Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 09.03.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Parliament of Georgia
  • Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Adoption / Tightening of Repressive Legislation

Georgian Dream Proposes Assigning Enforcement of the “Russian Law” to the State Audit Office

Georgian Dream introduced a legislative amendment in Parliament proposing that enforcement of the so-called “Russian law” (the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence) be transferred to the State Audit Office.
  • 09.03.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Prosecutor's Office
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Imprisonment

Tbilisi Court of Appeals Upholds Five-Year Sentence Imposed on Giorgi Mindadze

On 9 March, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the five-year term of imprisonment imposed on Giorgi Mindadze. The decision was issued by Judge Tea Leonidze.
  • 09.03.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Saba Gelashvili Subjected to Four Days of Administrative Detention in Sidewalk Case

Judge Tornike Kapanadze of the Tbilisi City Court found Saba Gelashvili liable for an administrative offence related to standing on a sidewalk and subjected him to four days of administrative detention.
  • 08.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • SSSG / State Security Service of Georgia
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Indirect Pressure ("Chilling Effect") Summoning of Activists for "Interviews" or Interrogations

Following Public Statements and Research on Iranian Influence, State Security Service Calls Individuals in for Questioning

  • 04.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Administrative body
  • Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Adoption / Tightening of Repressive Legislation

Parliament Adopts Legislative Amendments Concerning Foreign Funding and the “Non-Recognition of Authorities” in Third Reading

  • 04.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Two Participants of Pro-European Protests Sentenced to Administrative Detention for “Blocking the Roadway”

  • 03.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Another Administrative Case Initiated Against Civil Activist Baia Margishvili

  • 03.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Penitentiary System (Pre-trial Detention Center, Prison)
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Physical Violence and Ill-treatment Ill-treatment in Temporary Detention Facilities or Penitentiary Institutions

Convicted Prisoner Artem Gribul Accuses a Gldani Prison Officer of Degrading Treatment

  • 02.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice Verbal warning

Sandro Mirtkhulava Found Liable for an Administrative Offense in Sidewalk Protest Case and Issued a Verbal Warning

  • 02.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Protest Participant Levan Samadashvili Sentenced to Four Days of Administrative Detention

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