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Residence criterion advocatedHappened inCall followed by action

Armenia adopted a residence requirement for voting

Residence criterion advocated

In a Batumelebi interview published on 8 June 2026, Tumasyan called for Armenia to introduce a residence criterion for voting, while discussing electoral participation by citizens living in Russia.

Happened in

On 3 July 2026, Armenia’s parliament adopted amendments requiring voters to have been physically present in Armenia for at least 366 days within the legally defined 730-day reference period, with specified exceptions. The president signed Law HO-361-N on 23 July; the official legal register records its entry into force on 25 August 2026.

Assessment

The residence principle advocated in June was subsequently incorporated into Armenia’s electoral law through a concrete minimum-presence requirement.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Public challengeHappened inDocumented result

The false Jiliza-transfer story was corrected

Public challenge

On April 28, 2026, Tumasyan publicly challenged reports claiming Armenia was returning Jiliza to Georgia. He identified BPN’s unsupported headline and explained that Pashinyan had discussed border demarcation without announcing any village transfer.

Happened in

By April 29, BPN had corrected the report and apologised for the inaccuracy. Its updated article preserves the correction; JAMnews independently documented it on April 30, alongside the Armenian government’s denial.

Assessment

The public challenge was followed by a documented correction and apology.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Formalising the Armenia–France strategic partnership

Call for action

On March 27, 2026, Giorgi Tumasyan argued that Armenia–France relations should go beyond friendly ties and be formalised in a strategic-partnership document, as part of deeper political and defence cooperation.

Happened in

On May 5, 2026, Nikol Pashinyan and Emmanuel Macron signed a joint declaration establishing an Armenia–France strategic partnership. The declaration includes political, security and defence cooperation. A separate memorandum signed that day established a framework for cooperation in research, development and innovation in military technologies and defence systems.

Assessment

The signed declaration formalised the strategic partnership, matching the specific document-based cooperation Tumasyan had advocated in March.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

The call to restrict Garegin II’s departure was followed by a travel ban

Call for action

On December 23, 2025, Giorgi Tumasyan called on Armenia’s National Security Service to prevent Garegin II from leaving Armenia. In the interview at 20:12–20:28, he argued that Garegin II should remain in the country.

Happened in

On February 14, 2026, a travel restriction was imposed on Garegin II as a preventive measure in a criminal case, barring him from leaving Armenia. The restriction was publicly reported on February 14–15.

Assessment

The travel restriction imposed in February 2026 matched the concrete action Tumasyan had called for in December 2025: preventing Garegin II from leaving Armenia.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Legal safeguards against information manipulation

Call for action

On 7 November 2025, Tumasyan called on Parliament and the competent bodies to prepare legislation and apply legal mechanisms limiting foreign information interference before the 2026 election. On 13 November, he also called for clear responsibility and action against fake news, including AI deepfakes.

Happened in

On 28 April 2026, audiovisual-media rules took effect: foreign programmes were barred from carrying content interfering in Armenia’s domestic political life; audiovisual providers had to label synthetic content, with fines for violations.

Assessment

Armenia introduced statutory safeguards in the information sphere he had urged Parliament to address.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Armenia and Poland signed a military-technical cooperation agreement

Call for action

In his October 1, 2025 interview with 1in TV, Tumasyan called for Armenia to deepen its military relations with Poland, highlighting their historical ties and Poland’s defence capabilities.

Happened in

On February 26, 2026, Armenia and Poland signed a military-technical cooperation agreement in Warsaw. On May 6, Armenia’s Defence Ministry reported that their 2026 bilateral cooperation plan was being implemented and the ministers discussed the February agreement.

Assessment

The agreement and subsequent defence cooperation matched the direction he had publicly advocated almost five months before the signing.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Clergy joined the Church reform initiative

Call for action

In his October 1, 2025 conversation with Lendrush Margaryan, Tumasyan called on clergy to join those already advocating reform in the Armenian Apostolic Church. He urged them to speak openly and voiced his support.

