Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 20.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | შსს (პოლიცია, საპატრულო, გდდ)
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention/Arrest Administrative Detention · Detention

სამოქალაქო აქტივისტს, თათია მექვაბიშვილს, ტროტუარზე პროტესტის გამო 2-დღიანი ადმინისტრაციული პატიმრობა შეუფარდეს

სამოქალაქო აქტივისტს, თათია მექვაბიშვილს, ტროტუარზე პროტესტის გამო 2-დღიანი ადმინისტრაციული პატიმრობა შეუფარდეს. გადაწყვეტილება თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლოს მოსამართლე თორნიკე კაპანაძემ მიიღო.
  • 19.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | შსს (პოლიცია, საპატრულო, გდდ)
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention/Arrest Administrative Detention · Detention

ნანუკა ჟორჟოლიანს, ტროტუარზე დგომის გამო, 3-დღიანი ადმინისტრაციული პატიმრობა შეუფარდეს

ცნობილ ჟურნალისტს, აქტივისტ ნანუკა ჟორჟოლიანს, ტროტუარზე დგომის გამო 3-დღიანი ადმინისტრაციული პატიმრობა შეუფარდეს. გადაწყვეტილება თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლოს მოსამართლე დავით მაკარაძემ მიიღო. შინაგან საქმეთა სამინისტრო ჟორჟოლიანს 2025 წლის 16 დეკემბერს პარლამენტის წინ ტროტუარზე ქვეითთა გადაადგილებისთვის დაბრკოლების შექმნას ედავებოდა.
  • 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.
  • 14.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Natia Chelidze Subjected to Two Days of Administrative Detention in Case Concerning the Artificial Blocking of a Roadway

Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court imposed two days of administrative detention on protest participant Natia Chelidze for blocking a roadway. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleged that Chelidze had blocked the roadway in front of Parliament on 31 January.
  • 14.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention · Administrative Offense / Legal Practice Verbal warning · Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation Verbal Warning

Aleksi Petriashvili Subjected to Three Days of Administrative Detention for Standing on the Sidewalk

Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court imposed three days of administrative detention on Aleksi (Buka) Petriashvili, former State Minister for European Integration, for standing on the sidewalk.
  • 13.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Nino Saghiridze and Elene Gelashvili Subjected to Administrative Detention for Standing on the Sidewalk

Tbilisi City Court imposed two days of administrative detention on Nino Saghiridze for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze.
  • 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.
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