On January 21, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, visited Ksani Penitentiary Establishment No. 15 and met with life-sentenced prisoners. The Public Defender presented the prisoners ...

From November 20 to November 25, 2025, employees of the Criminal Justice Department of the Public Defender's Office held another round of trainings in public schools and higher education institutions ...

On December 4, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, visited defendant Aleksandre (Aleko) Elisashvili, who is being held in Penitentiary Institution No. 6, as well as other prisoners ...

On December 1, 2025, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited Penitentiary Establishment No. 1 located in Laituri. The Public Defender visited the newly opened women's unit, spoke with female defendant ...

Due to increased public interest, we would like to respond to media coverage of problems in penitentiary institutions, including Establishment No. 8. The National Preventive Mechanism of the Public De ...

From October 27 to November 7, 2025, employees of the Criminal Justice Department of the Public Defender's Office held regular trainings in schools and universities to raise awareness of justice issue ...

Given the high public interest, the Public Defender of Georgia presents information on the case of Anastasia Zinovkina. Public Defender's representatives have visited the prisoner 6 times since her ar ...

The Public Defender welcomes Nino Datashvili's release from detention. On October 28, 2025, the Public Defender filed an amicus curiae brief with the Tbilisi City Court. The document reviewed internat ...

From September 25 to October 2, 2025, the Public Defender's Office held another series of meetings in public schools in various regions of Georgia on the topic - “Child and Justice”. Emplo ...

On October 3, 2025, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani visited a semi-open and closed penitentiary establishment No. 12 in Rustavi, inspected infrastructure and met with representatives of the administra ...

On September 12, 2025, the Public Defender of Georgia visited Penitentiary Establishment No. 5 and met with female defendants/convicts. The Public Defender heard information from female prisoners abou ...

The Public Defender of Georgia has learned from a lawyer’s public appeal that lawyers have not been given the opportunity to meet with Levan Khabeishvili and Murtaz Zodelava for several hours no ...