Happened in

On January 4, 2026, ten bishops and archbishops joined Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in signing a Church reform declaration and creating a coordinating council. On January 9, five more named priests publicly announced that they supported and had joined the declaration.

Assessment

The documented participation of additional clergy matched the specific public action he had urged three months earlier.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

InterventionHappened inDocumented result

Helping Kinoiani’s family reach human rights defenders before his release

Intervention

On September 9, 2025, while Giorgi Kinoiani was detained in Armenia at Russia’s request, Giorgi Tumasyan reported contacting Armenian human rights defenders, helping them communicate with Kinoiani’s family, and alerting Armenia’s political leadership. RFE/RL reported on September 11 that he had helped the family contact Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly–Vanadzor. At the time, he also assessed extradition to Russia as practically ruled out.

Happened in

Kinoiani was released late on October 8, 2025. In its October 9 account, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly–Vanadzor confirmed his release after 36 days in detention through application of the principle of non-refoulement. It credited its human rights team and Armenia’s Migration and Citizenship Service. Kinoiani’s brother independently confirmed the October 8 release to TV Pirveli.

Assessment

Tumasyan’s documented contribution was helping the family reach human rights defenders and bringing the case to the authorities’ attention before Kinoiani obtained protection from return to Russia and was released.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Public correction requestCorrected wording verifiedDocumented result

Tabula corrected its wording about the proposed route through Armenia

Public correction request

On July 14, 2025, Tumasyan publicly asked Tabula to remove the Georgian word “სადავო” (“disputed”) from its description of the proposed route through Armenia.

Corrected wording verified

Tabula’s original public post describes the route as “დაგეგმილი” (“planned”) and contains no “სადავო”. Tumasyan’s post records an update: “Corrected, thank you.” The publisher’s accompanying article also omits that term. The corrected wording was verified on October 23, 2026.

Assessment

His specific public correction request is documented alongside the corrected wording in the publisher’s original material.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Appeal publishedDocumented byCall followed by action

European allies financed US weapons deliveries to Ukraine

Appeal published

Tumasyan was one of the signatories of a collective appeal published in April 2025. It urged European governments to be ready to compensate for any possible interruption in US military aid to Ukraine.

Documented by

By December 3, 2025, NATO confirmed that US weapons, including air-defence equipment and Patriot interceptors, were being delivered to Ukraine through PURL with funding from European and Canadian allies.

Assessment

European financing of continued US weapons deliveries corresponded to this part of the collective appeal.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Interethnic civic eventUnity March heldDocumented result

A Unity March brought Georgia’s ethnic communities together in Tbilisi

Interethnic civic event

On December 25, 2024, Tumasyan and Samira Bayramova co-organised a Unity March in Tbilisi for people of all ethnic backgrounds. In his report the following day, Tumasyan described its slogan as “We are here” and thanked Bayramova for speaking alongside him at the march.

Unity March held

The march took place on December 25. The Tolerance and Diversity Institute’s monitoring report records the participation of Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Jews, Kists, Kurds and other ethnic communities of Georgia. Journalist and photographer Onnik James Krikorian independently identified Tumasyan and Bayramova as its organisers and published a photograph from the march.

Assessment

The joint initiative created a practical public platform for citizens of different ethnic backgrounds to participate together in Georgia’s civic life.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Collective airtime campaignProtest voices broadcast liveDocumented result

Protest voices reached the Georgian Public Broadcaster’s live airtime

Collective airtime campaign

During the December 2024 protests outside the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Tumasyan participated in the collective campaign for public-discussion airtime. In a later Mtavari Arkhi interview, he described the initiative and said more than 60 speakers had appeared after the evening news.

Protest voices broadcast live

GPB broadcast Tumasyan’s December 9 speech live. Civil.ge independently documented agreements to open airtime for public discussions and subsequent appearances by civil-society representatives during December 2024.

Assessment

A documented contribution to a collective campaign that secured public-discussion airtime, including Tumasyan’s own live intervention.

