{"id":20280,"date":"2025-06-25T07:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/?post_type=news_p_type&#038;p=20280"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:46:04","slug":"arrest-of-political-leaders-another-step-towards-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"news_p_type","link":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/arrest-of-political-leaders-another-step-towards-dictatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest of political leaders \u2013 another step towards dictatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We echo the facts of the arrest of opposition leaders, which directly indicate that the ruling regime in Georgia has finally chosen the path of authoritarianism. Today, more than 60 people are prisoners of conscience. Courts, the prosecutor&#8217;s office, and other state institutions have turned into political tools of the ruling party. There is a deliberate persecution of civil society and restrictions on media freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Ivanishvili has chosen to maintain power through dictatorship, and fundamental human rights are violated every day. This is not a problem of one group \u2014 it is a threat to every citizen. Tomorrow, anyone can become a victim of repression.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens of Georgia, we will not give up! Georgia will not become Russia!<\/p>\n<p>We need a firm and united response to repression. The democratic world sees our struggle and expresses solidarity with us. Now, more than ever, it is necessary to stand by each other, act, and protest.<\/p>\n<p>We are not alone in this fight \u2014 and we must win this fight together!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Transparency International\u00a0Georgia<br \/>\nEconomic Policy Research Center (EPRC)<br \/>\nCivil Movement \u201cFor Liberty\u201d<br \/>\nSapari<br \/>\nCivil Society Foundation<br \/>\nPrevention for Progress<br \/>\nMedia Platform \u201cCactus\u201d<br \/>\nEuropean\u2013Georgian Institute (EGI)<br \/>\nKvemo Kartli Women\u2019s Association \u201cWoman and the World\u201d<br \/>\nMy Imereti<br \/>\nHuman Rights Center<br \/>\nEECMD<br \/>\nDemocracy Research Institute (DRI)<br \/>\nGeorgian Court Watch<br \/>\nGori Art House \u2013 Gori Photographers\u2019 Club \u201cPhoenix 2009\u201d<br \/>\nENPUD<br \/>\nDefenders of Democracy<br \/>\nEurope Foundation<br \/>\nGeorgian European Orbit<br \/>\nTolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)<br \/>\nGeorgian Psychosocial Association\u00a0NDoba<br \/>\nAssociation \u201cWomen for Regional Development\u201d<br \/>\nPublic Art Platform<br \/>\nInternational Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)<br \/>\nGeorgian Center for Torture Rehabilitation (GCRT)<br \/>\nAlternative Georgia<br \/>\nRights Georgia<br \/>\nNational Network for the Protection from Violence<br \/>\nGeorgia Future Academy<br \/>\nGreen Alternative<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Initiatives Support Group<br \/>\nMedia, Information and Social Research Center<br \/>\nPartnership for Human Rights<br \/>\nCenter for Social Justice<br \/>\nRegional Initiatives Center \u201cBright Future\u201d<br \/>\nAlliance of Women with Disabilities<br \/>\nGRASS<br \/>\nFair Trees Fund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20279,"template":"","websites":[19],"news_categories":[272],"class_list":["post-20280","news_p_type","type-news_p_type","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","websites-eprc","news_categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arrest of political leaders \u2013 another step towards dictatorship &bull; EPRC.ge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/arrest-of-political-leaders-another-step-towards-dictatorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arrest of political leaders \u2013 another step towards dictatorship &bull; EPRC.ge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We echo the facts of the arrest of opposition leaders, which directly indicate that the ruling regime in Georgia has finally chosen the path of authoritarianism. 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