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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


Wikipedia Deletions -- What Merab Turava Does not Want You to Know...
...and dark spots that should have everyone's attention. For the second time now, some sections of Merab Turava's entry have been deleted from his Wikipedia entry. These sections contain well-documented parts of his past that cast a less-than-good light on the current Deputy Minister of Justice who for many years was the President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia. Post about Turava on Georgian social media . He's not a popular figure. Why are these parts of the entry un
Ilia Topuria
Dec 15, 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


Merab Turava: A Consequential Removal from the Scientific Editorial Board
Representatives of the "Georgian Dream" often claim international legitimacy and view themselves as respectable legal experts with high international standing. Therefore, they place great importance on being present in international forums, as this allows them to present themselves in Georgia as legitimate experts. Der Richter Merab Turava, Quelle: Wikimedia @NobodyUser Merab Turava, the current Deputy Minister of Justice, was recently removed from the list of international e
Ilia Topuria
Nov 8, 2025


Useful Idiots, Again
The news hit like a thunderbolt: Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, two of Georgia’s most prominent opposition politicians, were...
Goga Machavariani
Sep 5, 2025


Repression and program suspension: How “Georgian Dream” is leading Georgia into isolation
Netherlands pull the ripcord The Dutch government has decided to suspend the participation of Georgian government officials in the MATRA...
Kitty Jashi
Aug 21, 2025


From Alaska to Washington – how “Georgian Dream” Twists the Trump-Putin meeting
Following the negotiations in Alaska and Washington, European leaders are continuing their discussions on security guarantees for...
Kitty Jashi
Aug 20, 2025


Election boycott in Georgia: Why the opposition no longer wants to play accomplice
Revolt against the authoritarian spectacle – Tsutskiridze on boycott, democracy and Germany’s role On July 19, the central avenues of...
T. Kartliani
Aug 1, 2025


Pre-trial detention for Japaridze: When political resistance is declared a crime
Judiciary in Georgia: independent as a jackhammer on party orders On May 22, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court remanded Zurab Japaridze,...
Nina Tifliska
May 22, 2025


Pre-trial detention instead of a committee of inquiry?
Georgia has a long and painful history of political polarization. But what is currently unfolding in parliament under the direction of...
Nina Tifliska
May 21, 2025


Anyone Still Voting Has Already Lost
An Op-Ed on the Political Farce of Georgia’s 2025 Local Elections It’s election year in Georgia. The regime is ready. The opposition is...
T. Kartliani
May 20, 2025


Partner or Spectator? Georgia’s Democracy Thanks America – and Waits for Germany
On May 11, a remarkable march took place in Tbilisi. No angry crowds, no protest banners, no calls for justice. Instead: a silent,...
T. Kartliani
May 14, 2025
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