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.
Saba Skhvitaridze
Member of the Akhali Party.
Sergey Kukharchuk
Age: 2727-year-old Ukrainian citizen from Kherson. Has wife and two children. Does not speak Georgian.
Tornike Goshadze
Age: 2626-year-old, worked in a restaurant helping his family pay off a mortgage. Father passed away three years ago. Family is socially vulnerable; lives with mother and sister.
Valeri Tetrashvili
Arrested in Kazbegi.
Zviad Ratiani
Poet and translator. Previously brutally beaten by riot police on November 29, 2024, sustaining a fracture of the fifth vertebra, broken nasal bone and septum. Attacked again by masked men on December 12, 2024. No one held accountable for either attack.
Elene Khoshtaria
Founder of the political party Droa! movement and a member of the Coalition for Change. Detained after writing protest slogans on ruling party campaign banners.
Abo Naveriani
Age: 4242, from Mestia. Builder. Lives with 72-year-old mother.
Aleksandre Chilachava
Age: 4444-year-old political activist from Zugdidi. Higher education degree, currently unemployed. Protested daily for nearly a year.
Aleksandre Elisashvili
Opposition politician.
Aleksandre Gogoladze
Age: 6363, Tbilisi resident. Runs car parts shop. Grandfather of twins. Suffers from bladder cancer and history of heart attack.
Aleksandre Khabeishvili
Age: 3535, socially vulnerable citizen from Abasha. UNM member. Father of 5-year-old with health issues. Unemployed.
Amiran Dolishvili
Age: 2121, from Mukhrovani (Mtskheta region). Was preparing for surgery at time of arrest.
Anton Vardanidze
Avtandil Surmanidze
Age: 30Ukrainian war veteran. Spent over three years in Ukraine fighting against Russia. Originally from Khulo. Served as an instructor and missile operator in an air defense battalion. Was home visiting his socially vulnerable family.
Avtandil Topchishvili
Age: 4848, sole breadwinner. Two children. Wife undergoing cancer treatment. Works as welder.
Bachana Akhalaia
Former Minister of Defense. Previously spent 9.5 years in prison after 2012 arrest.
Beka Kelekhsashvili
Age: 2121, self-employed, lives with mother. Has prior conviction (drug-related), was serving suspended sentence.
Beka Machavariani
Age: 3535, taxi driver. Takes psychotropic medication. Serious financial difficulties. Exercising right to remain silent.
David Ghurtskaia
Age: 2727, from Zugdidi. Father of young child. Worked as chef. Wife is unemployed.
David Giunashvili
Age: 6969, displaced from Tskhinvali. Works in construction.