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THREATENING AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS IN DEDOPLISTSKARO

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Dedoplistskaro , Dedoplistskaro
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening

2012-07-13 On June 1, 2012, the head of cleaning service company Service 2007 LLC, Ilia Taliashvili, head of the center for preschool and without school education, Murad Ozashvili, and director of an art school, Akaki Merabishvili, informed employees that if they or their relatives attended the assembly held by the coalition Georgian Dream on June 2, 2012, they would be dismissed from work. Multiple sources have consequently confirmed this information with ISFED....

THREATENING AGAINST TEACHER, MARIKA ONIANI BY THE ATTORNEY OF VILLAGE DABLATSIKHE

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Chokhatauri , Dablatsikhe
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening

2012-07-13 On June 17, 2012, trustee of the village of Dablatsikhe in Chokhatauri Munucipality, Bezhan Khabeishvili, “advised” Dabaltsikhe public school teacher Marika Oniani against attending the assembly of the coalition Georgian Dream in Ozurgeti or she would face problems....

THREATENING AGAINST NANI GOGELIA BY THE ATTORNEY OF VILLAGE GANAKHLEBA

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Chokhatauri , Ganakhleba
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening

2012-07-13 On June 17, 2012, trustee of the village of Ganakhleba in Chokhatauri Municipality, Otar Dolidze, threatened Nani Gogelia, telling her that if her children attended the assembly organized by the coalition Georgian Dream, she’d be in trouble....

INTIMIDATING REPRESENTATIVES OF GEORGIAN DREAM IN VILLAGE NAKHAKHULEVI

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Khoni , Nakhakhulevi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Other intimidation

2012-07-13 Representatives of the coalition Georgian Dream were meeting voters in the village of Nakhakhulevi, Khoni District on June 6, 2012. The meeting was attended by Gia Tsagareishvili and local activists of the Coalition. After the meeting with voters was finished and leaders left, local citizens reported that an employee of the Military commissariat of Khoni with a surname Edzgveradze arrived and informed the village governor about the meeting over the phone. Soon Governor Davit Jokhadze ...

INTIMIDATING RESIDENTS OF VILLAGES IN KHARAGAULI MUNICIPALITY

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Kharagauli , Partskhnali
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening

2012-07-13 Representatives of the coalition Georgian Dream were holding public meetings in villages of Kharagauli Municipality from June 5 to June 8, 2012. At the same time, local citizens were warned by village trustees, their deputies, Sakrebulo members and other civil servants, including the head of Kharagauli’s Social Services Agency Kiazo Gamrekelishvili, against participating in public meetings of the coalition Georgian Dream. Similar events occurred in the villages of Partskhnali, Khidari...

INTIMIDATION OF MARIAM MICHITASHVILI, SUPPORTER OF COALITION GEORGIAN DREAM IN BAKURTSIKHE

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Gurjaani , Bakurtsikhe
Incident Category: Intimidation, Intimidation on business

2012-07-13 Mariam Michitashvili of the village of Bakurtsikhe had been working as a cook at Khidmsheni and Gvirabebi 99 LLC since May 28, 2012. Furthermore, she rented out two rooms in her house together with storages to the construction company for the period of three months. According to Ms. Michitashvili, the deputy head of the construction company’s division, Givi Makharadze, was summoned to the First Deputy Governor of Kakheti, Giorgi Sibashvili. The latter instructed Mr. Makharadze to imme...

DISMISSAL OF NINO MSHVIDOBADZE FROM LANCHKHUTI MUNICIPALITY GAMGEOBA

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Lanchkhuti , Lanchkhuti
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 Nino Mshvidobadze, lead specialist for public relations and information at Lanchkhuti Municipality Gamgeoba was dismissed from work on June 25, 2012. Ms. Mshvidobadze informed ISFED’s LTO that her dismissal had to do with deputy Energy Minister, Giorgi Kavelashvili's visit to the village of Gvimbalauri. While meeting with the local population, several citizens discussed existing problems in the village, which Giorgi Goguadze, Gamgebeli of Lanchkhuti Municipality, was not pleased ...

DISMISSAL OF NATO KATAMADZE FROM NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS CENTER IN KUTAISI

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Kutaisi , Kutaisi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 Nato Katamadze, chairwoman of the Republican Party’s branch in Kutaisi, was dismissed from her work at the National Examinations Center. According to Ms. Katamadze, she had been working at the center from the very day it was founded and contends that her dismissal is directly related to her political activities....

DISMISSAL OF MEDICAL NURSE NAIRA KIKABIDZE FROM WORK IN VANI

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Vani , Vani
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 Naira Kikabadze, a paramedic, was dismissed on June 19, 2012. Naira Kikabadze believes that her dismissal had to do with being her spouse being friends with Davit Lortkipanidze, majoritarian MP candidate of the coalition Georgian Dream. Naira Kikabidze contends that her dismissal was unfair and supposes that her spouse may soon share the same fate as hers....

