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Records: 40
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MOST LIKELY CASES OF POLITICAL PRESSURE / THREATS AND OBSTRUCTION

Date: 2020-10-26
District: Gldani
Political Parties: Georgian Dream
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-10-26 On October 1, in the 12th building of Third Micro-District of Mukhiani, a representative of the European Georgia was planning to conduct a door-to-door visit of voters and distribute campaign materials; however, GD coordinators met him outside the building and asked him to leave the area, citing that the European Georgia supporters did not live there. Zviad Bolokadze, representative of the European Georgia, told ISFED that elderly women, who were GD coordinators, started quarreling wi...

MOST LIKELY CASES OF POLITICAL PRESSURE / THREATS AND CAMPAIGN OBSTRUCTION

Date: 2020-10-23
District: Gldani
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference with political activity

2020-10-23 On October 1, in the 12th building of Third Micro-District of Mukhiani, a representative of the European Georgia was planning to conduct a door-to-door visit of voters and distribute campaign materials; however, GD coordinators met him outside the building and asked him to leave the area, citing that the European Georgia supporters did not live there. Zviad Bolokadze, representative of the European Georgia, told ISFED that elderly women, who were GD coordinators, started quarreling wi...

MOST LIKELY CASES OF POLITICAL PRESSURE / THREATS AND CAMPAIGN OBSTRUCTION

Date: 2020-10-23
District: Kaspi
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-10-23
Alliance of Patriots mayoral candidate for Kaspi Municipality, Ilia Kitriashvili is accusing representatives of the Mayor’s Office of pressuring local party supporters. According to him, the Alliance of Patriots supporters were threatened and intimidated, with the aim to prevent them from attending the rally at the Freedom Square on October 3. A representative of the Mayor’s Office approached a resident of village Metekhi, Giorgi Gejadze and threatened to cancel his social assi...

MOST LIKELY CASES OF POLITICAL PRESSURE / THREATS AND CAMPAIGN OBSTRUCTION

Date: 2020-10-23
District: Kaspi
Incident Category: Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-10-23
According to the UNM representatives, on October 11, in village Khovle, their MP candidate Badri Basishvili and mayoral candidate Nugzar Noniashvili had a meeting with voters. During the meeting, they were approached by mayoral representative in village Khovle, Bachana Khutsishvili, who was under the influence of alcohol, and due to a verbal confrontation the meeting was disrupted. According to Nugzar Noniashvili, an hour before the meeting began, Bachana Khutsishvili was at th...

Date: 2020-10-13
District: Georgia
Incident Category: Other

2020-09-23 ...

PRESUMABLY FIRED ON POLITICAL GROUNDS

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Khvareli
Incident Category: Other

2020-09-30 ...

OFFICE RAID

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Samgori
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-09-30 ...

INTERFERENCE IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Rustavi
Incident Category: Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-09-30 ...

VERBAL ABUSE

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Zugdidi
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-09-30 On Septmeber 9, in Zugdidi, in the yard of the Dadiani Palace, before presentation of Lelo for Georgia majoritarian candidate, several individuals had a verbal argument with Mamuka Khazaradze. ISFED has found out that these individuals included Zugdidi Library director Madona Makatsaria and GD activist Dali Lataria, who are active supporters of the ruling party. Photos disseminated by the party also show several employees of a municipal non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity....

INTIMIDATION

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Telavi
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-09-30 ...

INTIMIDATION

Date: 2020-09-30
District: Telavi
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening, Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-09-30 ...

Date: 2020-09-04
District: Zugdidi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources , Other, Budget amendments in municipalities

2020-09-04 ...

INTERFERENCE WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Date: 2020-07-29
District: Gori
Incident Category: Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-07-09 On June 26, at around 09:30 am, the UNM office in Shida Kartli was raided. According to witnesses, a male stranger was throwing rocks at the office windows from the street; he smashed the windows and equipment. According to the head of the office, this is the fourth time the office has been attacked since the Georgian Dream came into power. The ruling party denies any connection with raiding of the UNM office. The police arrested one individual. Investigation has found that the defend...

INTERFERENCE WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Date: 2020-07-29
District: Kutaisi
Incident Category: Other, Interference in election campaign

2020-07-09 UNM representative in Kutaisi, Giga Shushania reported to ISFED that on June 26, Grigol Vashadze was meeting locals in Sulkhan-Saba settlement when 2 individuals under the influence of alcohol arrived and tried to disrupt the meeting by shouting. ISFED’s representative spoke with locals, who added that children threw waste at Grigol Vashadze. According to Shushania, deputy head of non-commercial (nonprofit) legal entity Special Services, Nika Dvali arrived with accompanying persons an...

WITHHOLDING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON ALLEGED POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION

Date: 2020-07-23
District: Khelvachauri , Khelvachauri
Incident Category: Other

2020-07-23 Mayoral representative Nadim Bolkvadze refused to provide pandemic related social assistance to an 84- year old resident of v.Erge, Napie Kurshubadze, who is a mother of several children. The refusal was due to the fact that a member of Napie Kurshubadze’s family was interviewed live on air during a briefing of the UNM about the problem of drinking water. ISFED observer found out that other citizens with the same status received groceries, while the mayoral representative in v.Erg...

INTERFERENCE WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Date: 2020-07-09
District: Gori , village Ditsi
Incident Category: Other, Interference with political activity

2020-07-09 On July 9, members of Lelo for Georgia organization in Gori arrived in the village of Ditsi that borders the occupation line, in order to meet with locals. However, the State Security Service and the MIA officers did not allow them to cross the police checkpoint at the village entrance. Representatives of the party waited for two and a half hours but they could not get an answer as to why they were not letting them in the village. According to members of Lelo, restriction of their...

WITHHOLDING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON ALLEGED POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION

Date: 2020-07-03
District: Khashuri , Khashuri
Incident Category: Other

2020-07-03 During the pandemic, the City Hall used funds allocated from the local budget to provide groceries to some of the families residing in Khashuri Municipality. On July 3, ISFED observer was contacted by a socially vulnerable family and informed that despite many requests, they did not get any assistance from the local government. According to the family housewife, they have not been receiving social assistance since the Georgian Dream came into power. She believes that their assist...