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 …