Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 22.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice→Verbal warning

A precedent has been established –  civil activist Rezi Dumbadze found liable for standing on a sidewalk

  • 21.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Georgian Dream
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

A Member of Parliament from the “Georgian Dream” party, Nino Tsilosani, has filed a complaint against a civil activist over a post published on a social network

  • 20.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Person Associated with Georgian Dream
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

A person affiliated with the “Georgian Dream” party has filed a complaint against a citizen over a post published on a social network.

  • 17.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation

Criminal Investigation Initiated Against Civic Activist Davit Gagrel for Standing on a Sidewalk

  • 17.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Ministry of Interior | Penitentiary System (Pre-trial Detention Center, Prison)
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention

Criminal Prosecution Initiated Against Administratively Detained Activist Isako Devidze

  • 16.01.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention→Administrative Detention

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

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

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

  • 15.01.2026
  • Rustavi
  • Penitentiary System (Pre-trial Detention Center, Prison)
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention→Temporary Detention, Transfer or Forced Restriction of Movement

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

  • 14.01.2026
  • Zugdidi
  • Ministry of Interior
  • 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

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