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An Educational Week on the Soviet Repressions was held at the Batumi Gymnasium Boarding School

  From October 11 to October 15, 2021, the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) carried out the major activities at the St. Ma...

19 October 2021

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Another refusal to increase the subsidy for the state repressed people

The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and the Society "Memorial" received a reply from the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on August ...

27 August 2021

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Exhibition “Repressed Women in the Soviet Union” at Dedaena Park

  Since 2002, Georgia has been marking the day of commemoration of the victims of repressions on 22 July. The history of this day dates back to 1937 w...

23 July 2021

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21 July 2021

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Post Bellum’s Training for the IDFI’s Representatives and the Archival Researchers

On 30 June, the representatives of the Czech non-governmental organization, Posy Bellum held an online training for the representatives of the Institute for ...

01 July 2021

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IDFI Continues the Advocacy Campaign for Increasing the Living Subsidy for the Repressed

With the letter of 30 June 2021, IDFI once again addresses the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, ...

01 July 2021

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The Presentation of the Research - Soviet Totalitarian Toponymy in Georgia

On 21 June, the presentation of the research - Soviet Totalitarian Toponymy in Georgia and related discussion was held at the Vakhtang VI Building ...

30 June 2021

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IDFI signs a Memorandum of Cooperation with Post Bellum

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) signs a Memorandum of Cooperation with Post Bellum.   Post Bellum is a non-governmental ...

28 June 2021

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IDFI and Ilia State University Signed a Memorandum

IDFI’s Director Giorgi Kldiashvili and Ilia State University Rector Giga Zedania signed a memorandum. The signatories will cooperate to develop and imp...

11 June 2021

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Webinar - Georgians and the Second World War: the National Tragedy and the Soviet Triumph

IDFI has been working on the critical rethinking of the 20th century and historiography in Georgia. With the same purpose, on 7 May, IDFI held the ...

07 May 2021

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The Exhibition - Voice of Women

  With the aim of showcasing women’s historic achievements, many countries around the world marked March 2021 as Women’s History Month. In t...

07 April 2021

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30 March 2021

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IDFI’s Activities Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Soviet Occupation

A century has passed since 25 February 1921 when the Russian 11th Army invaded the Democratic Republic of Georgia. 100 years ago, the occupation of Georgia w...

01 March 2021

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Online Discussion on the Issues Related to the First Mass Grave of the Victims of the Soviet Regime in Adjara

On 22 December, online discussion regarding issues related to the first mass grave of the victims of the Soviet regime in Adjara, organized by the Ins...

23 December 2020

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IDFI Calls for the Prime Minister of Georgia to Increase the Subsidy for the Repressed Individuals in the 2021 State Budget

In the nearest future, the 10th Parliament of Georgia will vote for the Legislative Proposal on the 2021 Budget of Georgia. The increase of the 7 ...

15 December 2020

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20 October 2020

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12 October 2020

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The Presentation of Beniamin (Benia) Chkhikvishvili’s Memorial Album

  On 1 September, IDFI, in collaboration with the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, held the presentation of Beniamin (Benia) Chkhikvishvili&...

01 September 2020

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22 July is the Commemoration Day of the Victims of Repressions

The Commemoration Day of the Victims of Repressions, 22 July was established by the decree of the President of Georgia in 2002. On the same day in 1937, a gr...

22 July 2020

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Online Regional Meeting of the Memory Studies Platform - The Sites of Conscience was Held

The Head of Archives, Soviet and Memory Studies Direction at the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), Anton Vacharadze participated ...

18 May 2020