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.
Mikheil Toloraia
Age: 3737-year-old cook. Displaced person from Abkhazia. Son of Gia Toloraia, also detained. Has a young child. Family's sole breadwinner. No criminal record.
Murtaz Zodelava
One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'
Nana (Nanu) Sanderi
Activist who lived in Stuttgart, Germany for 16 years. Describes herself as a "Georgian fighting for freedom." Leader of a national liberation movement called "Georgia's Pulse."
Nika Gvencadze
Age: 5050, marketing specialist. Former marketing manager at Geocell. Taught at GIPA.
Paata Burchuladze
One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'
Paata Manjgaladze
One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'
Ramaz Jorbenadze
Age: 4040, from Tsalka. Sole caregiver for elderly deaf mother (second-degree disabled pensioner).
Ramaz Mamuladze
Age: 4444, formerly school director for 13 years (dismissed for political views). Degrees in economics and law. Cares for blind mother.
Saba Kordzaia
Age: 2525, chef from Senaki. Divorced, has 3-year-old child. Lives with grandmother who has cancer. Family in severe financial hardship.
Sergo Megrelishvili
Age: 4545, displaced person living in IDP settlement in Samtredia. Socially vulnerable. Sole provider earning 20 GEL/day.
Simon Makharadze
Age: 2222, orphan from Shemoqmedi village, Ozurgeti. Lives in poverty, works in rural areas.
Sulkhan Abralava
Age: 4848, originally from Sukhumi. Married with 6-year-old child. Self-employed handyman. Had kidney surgery 3 years ago for malignant tumor.
Sulkhan Tugushi
Age: 4141, self-employed, Tbilisi.
Temur Kurtsikidze
Age: 2525, from Tbilisi.
Tornike Mchedlishvili
Age: 2727, bartender from Tbilisi, originally from Kakheti.
Vakhtang Phitskhelauri
Age: 3333, activist from Gori. Cellphone repair technician.
Vladimer Gvelesiani
Age: 4343, from Batumi, lives in Tbilisi. Construction worker. Sole caregiver for elderly mother.
Yuri Lomidze
Age: 3131, former soldier and police officer. Served in Afghanistan 2013-2020. Married with two young children. Sole breadwinner.
Zakro Albutashvili
Age: 6666, security guard at 37 Rustaveli Avenue. Has only one kidney (other removed in 2015 due to cancer).
Zurab Chavchanidze
Age: 5959, known as 'flag bearer from Batumi.' Displaced from Abkhazia, self-taught artist. Sole caretaker of ill wife. Survives on 45 GEL/month welfare allowance.