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.
Tornike Toshkhua
Age: 3737-year-old former public servant (Revenue Service).
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.
Zurab Menteshashvili
Age: 6161-year-old long-time protest participant. First Georgian protester criminally charged under new road-blocking laws.