This initiative of the Georgian Dream is a continuation of the strategy of destroying the civil society and the system of public assistance in Georgia. This is how civil society assesses the planned amendments to the Law on Grants.

"In the coming days, the Georgian Dream intends to adopt amendments in an expedited manner, by which Georgia`s friendly countries and international organizations will be prohibited from providing support to Georgian citizens without the consent of the Georgian government.

Today, when state agencies have become party appendages, and the only way to protect people is through civil solidarity and activism, the aforementioned law, by its essence and expected result, is an act of persecution of the people and aims to leave citizens face to face with the punitive system of the ruling party and prohibit the international community from supporting them.

This initiative of the Georgian Dream is a continuation of the strategy of destroying the civil society and the system of public assistance in Georgia, in conditions when, despite the adoption of "Russian laws", persecution, and the seizure of civil solidarity funds, this goal has not been achieved.

We emphasize that this law aims to turn Georgia into a closed, isolated state, where all spheres of public life should be subject to the totalitarian-style control of the Georgian Dream and the society should be excluded from receiving the necessary support from international partners and friends", - reads the NGOs` statement, which was read by Nino Lomjaria, Executive Director of the Georgian European Orbit, at the briefing.