2012-05-21
Representatives of the Georgian Dream informed ISFED’s long-term observer that they were trying to find an office space for a period of three months. Upon finding a place, the property owners initially agreed to rent it out, but ultimately denied Georgian Dream's request. While speaking with Georgian Dream’s representatives, the property owners noted that their family members were threatened with dismissal from work....
2012-05-21
On April 18, 2012, the day Georgian Dream’s office in Kaspi District was opened, buses that were scheduled to leave for the district center from different villages were delayed. Municipal public transport services were also limited from 11 am to 4 pm. ISFED’s long term observer personally made contact to verify the information but the operator could not provide any reasons for the delay....
2012-05-21
Violence against journalists perpetrated by the security service officers of the President of Georgia and other law enforcement authorities occurred on May 2, 2012. Representatives of the regional press were not allowed to cover the President’s visit or to access the meeting venue. Journalists of the Post Scriptum and the Akhali Gazeti newspapers were insulted....
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2012-05-21
A closed meeting of the Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, Vice Speaker of Parliament Mikheil Machavariani and United National Movement’s activists was held in Kutaisi on May 3, 2012. Journalist of Post Scriptum newspaper, Irakli Vachaberidze managed to sneak in the building, but was intercepted by security who continued to kick him to the ground and verbally abuse him. They took his equipment away, which was later returned by unidentified individuals with all information delete...
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2012-05-21
On May 1, 2012, the youth wing of the Georgian Dream organized an assembly outside the office of the self-governance to celebrate the holiday Kutaisoba on May 2 by holding candles. However, the Cleaning Service then used water cannons against the demonstrators, damaging a vehicle that belonged to participants....
2012-05-21
On April 4, 2012, the head of Akhmeta educational resource center made threats against Gulchina Tsikoridze who was distributing the Georgian Dream’s newspapers. They threatened that if she continued to distribute the newspapers, she would lose her shelter and all kinds of social welfare. On April 17, at around 21:00, unidentified individuals raided Gulchina Tsikoridze’s shelter....
2012-05-21
On April 26, 2012, a security guard of a football stadium in Chiatura was threatened with dismissal from work if he continued going to the office of the Georgian Dream. His son was also threatened with dismissal from work. The security guard personally informed ISFED’s long-term observer about the fact and also noted that, since he is afraid of losing his job, he refrains from publicizing any additional details of the incident....
2012-05-21
Office of the Coalition Georgian Dream was established in Daba Kharagauli on April 17, 2012. Some citizens allege that at the time of the office opening, local self-governance authorities were calling individual citizens and minibus drivers, warning them against transporting people to Kharagauli. Zestaponi-Dzirula-Kharagauli and Zestaponi-Kitskhi-Kharagauli mini-bus lines were cancelled....
2012-05-21
Chairperson of the office of the Georgian Dream in Poti, Pridon Kvaratskhelia, alleges that he was contacted and threatened by an unknown number on May 4, 2012. The unknown caller informed Kyaratskhelia that if he attended the meeting with Irakli Alazania on May 5, he would be subject to physical violence....
2012-05-21
Head of the Georgian Dream’s office in Baghdati, Tina Kelenjeridze, alleges that during meetings with citizens they are always followed by policemen. According to Ms. Kelenjeridze, these citizens sympathise with the Georgian Dream and wish to cooperate, but since they or their family members are threatened with dismissal from work, they refrain from any communication....
2012-05-21
On April 25, 2012, activists of the Coalition Georgian Dream, Shorena Gelenidze and Teona Kuchava, were summoned as suspects of theft from Chaladidi nursery school due to one of the tutors, Eka Bolkvadze allegedly losing USD 100. As a result of the allegation, the chief of police warned Shorena Gelenidze to abandon the Georgian Dream or both she and her brother would be “taken care of”....
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2012-05-21
Public servants and other employees are threatened by the municipality authorities with dismissal if they install Global TV satellite antennas. Several individuals confirmed the fact to ISFED’s long-term observer....
2012-05-21
On April 30, 2012, a meeting organized by the Coalition Georgian Dream was held in the village of Bukistsikhe. According to the information obtained by ISFED’s long-term observer, an activist of UNM advised the invited population against attending the meeting. If they were to ignore such advice, they might face problems....
2012-05-21
On April 27, 2012, threats were leveled against a representative of the Coalition Georgian Dream, Iuri Giorgadze of the village of Zoti. During an ad-hoc inspection of his family, a social worker informed him that social welfare would be terminated if he installed an antenna or pursued any activities in favor of the political party. Since May, social welfare was terminated to Iuri Giorgadze....
2012-05-21
At the Chkhorotsku Municipality staff meeting on March 29, 2012, Merab Shelia informed lead specialist of Gamgeoba’s Service for Agricultural Development, Gia Tsiramua that her co-workers deemed her an oppositioner on the grounds that her brother-in-law, Korneli Sajaia is the head of the Georgian Dream’s office in Chkhorotsku. Gia Tsiramua wrote her letter of resignation on April 1, 2012....
2012-05-21
Tina Kelenjeridze, deputy principal and a Georgian language teacher of the Public School N1 in village Dimi, wrote a letter of resignation from her position after she became a member of the Coalition Georgian Dream. She continued to work as a teacher, but on April 19, 2012, an order from the principal was issued dismissing Tina Kelenjeridze from work....
2012-05-21
On January 16, 2012, Elene Khachidze, principal of the Gori Public School N9, dismissed Ia Bzhაlava, a teacher of the Georgian language and literature from work. Ms. Bzhilava alleges that her dismissal is connected with the fact that her spouse, Tamaz Makashvili is a member of the party Free Democrats....
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2012-05-21
On April 18, 2012, piano teacher and head of the teaching department, Tamar Tamazashvili, was dismissed from work. It is worth highlighting that she is an aunt of Alexandre Tamazashvili, head of the office of the party Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia and a sister of Tamaz Tamazashvili, the former head of Kakheti Police, who is currently serving a punishment and considers himself a political prisoner....
2012-05-21
On April 2,2012, director of a kindergarten, M. Ozashvili, forced a tutor of the kindergarten, Nana Kokilashvili, to write a letter of resignation. The latter alleges that her dismissal is connected to the fact that she is a representative of the office of the Georgian Dream and the Conservative Party....
2012-05-21
An employee of the Center for Culture and Sports founded by Sakrebulo, Akaki Natroshvili was pressured into leaving work. He is an office-manager of the coalition Georgian Dream’s district office in Dedoplistskaro. Mr. Natroshvili has confirmed being pressurised in private conversations with ISFED’s long-term observer but he refrains from publicizing the details....