Georgia’s ranking fell 4 points in 2025, the largest decline in the Eurasian region, Freedom House says in a report.

“Large-scale protests against the government in Georgia, which began in 2024, continued in 2025, despite demonstrators facing disproportionate force and ill-treatment from police. Opponents of the ruling Georgian Dream party faced physical attacks, harassment, and new legislative restrictions aimed at hindering the participation of opposition parties and civil society in public affairs. The country’s ranking fell 4 points,” reads the report.

Freedom House notes that Georgia’s 2025 drop in freedom was the largest in the Eurasian region.

“Professors in Georgia who were critical of the government faced dismissal from their positions, part of a broader effort by the ruling Georgian Dream party to extend its political control over the education system. In addition, the Georgian Dream government established a parliamentary commission to investigate opposition members and arrested those who refused to participate, and sentenced some to prison on fabricated charges. These measures contributed to Georgia’s 4-point drop in ranking during the year, the largest in the Eurasian region,” the report said.

Only Guinea-Bissau (8 points), Tanzania (7 points), Burkina Faso (5 points), El Salvador (5 points), and Madagascar (5 points) experienced a worse decline in political rights and civil liberties than Georgia (which lost 4 points) in 2025.