Nana Sander, a civil activist standing trial in connection with the 4 October 2025 case, spoke during a court hearing about alleged inhuman treatment.
According to her statement, she is experiencing health-related problems and has requested appropriate medical care as well as an adequate mattress. She indicated that, despite repeated requests, these issues have not been resolved and that she continues to suffer from pain. Sander further stated: “They are attempting to attribute my pain which is not related to the absence of an orthopaedic mattress to mental health issues,” and alleged that a psychiatrist threatened her with transfer to a psychiatric institution, referring to a similar development in the case of teacher Nino Datashvili.
Sander also reported difficulties related to food provision. She noted that she has specific dietary requirements (being vegan) and, due to the absence of suitable food options in the penitentiary facility, she remained without food for two days. According to her account, she was informed that “your food does not exist.”It should be noted that another detainee, Anastasia Zinovkina, has also raised concerns regarding alleged ill-treatment in detention. Zinovkina reportedly faces similar health-related issues and, rather than having these concerns addressed, was transferred on 15 January to a closed-type penitentiary institution, where restrictions were imposed on the number of permitted telephone calls and visits.
