Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 16.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention

Translator and Civic Activist Nino Bardzimashvili Detained Three Weeks Later in Road-Blocking Case

  • 15.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Administrative body | Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation

Criminal Prosecution Initiated Against Civic Activists, Father and Son Kakha and Konstantine Mikaia, for Standing on a Sidewalk

  • 15.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • 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

Prisoner of Conscience and Convicted Person Anastasia Zinovkina Transferred to a Closed-Type Penitentiary Facility

  • 14.01.2026
  • Georgia
  • Police officer
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Police Officer Files Administrative Complaint Against Civic Activist Tako Gvilia Over Social Media Post

  • 14.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Police officer
  • Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Detention

Civic Activist Nutsa Mkharadze Detained During Protest Held Outside the Iranian Embassy in Tbilisi

  • 14.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation

Criminal Prosecution Initiated Against Civic Activist Ana Bdeiani for Standing on a Sidewalk

  • 13.01.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Zugdidi District Court Imposes Administrative Fine of GEL 1,750 on Civic Activist Rostom Zarandia for Creating the “Megobari Act” Geoglyph

  • 09.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation

Criminal Prosecution Initiated Against Civic Activist Giorgi Tsulaia for Standing on a Sidewalk

  • 31.12.2025
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior | Prosecutor's Office | Special Investigation Service | Unidentified Persons
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism | Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention · Physical Violence and Ill-treatment Causing Physical Harm · Indirect Pressure ("Chilling Effect") Summoning of Activists for "Interviews" or Interrogations · Adoption / Tightening of Repressive Legislation

Incidents documented against civil activists – December 2025

The incidents documented in December 2025 indicate both the continued trend of detentions and administrative detention in the context of protest assemblies, and the expansion of legal and investigative mechanisms against civil society, media actors and experts.
  • 30.11.2025
  • Batumi | Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior | Prosecutor's Office | Unidentified Persons
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism | Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention · Physical Violence and Ill-treatment Causing Physical Harm · Restriction of Freedom of Assembly and Expression Forced Change of Location, Time or Form of Protest · Imprisonment

Documented Incidents Against Civil Activists – November 2025

The incidents documented in November 2025 demonstrate the systematic practice of detentions and administrative imprisonment of individuals participating in protest demonstrations, particularly in relation to allegations of the "artificial blocking of the roadway" on Rustaveli Avenue. During the reporting period, numerous citizens were subjected to both short-term and multi-day administrative detention.
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