Political Prisoners
Complete registry of Georgia's political prisoners — documented cases of those detained, sentenced, or persecuted for exercising democratic rights.
This list is compiled from verified public sources and is updated periodically. However, due to the rapidly evolving nature of legal proceedings in Georgia, the current status of individual cases may have changed since the last update. If you have updated information about any case listed here, please contact us through our secure channels.
Giorgi Qorkia
Age: 5454, lives in Tbilisi. Turned himself in after learning of home search.
Giorgi Rurua
Age: 3838, lawyer. Married with 2-year-old child. Works at Domino hypermarket. Suffers from neuralgia.
Giorgi Talakhadze
Age: 4141, from Akhaltsikhe. Former police officer and 2008 war veteran. Self-employed. Ill father.
Gocha Qatashvili
Age: 5252, self-employed father of four from Sakobo, Sighnaghi. History of hepatitis C.
Guri Zhvania
Age: 5959, married with two children. Active participant in continuous protest movement since the beginning.
Guriel Kardava
Age: 3636, Deputy Chair of UNM faction in Khobi City Council. Originally from Sukhumi.
Irakli Chkhvirkia
Age: 3838, displaced from Abkhazia. Sole caregiver for disabled mother and grandmother. Taxi driver. 2008 war veteran, served in Ukraine.
Irakli Nadiradze
One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'
Jandri Tirkia
Age: 5151, taxi driver. Sole breadwinner. Two children.
Kakha Mzhavanadze
Age: 5757, UNM supporter from Vani. Farmer. Former head of district election commission.
Kakhaber Kvachantiradze
Age: 5656, from Ozurgeti.
Khvicha Gogokhia
Age: 5454 years old. Exercising right to remain silent.
Koba Epitashvili
Age: 5959, from Sartichala. Has heart problems with two stents. Former singer and guitar teacher.
Konstantine Kokaia
Age: 6464, has 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Heart condition requiring 5 coronary artery bypass grafts. Participated in daily peaceful protests for 315 consecutive days.
Lasha Beridze
One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'
Lasha Ivanadze
Age: 3434, from Batumi, living in Tbilisi. Single father, sole provider for two young children (1st and 3rd grader). Previously worked at car wash.
Levan Jikia
Age: 5555, father of three, currently unemployed. Studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.
Levan Khabeishvili
One of the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM). Arrested near the offices of television channel Formula by officers of the State Security Service (SSG).
Mamuka Labuchidze
Age: 4949, lives in Tbilisi. Construction worker. Exercising right to remain silent.
Manuchar Mikeladze
Age: 4040, driver. Lives in rented apartment in Tbilisi with wife and two children. Sole breadwinner. Exercising right to remain silent.