On 26 October 2024 the parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. The electoral process raised many concerns and objections among international observers, including the OSCE. Shortly after the elections, the newly formed government announced the suspension of Georgia’s integration process with the European Union. This political decision had met with a great disapproval from the citizens who on 28 November 2024 took to the streets to express their discontent. These protests have been violently dispersed by the authorities.

In response to these events on 18 December 2024 Senate of the Republic of Poland in solidarity with thousands of Georgian citizens adopted a resolution (“Monitor Polski” from 27 December 2024 r., pos. 1097). The Senate condemned the use of force against demonstrators and stated that, “the brutal suppression of the civil protests is further proof that Georgia, a nation so close to Poles’ hearts, is following in the Russian footsteps”.

Since 28 November 2024 Georgian citizens have been continuously protesting, defending the best interest of their country and demanding a return to the pro-European trajectory. Every day they have been gathering on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. Sadly simultaneously the state repression has also been increasing.

The demonstrators are being brutally arrested, detained and intimidated. The sanctions are being imposed onto the members of the opposition and independent journalists. Moreover the ruling party has adopted new regulations, providing a legal basis for imposing disproportionate fines for blocking roads. As a result people are being detained in prisons for expressing their views.

One of this year’s Sakharov Prize laureates, next to fearless Andrzej Poczobut, is Mzia Amaglobeli – Georgian journalist and director of online news portals Batumelebi and Netgazeti. In January 2025 she was convicted for participation in anti-government protests in Georgia and sentenced to two years in prison. As the European Parliament has noted while presenting its decision, she has become the first female political prisoner since the fall of the Georgian communist regime.

On 4 October 2025 the local elections in Georgia took place. Due to the unstable political situation and the civil disorder they were boycotted by the democratic opposition which resulted in the low voter turnout.

We do believe that the ongoing protests of Georgian citizens are a clear manifestation of their dreams of independent, sovereign, European and democratic state. As such they should not fall out of sight of the international community. The passing of time cannot result in the loss of hope nor become a reason for the lack of interest in the future fate of Georgia, especially the perspective of its membership in the European Union.

In the view of described events and in relation to the Senate’s resolution from 18 December 2024 we would like to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs the following questions:

1. What steps are being taken by the Polish diplomatic service in order to exert political pressure on the Georgian authorities to put an end to the repression towards demonstrators and to hold free elections in accordance with international standards?
2. Is the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs taking any individual actions in this matter, apart from efforts shared with the European Union’s bodies and the European External Action Service?
3. Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plan to monitor the proceedings against the demonstrators or other people persecuted on the political grounds?
4. Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plan to formally appeal for the release of Mzia Amaglobeli?

Adam Bodnar
Grzegorz Schetyna