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.