Sources

Reviewed October 24, 2026

Joint appealHappened inCall followed by action

Georgian diplomats publicly opposed the suspension of EU talks

Joint appeal

Tumasyan was a co-signatory of a collective appeal published on May 4, 2024, urging serving Georgian diplomats to protest and defend Georgia’s European future.

Happened in

By November 29, 2024, more than 100 serving Georgian diplomats had signed a public letter opposing the suspension of EU accession talks and defending the constitutional commitment to European integration.

Assessment

The later public protest by diplomats matched the action urged in the collective appeal to defend Georgia’s European course.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Russian border guards left Zvartnots Airport

Call for action

On February 10, 2024, Tumasyan called for Russian border guards to leave Zvartnots, arguing that Armenia should begin the withdrawal process at the airport.

Happened in

The handover protocol was signed on July 31, 2024. From August 1, Armenian border guards performed border control at Zvartnots independently, ending the Russian contingent’s service there.

Assessment

The airport withdrawal Tumasyan had advocated was implemented.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Public intervention over a vacant mandateNew delegate documentedDocumented result

Georgia’s UN youth-delegate programme resumed

Public intervention over a vacant mandate

On February 8, 2024, Tumasyan publicly raised the vacancy in Georgia’s UN youth-delegate programme and urged the media to cover it. He said former delegates had been seeking a resolution since September 2023. In a February 12 written response, he pressed the responsible agencies to explain why the selection had stalled and welcomed their public response.

New delegate documented

On February 9, the Education Ministry responded to the television report and announced a renewed competition for February. Georgia subsequently again had a UN youth delegate: the official UN archive records Nodar Bokeria in that role in his statement dated October 4, 2024, for the General Assembly’s Third Committee.

Assessment

Tumasyan called attention to a vacant mandate. The ministry’s response and the subsequent UN record document the renewed selection process and Georgia’s restored youth representation.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Armenia adopted a law launching its EU-accession process

Call for action

On January 8, 2024, Tumasyan called on Armenia to declare its intention to join the European Union and begin the accession process, seeking to advance alongside Georgia.

Happened in

On March 26, 2025, Armenia’s parliament passed the law launching the process of accession to the European Union. President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed it on April 4.

Assessment

The subsequent law put the proposed launch of an EU-accession process into Armenia’s domestic legislation.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Public challengeHappened inDocumented result

Tumasyan’s BMG complaint led to an ethics ruling

Public challenge

On November 14, 2023, Tumasyan publicly challenged Giorgi Isakadze’s BMG broadcast and demanded an on-air apology for its mocking claim about Armenia’s GDP. He subsequently brought the matter to Georgia’s Charter of Journalistic Ethics.

Happened in

In decision No. 713 of November 22, the Charter found violations of Principles 1, 5 and 7: accuracy, correction of inaccurate information and avoiding discrimination. The reasoned decision was published on December 14.

Assessment

The complaint resulted in an official ruling on the challenged broadcast.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Public challenge reportedHappened inDocumented result

Mtavari apologised and removed the disputed “Zangezur corridor” video

Public challenge reported

AliQ’s November 8, 2023 report records Giorgi Tumasyan’s public challenge to Mtavari’s October 24 broadcast for describing the Karabakh conflict as resolved. He disputed that framing amid reports of ethnic cleansing.

Happened in

On November 8, AliQ reported Mtavari’s apology for insufficient scrutiny of third-party English subtitles and its removal of the video from its website and social accounts.

Assessment

The public objections were followed by an apology and removal of the disputed video.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Armenia ratified the Rome Statute

Call for action

On September 11, 2023, in an interview, Tumasyan urged Armenia to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Happened in

On October 3, 2023, Armenia’s parliament adopted the ratification law. Armenia deposited its instrument of ratification on November 14, and the Statute entered into force for Armenia on February 1, 2024.

