiatives.

On 25 June, Georgia’s MFA representation rejected the report as biased and defended the government’s constitutional legitimacy.

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EU suspends visa exemption for official passports

International responsesEntered into force

International responses · European Union

An EU regulation temporarily suspended visa exemption for Georgian diplomatic, service and official passport holders.

The measure took effect on 6 March for twelve months. It is a targeted measure, distinct from the 2025 facilitation-agreement suspension.

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UN committee urges protection of rights defenders

International responsesAdopted

International responses · United Nations

The economic and social rights committee raised concerns over harassment and legislation restricting civil society, journalists and lawyers.

The observations were adopted on 25 February. Their formal document is dated 25 March; that is not the adoption date.

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Moscow Mechanism rapporteur issues Georgia assessment

International responsesPublished assessmentKey event

International responses · OSCE / ODIHR

The OSCE-appointed rapporteur assessed marked democratic backsliding and patterns of abuse against protesters, journalists and opposition figures.

The report is dated 24 February; the linked 12 March circulation edition includes Georgia’s comments contesting its findings.

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OSCE states launch a Moscow Mechanism inquiry

International responsesLaunched

International responses · OSCE / ODIHR

Participating states invoked an expert mission to assess Georgia’s human-rights commitments, focusing on developments since spring 2024.

The mandate covered civic space, media, courts and political pluralism. Invocation was distinct from the later rapporteur’s findings.

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2025

Commission finds visa-liberalisation benchmarks breached

International responsesPublished assessment

International responses · European Union

The eighth visa-monitoring report found continuing breaches of benchmarks, citing restrictions on fundamental rights and inadequate corrective action.

This assessment preceded the separate March 2026 suspension for official passports; it did not itself suspend all citizens’ visa exemption.

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Parliament adopts closure of two oversight bodies

InstitutionsAdoptedKey event

Institutions · Checks & balances

The package schedules abolition of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and Personal Data Protection Service for 2 March 2026.

The adopted package assigns their functions and powers to the State Audit Office from that date.

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Grand Chamber rules on journalists injured during protests

MediaCourt judgment

Media · Journalists

In Tsaava and Others, the ECtHR found expression-rights violations concerning fourteen journalists.

The final judgment concerned the June 2019 dispersal and also found ill-treatment, investigation and assembly violations.

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Commission reports broad democratic backsliding

International responsesPublished assessment

International responses · European Union

The Commission’s Georgia report assessed serious deterioration in democratic fundamentals, civic space, judicial independence and political pluralism.

These are accession-monitoring assessments by the Commission, distinct from binding court decisions.

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ECRI finds an equality-coordination recommendation unmet

International responsesPublished assessment

International responses · Council of Europe

ECRI found no implementation of the recommended inter-agency equality committee involving the Public Defender and civil society.

The follow-up also credited bilingual education progress. It was adopted on 2 July and published on 29 October.

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New restrictions target persons linked to banned parties

InstitutionsAdopted

Institutions · Political parties

Parliament adopted a package extending consequences of Constitutional Court party bans to associated individuals.

The official account lists restrictions on party activity and public office and criminal liability for non-compliance; it does not establish that any particular party was banned.

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Venice Commission assesses cumulative foreign-influence rules

Civic spacePublished assessment

Civic space · Freedom of association

The Commission recommended repealing the registration act and revising or repealing restrictive grants and broadcasting provisions.

Adopted during the 9–10 October session, the opinion assessed cumulative effects and distinguished permissible political-party funding restrictions.

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European Parliament delegation statement on local elections

ElectionsPublished assessment

Elections · Local elections

A European Parliament delegation statement criticized restrictions surrounding the 4 October local elections and limitations on credible observation.

This is the statement’s publication date and an attributed political assessment, not an election-observation mission report.

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ODIHR declines late local-election observation invitation

ElectionsAnnounced

Elections · Local elections

ODIHR said an invitation less than one month before the 4 October elections left insufficient time for credible observation.

The decision concerns observation capacity, not an ODIHR assessment of polling-day results.

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Journalists assaulted on Melikishvili Avenue

MediaOfficial record

Media · Journalists

The Public Defender reported assaults, phone seizures and obstruction of journalists during clashes near Kakha Kaladze’s campaign headquarters.

He called for accountability and protection of assembly and media work.

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Amaglobeli receives a two-year sentence

MediaOfficial record

Media · Journalists

CPJ records that Batumi City Court sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to two years after reclassifying the charge.

CPJ challenged the case’s proportionality and political context; this register does not independently adjudicate the case.

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Special Investigation Service is legally dissolved

InstitutionsEntered into force

Institutions · Checks & balances

The amended prosecution law sets this date for liquidation and transfer of cases and resources.

Article 84¹ makes the Prosecutor General responsible for allocating pending and completed criminal cases.

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