The mechanism of party banning On October 16, 2025, the Georgian Dream parliament, completely controlled by a single party, passed a package of laws in an expedited procedure. This package bans political parties and indefinitely revokes the political rights of individuals associated with them. The speed of its passage, the formulaic nature of the deliberations, and the obvious lack of substantive depth raise serious constitutional questions. The adopted amendments fundamental

For the past few days, a new law passed by the Georgian Dream party has been requiring people arrested for protesting on the sidewalk to appear in court. They are accused of "blocking the sidewalk for pedestrian traffic" —an accusation based solely on the fact that they were standing on the sidewalk (i.e., in the area designated for pedestrians). These people would most likely have had to spend New Year's Eve, Christmas, and the following days in prison cells, had it not bee

European rectors’ conferences from Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia have issued a rare joint warning over recent developments in Georgia’s higher education sector. In a coordinated statement, they express serious concern that the Georgian government’s newly published National Concept for Higher Education Reform threatens to dismantle university autonomy, undermine academic freedom and place universities under direct political control. The signatories call on the Georgian