{"id":"GEO-022","notes":"GEO-CAMP-001. TC-34 Bank Account Freeze / Judicial Asset Seizure — first documented use of this tactic against protest-support organizations in Georgia. Previously TC-34 documented in GEO-005 (asset seizure context). The 'sabotage' framing for legal aid and medical support to protesters is analytically significant: it redefines civic support infrastructure as a security threat. Precedes FARA enactment by approximately one month — part of coordinated escalation sequence: account freeze (March) — FARA passage (April) — FARA enforcement + home searches (May-June).","country":"Georgia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"ProtectDefenders.eu, July 28, 2025 (https://protectdefenders.eu/georgias-crackdown-on-civil-society-deepens-as-foreign-agents-law-comes-into-force/)"}],"summary":"In March 2025, Georgian authorities obtained court orders freezing the bank accounts of five civil society organizations — Human Rights House Tbilisi, Shame Movement, and three others — without formal charges or prior warning. The stated justification: the organizations had supported 'violent protests' and 'sabotage.' No evidence of violence was presented; the organizations had been providing legal aid, medical support, and psychological care to peaceful protest participants. The account freezes rendered the organizations operationally paralyzed — unable to pay staff, run programs, or fulfill contractual obligations. The action preceded the April 2025 FARA enactment (see GEO-023) and constituted the first direct financial enforcement action against organizations supporting the protest movement, signaling the state's pivot from narrative suppression to financial strangulation. No judicial remedy was immediately available.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-34","role":"primary","label":"Bank Account Freeze / Judicial Asset Seizure","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-20","role":"secondary","label":"Security Apparatus Enforcement","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Official/Regulatory"],"entities":[{"id":809,"name":"Georgian Dream government (authorization); Georgian courts (court orders); Georgian financial/banking system (freeze execution)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":810,"name":"Human Rights House Tbilisi; Shame Movement; three additional unnamed civil society organizations. All five had been providing legal, medical, and psychological support to peaceful protesters.","role":"target","entity_type":"Organization"}],"date_text":"03/2025","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":5,"harm_track":"Track 1 — Legal/Administrative","narratives":[{"code":"NF-06","role":"primary","label":"Destabilization Agent","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-08","role":"secondary","label":"Inverted Burden of Proof","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-03-01","campaign_ids":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-02: Civic Mobilization","campaign_phase":"Phase 4: Institutional Operationalization","civic_response":"","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative","institutional_consequence":"Five CSOs operationally paralyzed; legal, medical, and psychological support to protesters cut off; no formal charges filed — punitive measure without due process; chilling effect on any organization providing protest support services."}