DISMISSAL OF TARIEL TEDEEV FROM WORK IN LAGODEKHI

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Lagodekhi , Areshperan
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 On June 18, 2012, Tariel Tedeevi, a representative of a territorial unit of the village of Areshperani, Lagodekhi Municipality, wrote a resignation letter. Son of Tariel Tedeev, Gela Tedeev, informed ISFED’s LTO that his father came to the decision as a result of harassment from the local authorities, which he believes has to do with the report aired on Maestro TV on problems of eco-migrants in the village of Areshperani....

DISMISSAL OF SOSO MTIVLISHVILI FROM WORK IN GURJAANI

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Gurjaani , Gurjaani
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 On June 11, 2012, Soso Mtvlivishvili, brother of Maestro TV’s correspondent in Kakheti, Sopo Mtivlishvili, was dismissed from work on grounds of expiration of agreement. Soso Mtvlivishvili used to work as a loan officer at Gurjaani branch of Liberty Bank and he had signed a one-year labor contract on March 26. Soso Mtivlishvili and journalist Sopo Mtivlishvili suspect that the dismissal is related to the fact that Ms. Mtivlishvili had started working at Maestro TV....

DISMISSAL OF TSIRA KURASHVILI FROM KUTAISI PUBLIC LIBRARY (WAS OFFERED A NEW JOB)

Date: 2012-07-13
District: Kutaisi , Kutaisi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from work

2012-07-13 On 4 June, 2012, employee of Kutaisi public library, Tsira Kurashvili was dismissed from work. She said her dismissal was connected to her political sympathies with coalition "Georgian Dream". According to the library director, Nargiza Chigovadze, she was dismissed because of optimization....

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LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MEMBER’S INTERFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY WITH THE VOTERS IN THE REGIONS – KARALETI IDP SETTLEMENT

Date: 2012-07-12
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Levan Maisuradze (Trustee of the settlement). Brothers, Gogita and Giga Gochashvili (representatives of Eredvi and Qurta municipalities). Gia Chulukhadze(foreman of the refugee settlement). Vano Midodashvili, Beso Kakhnisvili(representatives of local authority). All of the above mentioned people were directly involved in physical confrontation....

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CLASH FOLLOWING THE VISIT OF THE GEORGIAN DREAM LEADERS TO THE IDP SETTLEMENT IN KARALETI

Date: 2012-07-12
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Physical attack

2012-07-14 Five persons were arrested in relation to the incident in Karaleti, including representatives of the coalition Georgian Dream Tsotne Shengelia, Vova Janezashvili and Kakhaber Gogiashvili, Levan Maisuradze – the settlement foreman and Gigi Gochashvili – friend of Liakhvi majoritarian MP Badri Basishvili. Gori District Court sentenced them to 15 years of administrative imprisonment.Further, in relation to Karaleti incident, one of the activists of the Georgian Dream, Zaza Aduashvili w...

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PARTICIPATION OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION’S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE DISRUPTING OF MEETINGS WITH THE ELECTORATE

Date: 2012-07-11
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Hindering carrying a campaign

2012-07-11 In the village of Dici, Gori region, the head of the local administration, Zurab Bolashvili, tried to disrupt a meeting of the Georgian Dream’s representatives with the locals....

GOVERNER’S PARTY ASSIGNMENTS IN GURJAANI

Date: 2012-07-11
District: Gurjaani
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 The Governor and Vice-Governor of Kahketi, Giorgi Gviniashvili and Gogita Sabiashvili, have instructed the members of the Gurjaani sakrebulo and village trustees to mobilize the authoritative local inhabitants which, in their turn, had to mobilize at least 10 supporters of the ruling party. As a reward for this the authoritative persons were promised to get paid leave at their jobs....

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MEMBER’S INTERFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS WITH THE VOTERS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY IN THE REGIONS – NIKOZI VILLAGE

Date: 2012-07-10
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Ilia Mindiashvili (Trustee), his two sisters and cousin’s wife gathered with supporters to meet Georgian dream activists, including Kakha Kaladze and Nineli Chankvetadze. As a result, they interrupted the meeting and demanded opposition to leave the territory....

INTERFERENCE OF MEMBERS OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE MEETING OF THE COALITION GEORGIAN DREAM IN THE VILLAGE SHINDISI

Date: 2012-07-10
District: Gori , Shindisi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Irma Papunashvili (a senior specialist of the local governance body), her son and friends shouted, interrupted the meeting and demanded the opposition leave the village....

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LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MEMBER’S INTERFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY WITH THE VOTERS IN THE REGIONS – VARIANI VILLAGE

Date: 2012-07-10
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Iza Kokauri (employee of the City Council, chief specialist of the local governance body), Tako Kokauri (his son, a teacher and a member of the Election Commission) – They were shouting, and they demanded the opposition leave the village and prevented the meeting from being held....

PARTY ASSIGNMENTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-07-05
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 According to information provided by employees of some governmental agencies (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Revenue Service of the city of Rustavi), their superiors are instructing them to create lists of the ruling party’s supporters. Meetings took place in the abovementioned agencies where the direct superiors gave orders to their subordinates to make up a list of at least five ruling party supporters and threatened to create problems if they fail...