2012-08-19
On August 19, 2012, President Saakshvili was holding a meeting with the population in ther esort of Bakhmaro, Guria. Footage released by Guria News shows police officers distributing the UNM’s agitation shirts among the population. They were also receiving instructions about distribution of agitation shirts....
2012-08-19
On August 9, 2012, President Saakashvili was meeting local population in the resort of Bakhmaro, Guria. As reported by Guria News, certain journalists were not allowed to attend the meeting and Natia Bandzeladze, head of the president’s press service told journalists that they could attend the meeting only following accreditation.
As reported by Guria News, during the president’s visit in Bakhmaro press-zone was not prepared despite the fact that he president’s administration un...
2012-08-19
Several teachers of Chokhatauri School were not going to attend meeting organized by the United National Movement on August 19, 2012. Having learned about their intention, school principal forced them to attend the meeting by threatening with payroll deduction.
Identity of the school teachers and the principal is known to THE ISFED; however, it refrains from publicizing the information for safety concerns....
2012-08-19
Bakhmaro deputy governor Lela Tavartkiladze and Chokhatauri governer Lela Imedashvili give away the UNM’s T-shirts and give respective instructions about who will wear them while policemen provide transportation for T-shirts....
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....
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....
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....