Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 11.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Giorgi Savaneli and Tata Peradze Subjected to Administrative Detention in Cases Concerning Standing on the Sidewalk and Artificial Blocking of the Roadway

Tbilisi City Court imposed one day of administrative detention on Giorgi Savaneli for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze.
  • 11.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Prosecutor's Office
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Imprisonment

Court of Appeals Upholds Convictions of 8 People Detained During December Protests

Judge Paata Silagadze of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of eight people detained during the December 2024 protests.
  • 07.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Participant in Ongoing Protest Subjected to Four Days of Administrative Detention in Case Concerning Standing on Sidewalk

Tbilisi City Court imposed four days of administrative detention on Bachana Apkhazava, a participant in the ongoing protest rallies. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleged that Apkhazava had obstructed pedestrian movement while standing on the sidewalk in front of Parliament.
  • 07.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Giga Makarashvili Subjected to Five Days of Administrative Detention over a Social Media Post

Judge Koba Chagunava of Tbilisi City Court imposed five days of administrativedetention on Giga Makarashvili. The case concerns a post published on social media which, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, contained a verbal insult against the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili.
  • 06.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention/Arrest Administrative Detention · Detention Administrative Detention · Financial Sanctions Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure

Two Demonstrators Found Administratively Liable in Case Concerning Alleged “Artificial Blocking” of a Roadway

Judge Tornike Kapanadze delivered adecision in the case of two demonstrators, Nestan Mamatsashvili and Natia Gopodze. The case concerned the alleged “artificial blocking” of a roadway on 31 January, during one of the Saturday marches.
  • 06.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention/Arrest Administrative Detention · Detention Administrative Detention

Protest Participants Subjected to Administrative Detention in Cases Concerning the Blocking of Sidewalks and Roads

Tbilisi City Court issued several decisions in administrative offence cases involving participants in protest rallies. The cases concern the alleged blocking of a sidewalk or the roadway.
  • 05.05.2026
  • 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

Court fines activist Ia Melitauri 2,500 GEL over a social media post

Ia Melitauri, an activist participating in the ongoing protest, was fined 2,500 GEL by the court. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court.
  • 05.05.2026
  • 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

Civil activist Tamuna Kirtava fined 5,000 GEL in a road-blocking case

Tbilisi City Court fined civil activist Tamuna Kirtava 5,000 GEL in relation to the alleged blocking of a road on 31 January, during the “Saturday March”. The decision was delivered by Judge Davit Makaradze.
  • 05.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention · Detention/Arrest Administrative Detention

New Cases of Administrative Detention of Protest Participants in Tbilisi

New cases of administrative detention and the imposition of administrative liability against participants in protest assemblies have been reported in Tbilisi
  • 02.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Administrative body
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Dismissal from Public Service · Indirect Pressure ("Chilling Effect")

 Actors dismissed from Marjanishvili Theatre

According to publicly available information, nine members of the troupe of Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Theatre were dismissed, including Eka Nizharadze, Natia Gubenko, Maia Katsitadze, Irakli Cholokashvili, Ninaka Gelashvili, Guram Jashi, and Zaza Iakashvili.
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