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Number of incidents and number of incident categories differ, as one incident report may include 2 or more incident categories
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Date: 2018-11-19 District: Chokhatauri , Chokhatauri Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-19 In Chokhatauri Municipality, individuals that sympathize with the opposition are subjected to intimidation by the GD coordinators, mayor’s representatives in villages and Sakrebulo members from villages. Managers and employees of kindergartens are also subjected to pressure. Several citizens and a kindergarten teacher reported to ISFED LTO about acts of intimidation....
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Date: 2018-11-19 District: Gurjaani , Gurjaani Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-19 Owner of Gurjaani Ice-cream Factory, Guram Berikashvili who is a Georgian Dream activist and supporter of the candidate endorsed by the ruling party, is urging the company employees and their family members to support Salome Zourabichvili. An employee of the factory initially agreed to let ISFED make this fact public but after some time he decided to remain anonymous stating that he did not want to create problems for his family and friends....
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Date: 2018-11-19 District: Sighnaghi , Signagi Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-19 In the territorial bodies of Sighnaghi villages, representatives of the Georgian Dream party are meeting with school principals, representatives of kindergartens and village libraries. One of the village librarians reported to ISFED that she received a call from the manager of the non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity telling her to go to the mayor’s representative, he would then give her a specific assignment for the pre-election period....
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Date: 2018-11-19 District: Gori , Gori Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-19 According to ISFED observer, authorities are requiring civil servants to campaign in public and inform citizens that if Salome Zourabichvili does not win and the UNM comes into power in any way or form, they will absolutely seek revenge and civil war will be unavoidable. Civil servants are not required to campaign during work hours but they are required to disseminate this information among their friends and relatives....
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Date: 2018-11-19 District: Chokhatauri , Chokhatauri Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-19 An employee of Chokhatauri City Hall reported to ISFED LTO that the city hall leadership are instructing their employees to work door-to-door and ensure maximum results for the runoff, so that their relatives and family members that did not support Salome Zourabichvili because of their different political beliefs vote for the candidate endorsed by the ruling party. Otherwise, they will have problems....
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Date: 2018-11-18 District: Akhalqalaqi , Akhalkalaki Incident Category: Intimidation, Other Intimidation |
2018-11-18 On November 18, in the center of Akhalkalaki, Georgian Dream MPs, Ministers and representatives of the local authorities held a public meeting/event with locals to support Salome Zourabichvili. On November 17, in an interview with teachers in Akhalkalaki, ISFED coordinator found that school principals had prepared lists to collect signatures from teachers that were going to attend the meeting on November 18. Teachers were told that if they did not attend the meeting, they would have ...
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Date: 2018-11-15 District: Kaspi , Kaspi Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-15 Supporter of the united opposition that lives in Teliani village of Kaspi municipality, Maia Sidamonidze reported that director of the village club Zhana Tagviashvili is distributing firewood vouchers only among her supporters – those who support the Georgian Dream, at the same time opposition supporters are denied these vouchers. Maia Sidamonidze provided another example of Grigol Vashadze’s supporters put at a disadvantage – in particular, she stated that outdoor light fixtures on t...
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Date: 2018-11-14 District: Akhaltsikhe , Akhaltsikhe Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-14 On November 14, Samkhretis Karibche reported that employees of a kindergarten in Vale, Akhaltsikhe stated that they were forced to submit resignation requests. They were also demanded that they go to the elections and vote for “number 48” on their ballots. ISFED observer contacted an employee of the kindergarten to verify the information. She denied the report and said that she had not talked about this issue with a reporter, however she confirmed that she signed a document. According...
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Date: 2018-11-13 District: Kharagauli , Kharagauli Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-13 On November 13, GD representative Davit Gvelesiani contacted ISFED observer and said that in Ubisa village, UNM coordinator Davit Makhatadze made threats against the DEC chair Beso Sakhvadze. Beso Sakhvadze told ISFED observer that on November 9 he was contacted by Davit Makhatadze, who demanded that his son Beka Makhatadze be included on the electoral list. According to Beso Sakhvadze, he promised Makhatadze to take this issue up with the DEC, however on November 10 Makhatadze conta...
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Date: 2018-11-13 District: Qareli , Kareli Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-13 On November 13, Kareli Mayor had a meeting with kindergarten principals. One of the principals informed ISFED observer that during the meeting the Mayor said he knows by heart how their families have voted and starting from January he will fire everyone that does not vote for Salome Zourabichvili. Kareli Mayor has denied the allegation about intimidating kindergarten principals and stated that this is not what they talked about during the meeting....
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Date: 2018-11-13 District: Khulo , Khulo Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-13 According to the head of the UNM organization in Khulo, Irakli Jorbenadze, on November 13, Chair of Ajara Government Tornike Rizhvadze and Head of the State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri were visiting Khulo late at night. UNM and Khulo Sakrebulo member Otar Shainidze talked about this during Facebook live at 20:21 on November 13, however neither Gomelauri nor Rizhvadze are seen on the video. According to the UNM organization in Khulo, Gomelauri, Rizhvadze and Bolkvadze met with...
