Gvantsa Samkharadze
LL.M, International Law | Advocate for Human Rights in Georgia | F1 enthusiast | Sharing insights on Law, Politics and Global Issues 🇬🇪🇪🇺
- A civil activist, Tamila Mearakishvili has been arrested in Tskhinvali by the occupying de facto regime. She is accused of “espionage” and faces up to 20 years in prison. Her relatives fear she is being held in inhumane conditions and warn that her life may be in danger. #Georgia
- According to her friends and family, Tamila was the only voice openly speaking out about abuses and everyday injustices under occupation.
- Days after his release, opposition leader Zurab Japaridze is being targeted again. Prosecutors now seek bail over the absurd charge of “assisting hostile foreign activities.” The call came the same day Coalition For Change urged 9 intl bodies to investigate alleged chemical attacks on protesters.
- It’s been 7 days since the @BBC ‘s investigative film and Ivanishvilis’ Georgian Dream party still has not told us what chemicals they sprayed on us during the 2024 #GeorgiaProtests
- 🧵 One day after the BBC investigation was released, I am still shaken as a Georgian, as a civilian, and as a jurist by the findings regarding the alleged use of camite during the recent #GeorgiaProtests in Tbilisi. youtu.be/z4-koO916Gk?...
- Even though I’ve spent years openly saying GD is a non-democratic force and I’ve personally witnessed brutal crackdowns, the idea that a substance with SUCH SEVERE and long-lasting effects might have been deployed against us is not just disturbing, it’s horrifying. And most importantly-it’s a crime
- These allegations must therefore be treated with absolute seriousness. Georgia needs a transparent, independent,scientifically and legally grounded investigation. At this point, international expertise,including the OPCW, is essential. Anything less undermines public trust and our collective future.
- I often say that you can read thousands of books, legal texts, or historical accounts but realizing that dystopia is no longer theoretical but real, is something far more painful.
- BBC reports evidence Ivanishvili’s regime used WWI-era “camite” (Bromobenzyl cyanide) in water-cannons against protesters, causing long-lasting harm. Since April 9, 1989, no chemical weapons had been used on Georgian civilians. If true, a grave crime by Ivanishvili & GD. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Ivanishvili’s regime arrested 26 citizens within a few hours. #TerrorinGeorgia
- 🇬🇪 In last two days Georgian Dream party arrested 14 protesters and put one of them in “compulsory psychiatric care”. However despite their repression Rustaveli avenue remains blocked.
- Today the regime arrested journalist Keta Tsitskishvili for allegedly blocking the road during protest. Take a look at her expression - Do the regime really think that they can frighten Keta or other brave Georgian people? #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- During the day, Ivanishvili’s regime arrested 11 citizens. #TerrorinGeorgia
- BREAKING: Ivanishvili’s Chief Prosecutor confirms that homes of former PM Irakli Garibashvili, former State Security Service head Grigol Liluashvili, former Prosecutor General Otar Partskhaladze, and 5 others were searched this morning. #Georgia
- Authorities seized electronic devices, documents, and cash. The raids were part of the ongoing State Security Service investigation.
- 1/6 ⚠️ New Repressive Laws Passed in Georgia - Key Risks Yesterday, Georgian Dream party rushed through and signed into law a series of highly restrictive bills that severely limit the right to protest and political participation. Here are the 🧵 of the most alarming parts:
- 2/6 1. Criminalization of Protest: Covering your face with a mask, blocking a road, or even setting up a temporary structure at a rally can now lead to up to 15 days in jail and 20 days if you are an organizer.
- 3/6 2. From Administrative to Criminal Offenses: If any of these acts are repeated within a year, they become criminal offenses, punishable by up to 1 year in prison, or up to 4 years if committed by an organizer with “serious consequences.”
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View full thread6/6 The Georgian Dream regime has long relied on laws and violence to silence dissent, but now it’s tightening the grip even further. They went into full-scale campaign mode to erase resistance entirely! #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 1/2 Dear friends, the regime has arrested Gela Khasaia - a member of @CoalitionGEO and a brave man who has protested against GD government for years. Unlike previous detentions, this time he faces criminal charges in a clearly politically motivated case. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 2/2 “I am fine. If their aim is to frighten us, the only thing I fear is losing our country.” - says Gela, in a letter sent from detention. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 1/3 Today was a very tough day in Georgia👇🏻 * Anti-Putin activist Anton Chechin was sentenced to 8.5 years by Ivanishvili’s court. * Judge Jvebe Natchkebia sent eight prisoners of conscience to prison for 2–2.5 years each - all of them honorable and courageous men. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 2/3 * At midday, Georgian Dream’s sham parliamentary commission released a conclusion blaming Georgia’s then-government - and indirectly Georgia itself - for starting the 2008 Russo-Georgian war. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
- 3/3 Police arrested 23 citizens near Parliament, protesting against Georgian Dream’s treacherous actions Tomorrow will also be a heavy day - Ivanishvili’s court is set to decide the fate of 12 more prisoners of conscience. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorinGeorgia
- Happy Independence Day, #Ukraine ! Georgia is with you 🇬🇪
- “In the case file there are clothes that I wore, but they did not include the shirt, which was bloodstained. I will not speak further about the torture I endured, how they blackmailed me, threatened me, and tortured me… I finished, Your Honor,” said Archil Museliants in his final court statement.