Assessment

The ratification he urged was completed.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Complaint acceptedHappened inDocumented result

The joint complaint over anti-Armenian coverage led to ethics rulings

Complaint accepted

By May 30, 2023, the Charter had accepted a complaint by Davit Chichinadze and Giorgi Tumasyan over May 15 coverage by Imedi, POSTV and First Channel. They challenged inaccurate reporting and discrimination.

Happened in

On June 16, 2023, the Council found that First Channel journalist Vasil Chikovani violated Principle 1, and unidentified Imedi and POSTV journalists violated Principles 1 and 7 on accuracy and discrimination. The decision was published on August 12.

Assessment

The joint complaint resulted in formal accuracy and discrimination findings against the challenged coverage.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

InterventionHappened inDocumented result

Tumasyan’s complaint over Mtavari’s Tegh coverage was upheld

Intervention

On April 12, 2023, Giorgi Tumasyan publicly challenged Mtavari Arkhi’s coverage of the Tegh border clash. He then complained to the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics about inaccurate geography and one-sided reporting.

Happened in

On May 18, 2023, the Charter Council found that the unidentified Mtavari journalists had violated Principle 1 on accuracy. Its June 5 published decision records that the disputed Facebook post was removed after the Charter contacted the outlet.

Assessment

The complaint produced a formal finding on accuracy and a documented removal of the disputed post.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Complaint filedHappened inDocumented result

Kavkasia presenter apologised after Tumasyan’s complaint

Complaint filed

On April 6, 2023, Giorgi Tumasyan filed complaint No. 638 with Georgia’s Charter of Journalistic Ethics over an ethnic reference in Davit Akubardia’s April 4 programme Spektri on Kavkasia. The Charter forwarded the complaint to the broadcaster and mediation began.

Happened in

On April 7, Akubardia apologised on air to Tumasyan and viewers. The Charter’s council approved the parties’ mediation agreement on April 10 and closed the case; its published decision records the apology.

Assessment

The official complaint was followed by a televised apology and a completed mediation agreement.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for a formal parliamentary voteRejected in the second readingCall followed by action

Georgia formally rejected the 2023 foreign-agents bill in the second reading

Call for a formal parliamentary vote

On March 9, 2023, after the ruling majority announced it would withdraw the bill, Tumasyan called on people to gather outside Parliament and specifically demand its formal legal rejection in the second reading. His public post urged continued participation until that parliamentary step was completed.

Rejected in the second reading

On March 10, Parliament put the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” to a second-reading vote. It was defeated with 35 votes against and one in favour, completing the formal parliamentary rejection of the 2023 bill.

Assessment

The precise parliamentary action Tumasyan publicly called for on March 9 took place the following day.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Extension advocatedHappened inCall followed by action

The EU mission’s mandate in Armenia was extended

Extension advocated

On February 21, 2023, Tumasyan said the EU mission in Armenia would need a renewed mandate after its first two years, citing the continuing EU mission in Georgia.

Happened in

On January 30, 2025, the EU Council extended EUMA’s mandate for two years, until February 19, 2027.

Assessment

The continuation he advocated was approved.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Public correction requestCorrected map publishedDocumented result

Entrepreneur Georgia removed the “Armenian separatists” label from its map

Public correction request

On October 7, 2022, Tumasyan publicly challenged Entrepreneur Georgia’s stereotype map, which labelled ethnic Armenian citizens in Samtskhe-Javakheti as “Armenian separatists”. He called on the publisher to remove the false, hostility-provoking portrayal.

Corrected map published

Entrepreneur Georgia’s public post dated October 7, 2022, carries a corrected map with that label removed. In his own public post the same day, Tumasyan welcomed the publisher’s response and praised its civic responsibility.

Assessment

The specific label Tumasyan publicly challenged is absent from the publisher’s corrected version.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Call for actionHappened inCall followed by action

Georgia acquired rescue-equipped helicopters

Call for action

On August 21, 2022, Tumasyan called for Georgia to purchase specialised helicopters for rescue and firefighting operations.

