2012-06-10
On June 10, 2012, an activist of Georgian Dream and resident of the village Gamarjveba, Gia Popiashvili, was arrested. It's noteworthy that he transported citizens by mini-bus to the Georgian Dream rally on May 27 and to the Georgian Dream gathering with citizens in Dedoplistskaro on June 2....
2012-07-18
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2012-06-15
On May 18, 2012, pediatrician of Chiatura Municipality Hospital and head of pediatric division Malkhaz Tsereteli, who also serves as one of the Republican Party leaders in Chiatura, was unexpectedly dismissed from work. He alleges that his dismissal had to do with the statement he made about a number of violations at Chiatura Medical Center Geo Hospital Ltd....
2012-07-17
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2012-05-21
According to Elene Popiashvili, a math teacher at a Dedoplistskaro public school, the head of the resource center demanded the school principal, Ia Lapiashvili, to have Elene Popiashvili write a resignation letter. In a private conversation with Elene Popiashvili, the school principal cited the fact that Ms. Elene Popiashvili is a spouse of Giorgi Nasrashvili, an activist of the Coalition Georgian Dream’s district office, as the reason. Elene Popiashvili refused to willingly write...
2012-05-21
A meeting of the Georgian Dream’s leader, Bidzina Ivanishvili with the local population was planned to be held in Tskaltubo on April 29, 2012. Representatives of the Georgian Dream requested that a concert hall should be rented for facilitating the meeting, but they were refused with the reason that the concert hall was unavailable for the following three months. According to the head of the Georgian Dream’s staff Jeiran Liparteliani, they monitored the availability of the concert...
2012-05-21
In early April 2012, during a two-week period, representatives of the Georgian Dream reached an agreement with Soso Melashvili about renting an office space. When Georgian Dream's representatives were ready to conclude the agreement, he refused to rent the space without giving any specific reason....
2012-05-21
On April 26, 2012, representative of the Georgian Dream, Gela Kevlishvili, alleged that families who installed Global TV antennas were pressured by law enforcers into dismantling them....
2012-05-21
According to the information of Gia Gvalia, chairperson of the Georgian Dream’s office, it turned out to be rather difficult to find an office for the Coalition in Martvili which has been a concurrent problem in other districts. There were around five instances where, despite the agreement reached before signing of a contract, owners refused to rent out their properties to avoid any trouble....
2012-05-21
Journalist Lasha Zarginava became a reporter of Channel 9 TV Company in late March 2012. He had been trying to find an office space since April 2012. Despite the agreement reached with property owners, after they learned that Channel 9 was affiliated with Bidzina Ivanishvili, they refused to rent their properties to the journalist....
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....