SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA (NO. 2)

Published on 6 July 2026 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 28552/25SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER and Others (no. 2)against Georgialodged on 17 September 2025communicated on 19 June 2026SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEFollowing the parliamentary elections of October 2024, a coalition of four major opposition parties refused to recognise the results, under which the ruling party, Georgian Dream, secured 53% of the vote against the opposition’s 38%. In early November 2024, street protests erupted across Georgia and have remained ongoing. During the initial stages, violent clashes occurred between protesters and the police. The police employed various crowd-control measures, including tear gas and water cannons, while protesters responded, inter alia, with fireworks, barricades, attempts to breach police cordons, picketing of various State institutions, and alleged private cyber-attacks against public and Sta …