Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 15.06.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice Verbal warning

Civil Activist Marine Zhvania Found Liable for an Administrative Offence for Standing on the Sidewalk

Judge Manuchar Tsatsua of Tbilisi City Court found civil activist Marine Zhvanialiable for an administrative offence for standing on the sidewalk and issued her a verbal warning.
  • 15.06.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Financial Sanctions Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure · Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Lawyer Shota Tutberidze Fined GEL 4,000 over Alleged Insult of MP Nino Tsilosani

Judge Davit Makaradze of Tbilisi City Court fined lawyer Shota Tutberidze GEL 4,000 over the alleged insult of Nino Tsilosani, a Member of Parliament from “Georgian Dream.”
  • 11.06.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Musician Maia Darsmelidze Accused of Insulting a Person Affiliated with “Georgian Dream”

Musician Maia Darsmelidze wrote on social media that a court hearing had been scheduled in connection with the alleged insult of Nino Jgharkava, a supporter of “Georgian Dream.” According to Darsmelidze, she was notified about the hearing by the Division for Monitoring Public Communication
  • 06.06.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Unidentified Persons
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Physical Violence and Ill-treatment Causing Physical Harm

Civil Activist Tamuna Giorgadze Subjected to Physical Violence during a Protest Rally

On 6 June, during the protest rally known as the “Saturday March,” civil activist Tamuna Giorgadze was subjected to physical violence by an unidentified person. The alleged assailant was riding a scooter of the courier company “Glovo.” Police officers escorted him away from the area.
  • 29.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Prosecutor's Office
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Imprisonment

Civil Activist Zura Menteshashvili Found Criminally Liable for Repeated Blocking of a Roadway

On 29 May, Judge Nino Galustashvili of Tbilisi City Court sentenced 61-year-old activist Zurab Menteshashvili to nine months of imprisonment in a criminal case initiated over the blocking of a roadway.
  • 19.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Nanuka Zhorzholiani Subjected to Three Days of Administrative Detention for Standing on the Sidewalk

Journalist and activist Nanuka Zhorzholiani was subjected to three days of administrative detention for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Davit Makaradze of Tbilisi City Court.
  • 19.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Civil Activist Tatia Mekvabishvili Subjected to Two Days of Administrative Detention for Protest on the Sidewalk

Civil activist Tatia Mekvabishvili was subjected to two days of administrative detention for protesting on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court.
  • 15.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Financial Sanctions Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure

Duta Javakhishvili Fined GEL 5,000 in Case Concerning the Blocking of a Roadway

Judge Manuchar Tsatsua of Tbilisi City Court found Duta Javakhishvili, a person with a disability, liable for an administrative offence and imposed a fine of GEL 5,000. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleged that Javakhishvili had blocked the roadway on 7 February.
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