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”.
Detention→ადმინისტრაციული სამართლის დაკავება · Detention
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
Court Finds GYLA Lawyer Giorgi Gotsiridze Liable for Administrative Offence in Connection with Sidewalk Protest
On 16 March, Giorgi Gotsiridze, a lawyer of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) and a human rights defender, was found liable for an administrative offence by Judge Davit Makaradze for standing on a sidewalk in the course of a protest.
Activist Giorgi Mumladze Found Liable and Placed in Administrative Detention
On 16 March, according to information disseminated on social media, activist Giorgi Mumladze was found liable for an administrative offence in connection with the obstruction of a roadway and was placed in administrative detention for a period of four days.
Activist Megi Diasamidze Notified to Appear Before the Court Over Sidewalk Protest
Activist Megi Diasamidze has been notified to appear before the court in connection with her participation in a protest held on a sidewalk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs alleges that she obstructed pedestrian movement by standing on the sidewalk.
Restriction of Freedom of Assembly and Expression→Forced Change of Location, Time or Form of Protest
Police Remove Protest Tents Outside Parliament
On 15 March, late at night, police once again removed tents set up in front of the Parliament building. Videos disseminated by activists show that the tents were taken away by municipal sanitation service personnel using a waste collection vehicle.
GYLA Suspends Part of Its Free Legal Aid Programs Amid Legislative Changes
According to the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), legislative amendments adopted since 2024, coupled with an increasingly repressive environment, have significantly narrowed the operational space of civil society and have impacted the organization’s operations