- Prisoner of conscience, Archil Museliantsi was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a 3,000 GEL fine. #TerrorinGeorgia
- 🚨 Trump says he has spoken with Putin after meeting Zelenskyy & European leaders. Plans are underway for a direct Zelenskyy-Putin meeting, followed by a trilateral with #Trump himself. A “very good, early step” toward ending the 4-year war, he claims. Glory to #Ukraine 🇺🇦!
- ‼️ A hair analysis has confirmed that no traces of drug use were found in the body of prisoner of conscience Nika Katsia, who is accused by Ivanishvili’s prosecution of possession of narcotic substances. Katsia maintains that the regime planted the drugs on him. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 1/2 We are at the court hearing of prisoners of conscience - Temur Zasokhashvili and Davit Lomidze. Both asked the judge to deliver an objective ruling. Both are innocent. But Ivanishvili’s Judge Nino Galustashvili sentenced them to 4 years and 6 months in prison. #TerrorinGeorgia
- 2/2 Today is Temur’s birthday. On his own birthday, he was forced to hear a verdict handed down by the regime. After delivering the verdict, Galustashvili said: “You can request a pardon.” The boys replied: “There will be no request for pardon.” #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 1/3 August 7, 2008 – the day #russia launched a full-scale military invasion of #Georgia. Not August 8. Not a reaction. A premeditated act of war - planned, executed, and then buried beneath layers of lies.
- 2/3 For 16 years, 🇷🇺 has tried to rewrite this truth: claiming it acted “after” Georgia, spinning aggression as defense, and framing war as “peacekeeping.” But facts matter. Dates matter. Lives lost matter. When we echo their false narrative, even unknowingly, we help the aggressor hide its crime.
- 3/3 Today, we remember the truth. We remember the lives taken. We remember the invasion that began on August 7 And we will never forget. #Augustwar #RussiaIsATerroristState
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- Reposted by Gvantsa SamkharadzeRemember Ivanishvili’s Judge Nino Sakhelashvili who sentenced prisoner of conscience, @MziaAmaglobeli to 2 years in prison! #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- “An honest person cannot take responsibility for something they did not do”, - Maia Mtsariashvili, lawyer of Mzia Amaglobeli I bow my head before Mzia - a woman who is writing a chapter in the history of modern Georgia. #FreeMzia
- 🚨The Prosecutor’s Office admitted that prisoner of conscience, Saba Skhvitaridze did not know Mirian Kavtaradze was a police officer. The charge of attacking a police officer has been dropped entirely. According to Radio Liberty’s live blog, the prosecutor has reclassified the charge against Saba.
- 1/2 The PM of Georgian Dream, Irakli Kobakhidze, was asked what someone should do if they urgently need medical care in Europe and visa-free travel is suspended. His response? #TerrorinGeorgia
- 2/2 “It’s a shameful speculation… If you want to get high quality medical care in a specific area, there are other countries for that.” I honestly cannot imagine what kind of person says something like that. 😐 #TerrorinGeorgia
- Another witness testified in the trial of the 11 prisoners of conscience - Lasha Gelashvili, an employee of Special Task Department, who holds the status of a victim. Gelashvili claims he was hit by a stone on 30 November inside the perimeter of Parliament, but says he CANNOT IDENTIFY WHO THROW IT
- Each court hearing makes it increasingly clear that there is no evidence that the prisoners of conscience committed any crime! #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- Reposted by Gvantsa SamkharadzeWhat's happening in Georgia? How did it come to this? What can the int'l community do to reverse the slide into #authoritarianism? The first episode of our new #podcast is live: open.spotify.com/show/0VqoA7c... Please listen, follow and share. #StandWithGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- ‼️ Giorgi Bachiashvili, a former aide to Bidzina Ivanishvili and now a political prisoner is reportedly being tortured in prison. According to doctors, he has sustained multiple injuries to his head and body. #TerrorinGeorgia
- 23-year-old Mamuka Gatserelia, a Georgian, who fought at Azovstal in 2022, was captured by russian forces, and sentenced to life in prison by a russian court in 2024. What worries me most is that his family hasn’t heard from him in two months and the mother is asking for help. #Georgia #Ukraine️
- Georgian Dream’s latest statement accuses the EU and UK of suffering from a “value crisis” and being ruled by the “Deep State.” 🤡 Why? Because 17 EU foreign ministers and the EU’s top diplomat expressed concern over Georgia’s democratic backsliding. #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- “You’re looking at me so calmly, I really wonder - did you sleep peacefully last night after the verdict you handed down to Saba Jikia?” - prisoner of conscience Nika Katsia to Ivanishvili’s Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili. Mchedlishvili is sanctioned by Estonia #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- ‼️ Saliva was transferred onto the drug evidence - exposing a planted case against a prisoner of conscience, Dr.Giorgi Akhobadze At today’s court hearing, an independent expert testified that saliva belonging to Dr.Akhobadze had been artificially placed on the narcotics he is accused of possessing
- “I didn’t see who threw a stone at me from among the defendants; I can’t say who did or didn’t throw…” - Police officer Giorgi Janikashvili, testifying in court at the trial of the 11 prisoners of conscience. Credits: Radio Tavisupleba / Publika #TerrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
- 🇬🇪🇺🇦 “Long Live Georgia, Glory to Ukraine” - Sergey Kukharchuk, prisoner of conscience, at the trial. #GeorgiaProtests #Ukraine
- Tornike Rizhvadze, ex-head of Adjara, was shot in the chest and is in critical condition. Rumors suggest a suicide attempt, but even before this, talk was spreading that the regime had clashed with him over “black money,” accusing him of not paying into the party’s slush fund. #TerrorinGeorgia