Happened in

By September 29, 2024, Georgia had received all three H145 helicopters purchased in December 2022, equipped for firefighting and mountain rescue.

Assessment

Helicopters with the rescue equipment he sought were acquired.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Public challengeHappened inDocumented result

Imedi apologised and removed the disputed graphic

Public challenge

On February 10, 2022, Tumasyan publicly flagged misleading Armenian-language text in Imedi’s television graphic about matsoni.

Happened in

Later that day, Imedi apologised for the graphic. Mediachecker confirmed that the disputed material was removed from the channel’s platforms.

Assessment

The public challenge was followed by an apology and removal.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Call for military assistanceEquipment delivered and training providedCall followed by action

Armenia received French defence equipment and training

Call for military assistance

On July 28, 2021, Tumasyan publicly urged Armenia to request military assistance from France and the United States. His Armenian-language post called for security partnerships beyond the CSTO.

Equipment delivered and training provided

On February 23, 2024, France delivered Safran binoculars in Yerevan, while French instructors trained Armenian soldiers at Armavir. The French Defence Ministry confirmed these deliveries and training as part of cooperation strengthened after the ministers’ October 23, 2023 meeting.

Assessment

The July 2021 call to seek French military support was followed by concrete equipment deliveries and training for Armenia’s armed forces.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Public interventionOn-air correction and apologyDocumented result

Formula corrected the translation of Pope Francis’s remarks and apologised on air

Public intervention

On October 12, 2020, Tumasyan publicly challenged Formula’s Georgian translation of Pope Francis’s remarks about the Karabakh conflict, pointing out that the broadcaster had attributed words to the Pope that he had not said.

On-air correction and apology

In its official 17:00 news bulletin on October 12, Formula acknowledged that the Pope’s remarks in its 14:00 report had been translated incorrectly for a technical reason. The broadcaster apologised to viewers and aired the correct translation of his appeal to uphold the ceasefire and pray for the victims and people whose lives were in danger.

Assessment

The disputed translation was corrected and the broadcaster apologised on air on the same day as Tumasyan’s public intervention. He welcomed the correction in an update to his post.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Public call for detainees’ release51 administrative detainees releasedCall followed by action

51 people detained at the June 20 protest were released

Public call for detainees’ release

On June 24, 2019, Tumasyan publicly called for the immediate release of participants detained at the June 20 protest in Tbilisi. His post stated: “We young people demand the immediate release of the June 20 participants.”

51 administrative detainees released

On June 25, Tbilisi City Court’s administrative panel granted the prosecution’s appeals and reduced the administrative detention terms imposed on 51 people. All 51 were immediately released under the judges’ decisions. The court’s announcement was published by the Georgian Public Broadcaster on June 26.

Assessment

The release of 51 administrative detainees took place one day after Tumasyan’s public appeal.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Student supportHappened inDocumented result

IBSU regained the right to admit first-year students

Student support

On August 26, 2018, Giorgi Tumasyan, Georgia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations, met the International Black Sea University students’ initiative group about the restriction on admissions. The representative’s official account documented the meeting on August 28: he received detailed information and offered to engage actively and mediate between the students and the relevant state agency.

Happened in

On December 8, 2018, the Higher Education Institutions Authorization Council restored IBSU’s right to admit first-year students. The university’s December 10 account records the positive decision following its appeal, and the national quality agency lists decision No. 93 dated December 8. Admissions could resume from the academic year’s second semester.

Assessment

Tumasyan’s documented support and offer of mediation preceded the university’s successful appeal and restoration of admissions.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Professional recognitionHappened inCall followed by action

Georgia introduced state-recognised youth-worker training and a professional standard

Professional recognition

On April 26, 2018, Georgia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations, Giorgi Tumasyan, addressed the parliamentary Sports and Youth Affairs Committee at the presentation of its 2018–2020 strategy. Alongside proposals for youth participation and resources, he called for the necessary legal framework, including recognition of youth workers and internships.

