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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


The Judge Who Broke the Silence
The judge of the Tetritskaro District Court, Vladimer Khutchua , is today practically the only judge who has broken the prevailing silence within Georgia’s judiciary and openly confronted the injustice entrenched in the court system. His name became widely known to the public particularly after the parliamentary elections of 2024. Since then, Vladimer Khutchua has been associated with fair, principled, precedent-setting cases of significant public importance. The judge from
Kitty Jashi
Dec 19, 2025


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


Whom does Kandashvili really serve? Lawyers speak of pressure, manipulation, and predetermined outcomes.
Elections will be held at the Bar Association on December 13th and 14th, in which, in addition to the members of the governing bodies, the president will also be elected. Six candidates have been nominated for the vacant presidency. Normally, due to the nature of this profession, the Bar Association elections receive little public attention. This year, however, the events surrounding one of the controversial candidates for president have brought this election into the public
Kitty Jashi
Dec 9, 2025


82,500 euros for a road blockade: The Gota Tchanturia case and the political price of civil protest
A verdict that reveals more about Georgia than any government speech. There are decisions that describe a country more precisely than any political report, and the case of Georgian activist and teacher Gota Tchanturia falls squarely into this category. On November 18, Judge Manuchar Tsatsua sentenced him to a total fine of 245,000 lari , equivalent to approximately €82,500 , for 49 counts of blocking a road. In a European legal system, this would be a sum conceivable in c
Goga Machavariani
Nov 19, 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


Open Letter to the Governments and Parliaments of Europe “Europe Must Not Watch Again”
“Europe Must Not Watch Again” To the governments and parliaments of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Denmark,...
Redaktion| Tiflis24
Oct 9, 2025


A "Pope of Corruption"? Alexander Kartozia as the new Georgian ambassador to Berlin
The appointment of Alexander Kartozia as the new Georgian ambassador to Berlin must be understood as a painful disregard for the tens...
Ilia Topuria
Oct 1, 2025


The terrible lawyers: Why Georgia's judiciary is digging its own grave
Marika Arevadze - Member of the Political Council of the party 'Akhali' Tiflis24 continues its coverage of the crisis of trust in the...
Kitty Jashi
Sep 16, 2025
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