Georgian oppositionist Nika Melia arrested in Tbilisi

'Crimes against state': Georgia launches criminal case against eight opposition leaders

Georgia

November 06, 2025

They are accused of “crimes against the state”

Georgian opposition figure arrested after testifying at Hague tribunal on 2008 war

Georgia

June 27, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin had already called for his arrest back in 2012

Opinion: Georgian Dream shifted from authoritarianism to dictatorship

Georgian Dream

June 27, 2025

"Jailing opponents and silencing dissent are hallmarks of dictatorship"

Georgia: Six opposition leaders jailed – what’s next?

Georgia

June 26, 2025

How the arrests of opposition figures are perceived in the country and in the West

Georgian NGOs: Ruling party has firmly embraced authoritarianism

Georgia

June 24, 2025

Non-governmental organisations have issued a statement in response to the arrest of opposition leaders in Georgia

Georgia jails three opposition leaders in one day, bringing total to six

Georgia

June 23, 2025

All of them are charged with failing to appear before the investigative commission led by Tea Tsulukiani

SJC: “Georgian Dream party uses administrative arrests as a tool to punish activists”

Georgia

June 02, 2025

“The initiation of administrative proceedings against activists and the use of imprisonment as punishment violate the Constitution of Georgia.”

Georgian opposition politician Nika Melia taken into custody

Nika Melia

May 30, 2025

On 29 May, he was arrested after refusing to pay bail for failing to appear before the parliamentary investigative commission.

Opposition politician Nika Melia arrested in Tbilisi

Nika Melia

May 29, 2025

Earlier, he had been ordered to pay 50,000 lari in bail for failing to appear before the parliamentary investigative commission.