Georgian Protester Released After Nine Months for Road-Blocking
Zurab Menteshashvili, a Georgian protester, has been released from prison after serving a nine-month sentence for repeatedly blocking a road during demonstrations. His release follows a period of incarceration for his protest activities.
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Georgian protester released after nine months in prison for ‘road-blocking’
Zurab Menteshashvili had been sentenced under the tightened protest legislation, which made repeated cases of blocking a road a criminal offence.
By Mikheil Gvadzabia
Read full article →Protester Zurab Menteshashvili Released From Prison After Nine-Month Sentence for ‘Repeated Road Blockage’
Zurab Menteshashvili, an active participant in Georgia’s anti-government and pro-EU protests, was released from prison on July 31 after serving a nine-month sentence for “repeated road blockage.” The offence for which he was convicted by Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Galustashvili in May was introduced under controversial amendments adopted in October 2025 that criminalized repeated …
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