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IDFI became member of the international platform – the Sites of Conscience

  Founded in 1999, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (“the Coalition”) is the only worldwide network of Sites o...

24 April 2020

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Openness of State Archives and Memory Studies - Conference Theses

  On 5-6 December 2019, with the financial support of the Open Society Institute – Budapest Foundation, the Institute for Development of Freedom o...

15 April 2020

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IDFI Partner Discusses Open Archives in Belarus

On February 4, 2019, a briefingand discussion for journalists was held at the Belarusian Documentation Centre at which the openness of state archives and the...

20 February 2020

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Educational Week dedicated to the Soviet occupation

  On 25 February 2020, Georgia marked 99 years after the occupation of Georgian by the Bolshevik Red Army. Within the frame of the project “Enha...

20 February 2020

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The Conference - Nationalist Historiography in Post-Communist South Caucasus

  On 15-16 February 2020, the head of the Archives, Soviet and Memory Studies direction at the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI...

17 February 2020

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2nd International Conference – Openness of State Archives and Memory Studies

  On December5-6, The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) organized the 2nd international conference - Openness of St...

06 December 2019

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Presentation of the Memorial Album of Nikoloz (Karlo) Chkheidze

  On November 25, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in collaboration with the National Library of Georgia held the presen...

25 November 2019

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Meeting with the Director of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS)

  On 20 November, the Director of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS), Rafal Rogulski and the representatives from Hungary, Germany ...

20 November 2019

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Tbilisi City Court Fully Granted the Appeal of IDFI against the National Archives of Georgia

  In the decision of April 4, 2019, the Tbilisi City Court fully granted the appeal of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) ag...

01 July 2019

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IDFI Opened Memorial Plates in Kaspi Municipality

  IDFI in cooperation with the Kaspi Municipality opened  memorial plates in honor of theMembers of the National Councils and the Constituent Assem...

31 May 2019

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IDFI's Informational Meeting with the Pupils of Kaspi Public School

  IDFI held an informational meeting with the pupils of Kaspi Municipality Public School. Head of Archival and Soviet Studies at IDFI Ant...

29 May 2019

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Openness of State Archives in Post-Soviet Countries: IDFI Presented a New Website & Research Findings

  Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), with the financial support of the Open Society Institute – Budapest Foundati...

24 October 2018

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International conference - Archival Studies, Source Studies – Trends and Challenges

On September 20-22 international conference - Archival Studies, Source Studies – Trends and Challenges was held at the National Archives of G...

23 September 2018

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Renewed exhibit - Gorgasliani at the Georgian National Museum

With the initiative of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and support of the Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georg...

08 September 2018

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IDFI Wrote 3 Articles for the Magazine Issued by the International Institute CEVRO

Executive Director of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), Giorgi Kldiashvili, Programs Director Levan Avalishvili and Archives ...

31 August 2018

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Isidore Ramishvili's memorial plaque in village Didivani public school

IDFI in cooperation with the Information Center on NATO & EU opened a memorial plate in honor of Isidore Ramishvili at the public school of the village D...

25 May 2018

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Akaki Chkhenkeli's memorial plaque in the Public School №2 of Khoni

IDFI opened a memorial plate of Akaki Chkenkeli at the public school N2 in Khoni named after Akaki Chkhenkeli on May 17, 2018. The event was attended by the ...

18 May 2018

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Survival of the Prison Archive

A unique archive was kept in the former №1 Penitentiary Facility (Ortachala Prison). The archive contained documents and files about prisoners and those who...

30 May 2017

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February 25, 1921 is the Day of Occupation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia

  On February 25, IDFI and Society Memorial held an exhibition titled the Results of Georgia’s Sovietization: Photos and Lists of Vict...

25 February 2017

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IDFI - Event in Honor of Georgian Officers Executed by Russian Bolsheviks

On May 20, IDFI in cooperation with Tbilisi City Hall, Ministry of Defense and Archive of Ministry of Internal Affairs organized an event in honor of Georgia...

20 May 2016