On the case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime
B-10-2026-0168
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, JanChristoph Oetjen, Nathalie Loiseau, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Malik Azmani, Olivier Chastel, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Helmut Brandstätter, Dan Barna, Petras Auštrevičius, Anna Stürgkh, Bernard Guetta, Dainius Žalimas, Hilde Vautmans, Svenja Hahn, Benoit Cassart, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
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- Full procedure 2026/2643
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This resolution condemns the politically motivated detention of Elene Khoshtaria and other political prisoners in Georgia, and calls for their immediate release.¶ It demands an independent investigation into ill-treatment and abuse of national security laws, and urges Georgia to stop using pre-trial detention for political repression.¶¶ It calls on EU institutions to make persecution a benchmark in EU-Georgia relations and consider targeted measures against responsible officials.¶ It encourages support for at-risk activists and journalists, expresses solidarity with the Georgian people, and considers engagement with authorities impossible until reversal of repression.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the politically motivated detention of Elene Khoshtaria and all individuals targeted for pro-European activities or peaceful dissent, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.¶
- Demands an independent and transparent investigation into allegations of ill-treatment in custody and abuse of national security legislation.¶
- Urges Georgian authorities to cease using pre-trial detention as a tool of political repression and to ensure judicial independence and due process.¶
- Calls on the Commission, Council and EEAS to treat persecution of political opponents as a benchmark in EU-Georgia relations and consider targeted measures against officials responsible.¶
- Encourages the Commission and Member States to support and protect Georgian activists, journalists, and opposition figures at risk.¶
- Expresses full solidarity with the Georgian people in their struggle for a European and democratic Georgia.¶
- Considers it impossible to engage with Georgian authorities until there is a clear reversal of repression; continues to recognise Salome Zourabichvili as Georgia's legitimate president.¶
Who is affected
- Elene Khoshtaria and other political prisoners in Georgia, who are to be released.¶
- Georgian authorities, who are urged to stop repression and ensure judicial independence.¶
- EU institutions (Commission, Council, EEAS), which are called on to consider targeted measures.¶
- Georgian activists, journalists, and opposition figures at risk, who should receive support and protection.¶
- Georgian people, with whom Parliament expresses solidarity.¶