Happened in

In October 2020, Georgia’s Education Ministry documented the launch of the country’s first state-recognised accredited youth-worker programme, prepared with the Youth Agency and the Georgian Youth Workers Association. The ministry reported that the first 30 trainees had been selected from nine regions. On June 5, 2023, the youth-worker professional standard was approved, as recorded in Georgia’s official 2023 EU-integration implementation report.

Assessment

The professional recognition Tumasyan called for subsequently took concrete form in accredited training and an approved professional standard.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Youth dialogue programmeDirect dialogue with the President heldDocumented result

Young people gained direct dialogue with President Margvelashvili

Youth dialogue programme

On March 24, 2018, Giorgi Tumasyan, Georgia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations, organised a meeting between young people and President Giorgi Margvelashvili through the Dialogue with the Future Generation platform he had founded. The programme brought together young people from different regions of Georgia to raise their questions directly with the head of state.

Direct dialogue with the President held

The President met the participants and answered questions about youth empowerment and education, sustainable development, reconciliation and other issues. The Georgian Public Broadcaster’s report of March 24 independently records the President’s meeting with young people under the Dialogue with the Future Generation platform.

Assessment

The platform organised by Tumasyan created a practical channel for young people from Georgia’s regions to address the President directly.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Public education initiativePublic forum heldDocumented result

A public forum brought rights advocates and media experts together to discuss prejudice in Georgia

Public education initiative

On November 22, 2017, Peace Foundation, led by Giorgi Tumasyan, co-organised the conference “Phobias and Contemporary Georgia” with the Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI). The initiative formed part of the UN Association of Georgia’s USAID-funded Promoting Integration, Tolerance and Awareness programme (PITA), with the aim of discussing prejudice, its causes and ways to address it.

Public forum held

The forum took place at Tbilisi’s Courtyard Marriott. Tumasyan opened the event, and Peace Foundation deputy executive director Guliko Macharashvili moderated it. Three panels brought together rights advocates, religious representatives and media experts to discuss ethnic, religious and racial prejudice, responses to hate speech, and the media’s role in spreading or challenging prejudice.

Assessment

The Foundation delivered a public discussion platform on prejudice and hate speech. An independent PITA evaluation prepared for USAID in March 2018 also recorded Peace Foundation’s public discussion of prevalent phobias in Georgian society.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Intervention reportedDocumented byDocumented result

The banner showing an incomplete map of Georgia was corrected

Intervention reported

Tumasyan contacted J.M.S., Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s representative in Armenia, seeking removal of a banner depicting Georgia without Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region and correction of the map.

Documented by

On June 15, 2017, On.ge published director Arsen Sukiasyan’s apology and confirmation that the inaccurate banner had been removed. By June 16, AliQ reported that Tumasyan had published its corrected version. Georgia’s Foreign Ministry and Ambassador to Armenia also worked on the issue.

Assessment

The intervention was followed by removal of the inaccurate banner and publication of a corrected version.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Community dialogue programmeDirect candidate discussion heldDocumented result

Armenian voters gained direct dialogue with parliamentary candidates at Hayartun

Community dialogue programme

On September 21, 2016, AliQ reported on Hayartun’s Political Participation Through Dialogue programme and identified Giorgi Tumasyan as its coordinator. He explained that the meetings enabled Armenian voters in Georgia to question candidates directly and learn about their parties. After a discussion with independent candidate Salome Zourabichvili, the programme announced a September 25 meeting with Georgian Dream’s Isani constituency candidate Davit Chichinadze.

Direct candidate discussion held

The September 25 meeting took place in Hayartun’s Calouste Gulbenkian Hall. Participants discussed problems faced by ethnic minorities across Georgia and in Isani, together with possible solutions, directly with Chichinadze. The Armenian Community Platform’s September 27 account records the completed meeting as part of the dialogue programme.

