{"id":20408,"date":"2026-06-26T12:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/?post_type=news_p_type&#038;p=20408"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:11:14","slug":"the-european-court-of-human-rights-has-communicated-the-joint-application","status":"publish","type":"news_p_type","link":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/the-european-court-of-human-rights-has-communicated-the-joint-application\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the joint application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the joint application filed by Transparency International Georgia and partner organizations challenging the Ivanishvili regime\u2019s repressive legislation, including the so-called \u201cFARA\u201d law and amendments to the Law on Grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The communication stage marks the beginning of the Court\u2019s in-depth examination of the case. The Government has until 15 October 2026 to respond to both the application and the Court\u2019s questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Court is examining whether these laws and the measures taken under them violate fundamental rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, including the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and protection against politically motivated misuse of legal restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is an important milestone for Georgia\u2019s civil society in the ongoing effort to defend democracy, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20409,"template":"","websites":[19],"news_categories":[272],"class_list":["post-20408","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>The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the joint application &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\/the-european-court-of-human-rights-has-communicated-the-joint-application\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the joint application &bull; EPRC.ge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the joint application filed by Transparency International Georgia and partner organizations challenging the Ivanishvili regime\u2019s repressive legislation, including the so-called \u201cFARA\u201d law and amendments to the Law on Grants. 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