Database/Political Prisoners

Political Prisoners

Complete registry of Georgia's political prisoners — documented cases of those detained, sentenced, or persecuted for exercising democratic rights.

113
Currently Imprisoned
46
Sentenced
67
Pretrial Detention
8
Released / Acquitted
15
On Bail
6
On Hunger Strike

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.

67 results

Levan Khabeishvili

Pretrial Detention
Potential: 4-7 years
Art. 339.2

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: 49
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

49, lives in Tbilisi. Construction worker. Exercising right to remain silent.

Manuchar Mikeladze

Age: 40
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

40, driver. Lives in rented apartment in Tbilisi with wife and two children. Sole breadwinner. Exercising right to remain silent.

Mikheil Toloraia

Age: 37
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

37-year-old cook. Displaced person from Abkhazia. Son of Gia Toloraia, also detained. Has a young child. Family's sole breadwinner. No criminal record.

Mindia Shervashidze

Age: 33
Pretrial Detention
Potential: Up to 2 years
Art. 126.1b

33 years old.

Murtaz Zodelava

Pretrial Detention
Potential: Up to 9 years
Art. 19-222.2aArt. 225.1Art. 317

One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'

Nana (Nanu) Sanderi

Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

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: 50
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

50, marketing specialist. Former marketing manager at Geocell. Taught at GIPA.

Paata Burchuladze

Pretrial Detention
Potential: Up to 9 years
Art. 19-222.2aArt. 225.1Art. 317

One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'

Paata Manjgaladze

Pretrial Detention
Potential: Up to 9 years
Art. 225.1

One of the five members of the 'October 4 Organizing Committee.'

Ramaz Jorbenadze

Age: 40
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

40, from Tsalka. Sole caregiver for elderly deaf mother (second-degree disabled pensioner).

Ramaz Mamuladze

Age: 44
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

44, formerly school director for 13 years (dismissed for political views). Degrees in economics and law. Cares for blind mother.

Saba Kordzaia

Age: 25
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

25, chef from Senaki. Divorced, has 3-year-old child. Lives with grandmother who has cancer. Family in severe financial hardship.

Sergo Megrelishvili

Age: 45
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

45, displaced person living in IDP settlement in Samtredia. Socially vulnerable. Sole provider earning 20 GEL/day.

Simon Makharadze

Age: 22
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

22, orphan from Shemoqmedi village, Ozurgeti. Lives in poverty, works in rural areas.

Sulkhan Abralava

Age: 48
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

48, originally from Sukhumi. Married with 6-year-old child. Self-employed handyman. Had kidney surgery 3 years ago for malignant tumor.

Sulkhan Tugushi

Age: 41
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

41, self-employed, Tbilisi.

Tamar Lortkipanidze

Age: 48
Pretrial Detention
Potential: 4-7 years
Art. 126Art. 353.1

48-year-old longtime participant in pro-European, anti-government protests.

Temur Kurtsikidze

Age: 25
Pretrial Detention
Art. 19-222.2aArt. 225.2

25, from Tbilisi.

Tornike Mchedlishvili

Age: 27
Pretrial Detention
Art. 225Art. 222

27, bartender from Tbilisi, originally from Kakheti.

Last updated: March 2026