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Date: 2018-11-13 District: Qareli , Kareli Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-13 On November 13, in Kareli Municipality, kindergarten teachers were promised salary raise in exchange for supporting Salome Zourabichvili. ISFED observer reported that all personal identification numbers were taken from all employees of the kindergarten during a meeting and they were also demanded to provide identity documents of their family members. Employees of the kindergarten confirmed to ISFED that the information is true, however they asked to remain anonymous because they fear ...
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Date: 2018-11-13 District: Gurjaani , Gurjaani Incident Category: Intimidation, Physical attack |
2018-11-13 On November 13, local media outlet Spektri reported that a resident of Vejini village, Gulnazi Tsankashvili filed a police report about domestic violence. According to Gulnazi Tsankashvili, she experienced violence by his son and daughter-in-law because she voted for Salome Zourabichvili on October 28. According to Gulnazi Tsankashvili, her daughter-in-law Natia Karaulashvili took some money from the UNM coordinator Elmira Betsiashvili in exchange for votes and when she learned that G...
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Date: 2018-11-12 District: Abasha , Abasha Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-12 On November 12, Georgian Dream majoritarian MP Otar Danelia was visiting Abasha. Under his guidance, City Hall employees were ordered to have door-to-door meetings with local population and to strongly urge them to support Salome Zourabichvili. The same day, civil servants had door-to-door meetings with voters. Two civil servants reported to ISFED observer about the pressure and the assignment that they were given; however they ask to keep their names confidential fearing that they w...
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Date: 2018-11-12 District: Marneuli , Marneuli Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening |
2018-11-12 „ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობის“ აქტივისტმა ნოვრუზ მეხტიევმა საკუთარ ფეისბუქ გვერდზე გამოაქვეყნა ინფორმაცია, რომ 12 ნოემბერს კრიმინალური პოლიციის წარმომადგენელმა მისი ძმა ქუჩაში გააჩერა და უთხრა, რომ „ძალიან წინ მიდიოდნენ“. პოლიციელმა ჯიბიდან ამოიღო მეხტიევის ოჯახის წევრების სია პირადი მონაცემებით და უთხრა, რომ ამ სიაში მითითებული ერთ-ერთი პიროვნების მეორე ტურამდე დაკავებას ავალებენ. 13 ნოემბერს ერთ-ერთ ჩინოვნიკი მივიდა მეხტიევის ძმასთან და შესთავაზა, რომ მოუგვარდებოდათ პრობლემები, რო...
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Date: 2018-11-10 District: Khashuri , Khashuri Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-10 On November 10, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of establishment of Khashuri Eparchy, clergymen and parishioners from different eparchies gathered at the premises of Bana Monastery Complex currently under construction. During dinner, at the dining table, clergymen were urging parishioners to vote for Salome Zourabichvili in the runoff. This was reported to ISFED observer by a member of the parish....
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Date: 2018-11-08 District: Abasha , Abasha Incident Category: Intimidation |
2018-11-08 On November 8, head of the UNM office Davit Dartsmelidze informed ISFED observer that in Dzveli Abasha, Etseri and in some districts of the city, voters are told to hand in their ID cards if they or their family members are not planning to cast a ballot. They will receive their ID cards back following the election. In another case, voters are promised a certain amount of money in exchange for bringing 10 voters to a polling station. As proof, voters brought to a polling station by a ...
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Date: 2018-11-07 District: Kaspi , Kaspi Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from Work |
2018-11-07 On November 7, activist of the united opposition Jambul Soynoghly was dismissed from the improvements service of Tbilisi on grounds that he left work one hour early. According to Soynoghly, he was dismissed on political motive because in the first round of the presidential election he served as coordinator of the united opposition in Khidiskuri village. Jambul Soynoghly worked as a janitor at the improvements service of Tbilisi for years. He had never once received a warning or a rep...
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Date: 2018-11-07 District: Gurjaani , Gurjaani Incident Category: Intimidation, Dismissal from Work |
2018-11-07 Manager of kindergarten in Vejini, Tamar Sibashvili was dismissed from work on November 7, based on findings of the audit service that had started the examination of the kindergarten the day before. The order of her dismissal cites inadequate fulfillment of duties as grounds. According to Sibashvili, she was dismissed for violation of safety and hygienic/sanitary norms in the kindergarten, to which she somewhat agrees but she also states that these norms are violated for reasons outsi...
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Date: 2018-11-07 District: Akhalqalaqi , Akhalkalaki Incident Category: Intimidation, Physical attack |
2018-11-07 On November 7, activist of the united opposition Remo Poghosyan was taken to Akhalkalaki Hospital. He had two wounds on his head. According to head of Akhalkalaki headquarters of the united opposition, Ashot Raisyan, activist Remo Poghosyan was beaten on political grounds, however Poghosyan himself informed ISFED observer that he had not been beaten; he said he fell down and injured himself while working at home. According to Ashot Raisyan, Remo Poghosyan called him five minutes afte...
