Articles

22/05/24

Georgia’s new law on “transparency of foreign influence” and its incompatibility with international human rights standards

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Mariam Uberi

Democracy and Elections

01/05/20

FPC Briefing: How to Maintain Integrity of Elections during the Covid-19 Pandemic

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz and Rasťo Kužel

Covid-19

07/04/20

Balancing the conflict between the rights to health and religion in Georgia

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Mariam Uberi

Asylum and Extradition

04/12/17

The region less-explored: Europe’s response to persons coming from the former Soviet Union in a changing Common European Asylum System

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Claire Rimmer Quaid and Minos Mouzourakis

Democracy and Elections

24/11/17

Institutionally Blind: The next steps in reforming the Council of Europe and the OSCE

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Adam Hug

Civil Society

24/05/16

Sharing Worst Practice Executive Summary

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Adam Hug

Civil Society

24/05/16

Introduction: Sharing worst practice in the former Soviet Union

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Adam Hug

Civil Society

24/05/16

The ‘Moscow Consensus’: Constructing autocracy in post-Soviet Eurasia

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Dr David Lewis

Civil Society

24/05/16

How countries and institutions in the former Soviet Union help create legal tools of repression

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Eka Iakobishvili

Civil Society

24/05/16

Russia’s influence in shrinking civic space in Central Asia

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Joanna Hoare and Maisy Weicherding

Civil Society

24/05/16

Legislating against foreign funding of human rights – A tool of repression in the former Soviet Union

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Kate Levine

Civil Society

24/05/16

Russia’s ‘traditional values’ leadership

On 18th May the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, vetoed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The President concluded that “it is impossible to improve this law” since it…

Article by Melissa Hooper