Elene Khoshtaria was transferred from prison to a Tbilisi clinic.

The leader of the opposition Georgian party, convicted for damaging the mayor of Tbilisi's election poster, was transferred from the Rustavi prison to a capital clinic for examination.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 27, the leader of the "Droa" party, Elene Khoshtaria, announced that she was returning from the "Vivamed" clinic back to the Rustavi prison, as the first stage of her treatment was completed.

Elene Khoshtaria was transferred from the Rustavi women's prison to the Todua clinic in Tbilisi. She was brought to the hospital in a wheelchair, "Interpressnews" reports today.

"As agreed, she is transferred to the clinic for examination about once a month, and once a month she needs to [take] a specific medication. Her health condition is more or less normal, but it cannot be said that she has recovered. At the moment, she is in the Todua clinic," the agency quotes a spokesperson for the "Droa" party.

Recall that on March 24, a court in Tbilisi sentenced Elene Khoshtaria to 1.5 years of imprisonment, finding her guilty of damaging the election banner of the mayor of Tbilisi, the secretary general of the "Georgian Dream" Kakhaber Kaladze. Khoshtaria left the inscription "Russian Dream" on Kaladze's election banner during a protest in September 2025, who still holds this position. According to the prosecution, the substance used to make the inscription damaged the poster so much that it could not be restored.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. On October 28, protesters gathered in the center of Tbilisi to mark the 700th day of continuous actions with a musical performance, striking drums 700 times.

Security forces conducted harsh dispersals of protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. During the protests, thousands of people faced administrative prosecution. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report on "The Main Points on the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".