Georgia continues to face pressure on non-governmental organizations: the prosecutor's office announced the freezing of the accounts of several NGOs, including the human rights organization Sapari, which has been protecting the rights of women and children for over two decades.

Sapari's statement notes that the organization has been fighting gender violence for 24 years, helping victims of aggression restore justice and seek protection of social, economic and political rights. According to representatives, no evidence was presented against them, and they regard the authorities' decision as "Russian-style repression" aimed at destroying civil society and suppressing critical voices.

"Today, the democratic development of the country and the security of every person defending the freedom, justice and independence of Georgia are under threat," Sapari said, calling on the ruling Georgian Dream party to immediately lift the freeze on the accounts. The organization also appealed to the international community to respond to the "unprecedented attack on the civil sector."

Vakhushti Menabde, a member of the Social Democracy movement, emphasized that this is a new stage of pressure: "This is no longer political persecution, but full-scale repression." According to him, the prosecutor's office is using the most serious articles of the criminal code - from sabotage to assistance to "foreign organizations in hostile activities."

Sanctions against NGOs provide for punishments from seven to twenty years of imprisonment and even life imprisonment. Among the charges are "calls for disobedience," "financial assistance to participants in violent actions," and "purchase of special equipment."

Human rights activists believe that such steps by the authorities threaten not only specific organizations, but also the future of Georgia's democratic system.