On 11 June 2012, the Chamber of Control of Georgia (CCG) issued a statement saying that they had studied the information related to the distribution of sheep and wine to citizens by Tamaz Gvelukashvili, a member of Rustavi City Council.  Th

The dispute between the Chamber of Control and Management Service LLC, the company that had renovated and rented offices across the country to the opposition movement Georgian Dream and was accused of having provided illegal party donations and contr

In recent years, cases involving the violation of property rights have grown exponentially, and a number of reports have been published on this topic. For example problems related to the property rights were mentioned in the reports of the Europ

On June 4th information Agency “INFO 9” publicized a reportage, which tells the story about Tetritskaro Municipality’s MP – Davit Bezhuashvili hosting the local inhabitants with the holiday feast. Such kind of action can be perceived as vote buying a

Transparency International Georgia is concerned that the Chiatura hospital reacted to criticism voiced by one of its doctors by firing him.   In April, TI Georgia published an article on its blog, describing some concerns that doctor Malkhaz T

The acting head of the Ozurgeti municipality (Guria region), Ilia Vashakmadze, has ordered his staff to sign up friends and relatives as supporters of the ruling United National Movement party, TV9 reported on May 24th (full version of audio recordin

In recent months, a new hospital has been opened by President Mikheil Saakashvili and respective Ministers of Labor, Health and Social Affairs almost every week, extensively covered by national TV. These newly built hospitals

An initiative of the ruling United National Movement party aims at revising the Constitution of Georgia, lowering the age at which one can stand for a parliamentary seat from 25 to 21 years. The public discussion period for draft amendments has concl

Tamaz Gvelukashvili, a member of Rustavi City Council from United National Movement, has sent sheep and wine to several city districts for Easter, which from the legal point of view can be considered as bribing of voters. This fact was confirmed

Trialeti TV, based in Gori, alleges that the Georgian National Communications Commission is granting special treatment to a local competitor.   In recent months, Dia, another local TV station in the Shida Kartli region, has become more visible.