Civil activist Sesili Butkhuzi was subjected to 3 days of administrative detention on the grounds of standing on a pavement
Sesili Butkhuzi was subjected to 3 days of administrative detention on the grounds of standing on a pavement. The decision was issued on 25 March by Judge Manuchar Tsatsua.
Penitentiary System (Pre-trial Detention Center, Prison)
Incident Type:
Physical Violence and Ill-treatment→Ill-treatment in Temporary Detention Facilities or Penitentiary Institutions
Conditions of imprisonment tightened for Artem Gribuli and Anastasia Zinovkina
According to Artem Gribuli’s lawyer, Daria Samodurova, the regime of deprivation of liberty of her client has been changed from a semi-open to a closed regime.
In cases concerning the alleged obstruction of a roadway and pavement during protests near Parliament, one individual was subjected to administrative detention, while two were issued verbal remarks
At the Tbilisi City Court, three hearings were held in cases related to the alleged obstruction of a roadway and pavement during protest actions near Parliament. In these cases, the court applied different sanctions - one individual was subjected to administrative detention, while two were issued verbal warnings.
The National Bureau of Enforcement imposed a seizure measure against a civil activist without prior notification
Keti Kherashvili, a civil activist and the sister of prisoner of conscience Irakli Kherashvili, wrote on social media that she had been contacted by the National Bureau of Enforcement of Georgia and informed that she had been fined GEL 5,000 on the basis of information received from the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Prosecutor’s Office seeks the extension of seizure measures on charitable foundations
Journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani wrote on social media that she had received a court ruling according to which Prosecutor Ani Khubejishvili requested the extension of seizure measures imposed on charitable foundations.
Financial Sanctions→Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure
Activist Magda Mamukashvili fined GEL 5,000
On 19 March, Judge Tornike Kochkian of the Tbilisi City Court fined activist Magda Mamukashvili GEL 5,000. The Ministry of Internal Affairs accused her of blocking a roadway during a pro-European protest held in front of Parliament on 7 March.
Court | Ministry of Interior | Prosecutor's Office
Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation · pre-trial detention
Criminal charges brought against Shalva Esartia
On 19 March, information was disseminated that Shalva Esartia, an activist detained in Zugdidi, was being held under criminal, rather than administrative, proceedings, which was later confirmed by his lawyer, Ramaz Mikaia.
Indirect Pressure ("Chilling Effect")→Summoning of Activists for "Interviews" or Interrogations · Criminal Prosecution or Initiation of Investigation
The State Security Service summoned human rights defender Ucha Nanuashvili for questioning
On 17 March, human rights defender Ucha Nanuashvili wrote on social media that he had been summoned for questioning at the State Security Service. According to him, the summons is related to his communication with an expert operating under the OSCE“Moscow Mechanism”.
ზუგდიდში სამოქალაქო აქტივისტი შალვა ესართია დააკავეს
ზუგდიდში დააკავეს სამოქალაქო აქტივისტი შალვა ესართია. დაკავების კადრები ზუგდიდის პროევროპული აქციების მონაწილემ, მარიამ სიჭინავამ გაავრცელა. ვიდეოში ჩანს, რომ რამდენიმე პოლიციელი ესართიას ძალით სვამს მანქანაში, დაკავების საფუძვლის განმარტების გარეშე.
Court Finds Shorena Shavlakadze Liable for Administrative Offence in Connection with Road Blockage
Shorena Shavlakadze, the mother of a person with disabilities and an active participant in protest demonstrations advocating for her and her child’s rights, was charged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs with theartificial obstruction of a roadway on Rustaveli Avenue
