Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 29.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Prosecutor's Office
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Imprisonment

Civil Activist Zura Menteshashvili Found Criminally Liable for Repeated Blocking of a Roadway

On 29 May, Judge Nino Galustashvili of Tbilisi City Court sentenced 61-year-old activist Zurab Menteshashvili to nine months of imprisonment in a criminal case initiated over the blocking of a roadway.
  • 19.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Nanuka Zhorzholiani Subjected to Three Days of Administrative Detention for Standing on the Sidewalk

Journalist and activist Nanuka Zhorzholiani was subjected to three days of administrative detention for standing on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Davit Makaradze of Tbilisi City Court.
  • 19.05.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Civil Activist Tatia Mekvabishvili Subjected to Two Days of Administrative Detention for Protest on the Sidewalk

Civil activist Tatia Mekvabishvili was subjected to two days of administrative detention for protesting on the sidewalk. The decision was delivered by Judge Tornike Kapanadze of Tbilisi City Court.
  • 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

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.
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