December 11, 2025
BBC’s Investigative Report on the Possible Use of Toxic Chemicals During Protest Dispersal in Georgia and the Subsequent Developments
What did the BBC’s investigation reveal?
What did the BBC’s investigation reveal?
Protests in Georgia continue and, as of 20 November 2025, have been ongoing uninterrupted for 359 days. Demonstrators are protesting the decision of the ruling party, Georgian Dream, to halt Georgia’s EU integration path.
Evidence of torture, inhumane and degrading treatment, and violence against protesters; Attacks committed by government-backed violent groups; Incidents of attacks on journalists; Politically motivated criminal charges against protest participants;
This report has been prepared by Georgia’s European Orbit and the Human Rights Center of the University of Georgia. The document serves informational purposes and consolidates the findings and legal assessments of human rights lawyers based on collected evidence.
Information on the Ongoing Repression of Protesters, Civil Society, Media, and Political Opponents in Georgia Part VII (April 1 – July 1, 2025)
This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the manipulation and rigging of the 2024 parliamentary elections in Georgia. It draws on extensive evidence from domestic and international election observation missions, media reports, and analyses from international organizations, including the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).
Information on the Ongoing Repression Against Pro-European Protesters and the Initiated Anti-Democratic Legislation in Georgia Part VI (February 10 – March 14, 2025)
Information Regarding Inhuman and Degrading Treatment, Unlawful Detentions, Ongoing Political Repression in Public Offices, and Anti-Democratic Legislation Targeting Participants of Pro-European Demonstrations in Georgia Part V (January 20 – February 10, 2025)
Information on Unlawful Detentions, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment, Violence, and Political Repression Against Participants of the Pro-European Protests in Georgia Part IV (19 December, 2024 – 19 January, 2025 )
Evidence of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and persecution against protest participants in Georgia Part III (9-18 December)
Evidence of Torture, Ill-Treatment, illegal persecution and Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters in Georgia, Part II (5-9 December, 2024)
Evidence of Torture, Ill-Treatment, and Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters in Georgia (November 28–December 5, 2024)