Safety of activists in Georgia

Incidents

  • 09.03.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Court | Prosecutor's Office
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Imprisonment

Tbilisi Court of Appeals Upholds Five-Year Sentence Imposed on Giorgi Mindadze

On 9 March, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the five-year term of imprisonment imposed on Giorgi Mindadze. The decision was issued by Judge Tea Leonidze.
  • 09.03.2026
  • Tbilisi
  • Parliament of Georgia
  • Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Adoption / Tightening of Repressive Legislation

Georgian Dream Proposes Assigning Enforcement of the “Russian Law” to the State Audit Office

Georgian Dream introduced a legislative amendment in Parliament proposing that enforcement of the so-called “Russian law” (the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence) be transferred to the State Audit Office.
  • 08.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • SSSG / State Security Service of Georgia
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Indirect Pressure ("Chilling Effect") Summoning of Activists for "Interviews" or Interrogations

Following Public Statements and Research on Iranian Influence, State Security Service Calls Individuals in for Questioning

  • 04.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Administrative body
  • Suppression of Protest
Incident Type:
Adoption / Tightening of Repressive Legislation

Parliament Adopts Legislative Amendments Concerning Foreign Funding and the “Non-Recognition of Authorities” in Third Reading

  • 04.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Two Participants of Pro-European Protests Sentenced to Administrative Detention for “Blocking the Roadway”

  • 03.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

Another Administrative Case Initiated Against Civil Activist Baia Margishvili

  • 03.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • 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

Convicted Prisoner Artem Gribul Accuses a Gldani Prison Officer of Degrading Treatment

  • 02.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice Verbal warning

Sandro Mirtkhulava Found Liable for an Administrative Offense in Sidewalk Protest Case and Issued a Verbal Warning

  • 02.03.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court | Ministry of Interior
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Detention Administrative Detention

Protest Participant Levan Samadashvili Sentenced to Four Days of Administrative Detention

  • 26.02.2026
  • Georgia
  • Court
  • Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Administrative Offense / Legal Practice

GYLA Lawyer Giorgi Gotsiridze Required to Appear Before the Court for Sidewalk Protest

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