Three years after the violent events of July 5-6, 2021, attacks on media representatives by supporters and members of the far-right, pro-Russian conservative party Alt-Info, many incidents remain uninvestigated, according to a new report by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) on Friday.

In their statement, GYLA highlighted the lack of progress in investigating the attacks on 19 individuals, including 17 journalists and 2 people targeted due to their perceived association with the LGBT+ community, on the day scheduled for the Tbilisi Pride march. 

"GYLA has been actively communicating with investigative agencies throughout this period. However, there has been no immediate response to our statements and complaints, revealing an ineffective investigation at the national level," GYLA stated.

Despite the Tbilisi City Court issuing guilty verdicts against several individuals for persecution, violence, participation in organized group violence, and harm caused to journalists, many perpetrators remain unidentified. This ongoing lack of accountability has forced GYLA to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights, it said.

The case filed with the European Court concerns violations of Articles 3 (prohibition of torture), 10 (freedom of expression), 13 (right to an effective remedy), and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The response phase is complete, and the applicants are now awaiting a decision.

GYLA emphasized that many organizers and perpetrators of the violence continue to go unpunished, and the issue of state officials' accountability is being ignored by investigative bodies. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament have both urged state agencies to effectively investigate the events of July 5-6. A European Parliament resolution from June 9, 2022, stated that impunity for such actions could not be tolerated as it violated both Georgian law and the country's international obligations.