On 16 January 2026, translator and civic activist Nino Bardzimashvili was detained in connection with an earlier road-blocking case. As established, at the end of December 2025, the court imposed a sentence of five days of administrative detention on her on the grounds of allegedly blocking a roadway during protests on Rustaveli Avenue in October.

The reasons why the activist was detained three weeks later for the execution of the custodial sanction remain unknown. She was detained near her residence and transferred to the Rustavi temporary detention isolator.