Assessment

The programme coordinated by Tumasyan provided a practical channel for Armenian voters to raise community concerns directly with parliamentary candidates before the election.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Civic education programmeTraining delivered in four municipalitiesDocumented result

Women’s rights and participation training reached four municipal Women’s Rooms

Civic education programme

On June 27, 2016, Peace Foundation founder Giorgi Tumasyan and deputy executive director Guliko Macharashvili delivered training on women’s rights and participation in the municipal Women’s Rooms in Tsalka and Ninotsminda. The sessions brought together local women leaders and ethnic-minority women to discuss civic and political participation, local problems and coordination of rights advocacy. The Foundation identified the programme as supported by USAID and IFES.

Training delivered in four municipalities

On June 28, the same trainers continued the programme in the Women’s Rooms of Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe, completing sessions in four municipalities over two days. Georgia’s State Minister’s Office independently recorded the Akhaltsikhe training in its 2016 activity report, identifying the Office and Peace Foundation as its co-organisers.

Assessment

Tumasyan personally helped deliver a civic education programme for women in four municipalities, with the Akhaltsikhe session also documented in the government’s official reporting.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Community advocacyHappened inDocumented result

Irrigation returned to Shaumiani after three decades

Community advocacy

On May 23, 2016, Peace Foundation, founded by Giorgi Tumasyan, raised Shaumiani village’s irrigation-water problem with Georgian Amelioration. The Foundation’s May 28 account records an agreement for the company to begin preliminary studies with the Foundation’s involvement from the end of May, within its ethnic-minority rights advocacy programme.

Happened in

On June 18, 2022, Georgia’s Agriculture Ministry confirmed that Shaumiani’s irrigation system had returned to operation after a 30-year interruption. Residents of Shaumiani and neighbouring Khikhani regained irrigation water through Georgian Amelioration’s restoration works, serving more than 1,000 hectares.

Assessment

Shaumiani’s irrigation problem, raised by the Foundation in 2016, was later addressed by a completed state infrastructure project.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Joint ethics complaintEthics complaint upheldDocumented result

Tumasyan’s joint complaint over Kviris Palitra’s article was upheld

Joint ethics complaint

On February 3, 2016, Peace Foundation, represented by Giorgi Tumasyan, joined the Media Development Foundation, Tolerance and Diversity Institute and Georgian Democracy Initiative in a complaint to the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics. They challenged Eka Salaghaia’s January 25 Kviris Palitra article about the Gevorkian Dance Academy, citing unverified allegations and discriminatory generalisations about Armenians. The original complaint names Tumasyan as Peace Foundation’s representative.

Ethics complaint upheld

On March 26, 2016, decision No. 82 upheld the complaint, finding breaches of principles 1, 5 and 7 on accuracy, correction and non-discrimination.

Assessment

The joint complaint secured a formal ethics finding on inaccurate and discriminatory coverage in a separate newspaper article.

Sources

Reviewed October 23, 2026

Clarification publicisedHappened inDocumented result

GDS aired a clarification following Tumasyan’s complaint

Clarification publicised

On January 24, 2016, Tumasyan publicised the Gevorkian Dance Academy’s statement disowning a third-party upload that mislabeled the Georgian dance Daisi. He also complained to GDS’s self-regulatory body, requesting correction of the channel’s coverage.

Happened in

On January 25, GDS’s 20/30 programme broadcast a new report presenting the academy’s explanation: its programmes identified Daisi as Georgian, and the disputed YouTube caption had been added by an unrelated uploader. MythDetector later explicitly documented the complaint and response.

Assessment

The requested factual clarification reached the broadcaster’s audience.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026

Complaint documentedHappened inDocumented result

Complaint over an anti-Armenian article upheld

Complaint documented

Tumasyan challenged interfactnews.ge’s article about the Armenian alphabet.

Happened in

On November 8, 2015, the Charter found editor Nana Dzvelaya had violated its anti-discrimination principle.

Assessment

His complaint resulted in an official ruling.

Sources

Reviewed October 22, 2026