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Systemic Blindness Among Lawyers
In a country where the law is visibly bent and “legality” is all too often used as the opposite of justice, society’s attention naturally turns to those who are supposed to be responsible for protection: lawyers and jurists. By the very nature of the profession, a lawyer is not merely a service provider, but an institutional counterweight to state power—a mechanism that shields civil rights from abuse and makes it possible for “law” to be more than just paper. That is precise


The latest chronicle of constitutional violations
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


Everyone is allowed to stand. Except demonstrators.
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


International Scholars Warn: Georgia’s Higher Education Reform Threatens Academic Freedom
More than sixty internationally respected scholars from leading universities in Europe and North America have issued an unusually direct warning to the Georgian government. In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, they sharply criticize the “National Reform Concept for Higher Education” announced on 16 October. What the government presents as a long-overdue modernization aimed at efficiency, quality, and equal access is described by the signatories as
Ilia Topuria
Dec 18, 2025


Merab Turava: Losing All Support by Former German Colleagues
Merab Turava wants people to believe that he is still in good academic standing abroad, and that the only reason he was asked to resign from the KriPoz journal (in October) is that he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice (in April). This is untrue. Hundreds of people reacted to this and other posts, that highlighted Turava's removal from the board of the KriPoz. In fact, German academics have distanced themselves from Merab Turava already more than a year ago, when he
Ilia Topuria
Nov 11, 2025


Lithuania Must Act: Sanction Georgia's High Council of Justice to Defend Democracy and Press Freedom
This article was published in 15min (Lithuanian: Penkiolika minučių), one of the largest news websites in Lithuania, attributed to Giorgi...
Lukas Brenner
Aug 1, 2025
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