The Western world has already sanctioned more than 230 representatives of the Georgian Dream, of whom 141 have been named publicly (see full list [1]), while the rest have been subject to anonymous visa / entry restrictions.

In addition to individuals, financial sanctions have also been imposed [2] on two Georgian Dream propaganda TV channels, Imedi and Postv. The UK sanctioned them for intentionally spreading false information about Russia's war in Ukraine.

The list of sanctioned persons includes members of government and Parliament, high-ranking officials of the law enforcement and security systems, Georgian Dream members and associates, judges, prosecutors and police officers, municipal leaders, business leaders, propagandists and family members of these individuals.

Democratic countries have imposed sanctions on these individuals for various reasons, including: brutally cracking down on peaceful protesters, undermining democracy, stalling Georgia’s European integration process, advancing Russian interests in Georgia, rigging elections, corruption, propaganda, and going against the will of the Georgian people.

Anonymous visa / entry bans

Since Spring 2024, several countries have imposed anonymous visa / entry bans on Georgian Dream representatives, affecting more than 200 individuals:

The United States – has imposed visa restrictions on more than 110 individuals (see full timeline below), including: members of the Georgian Dream party, members of Parliament, senior government and municipal figures, law enforcement and security officials, corrupt business leaders, propaganda actors, some private citizens, and family members of all these individuals.

The names of these individuals are not made public due to visa confidentiality laws. However, for each of these individuals, their immediate family members are also under visa restrictions, meaning that the actual number of affected individuals is several hundred. 

Germany – has imposed [3] anonymous entry bans [4] on 13 [5] Georgian citizens “primarily responsible for the violence against protesters and opposition members”. However, a local media organization has stated [6] that it had obtained the names of the initial 9 sanctioned persons from a reliable source.

Latvia – has imposed [7] anonymous entry bans [8] on 84 Georgian citizens [9].

Poland – has imposed [10] anonymous entry bans on 8 representatives of Georgian law enforcement authorities responsible for the violence against protesters.

No more visa free regime for Georgian diplomatic and service passports

On March 6, 2026, the European Commission’s decision to suspend [11] visa-free travel for Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports, entered into force.

It is likely that this restriction affects at least 1000 Georgian officials and their family members, based on the number of official positions that are eligible for a diplomatic or service passports (up to 700), the quotas allocated for various institutions to give out such passports to its employees (up to 200), as well as the ability of the Prime Minister to issue such passports on an ad hoc basis.

Full timeline of western sanctions against Georgian Dream

• February 24, 2026: United Kingdom [12], announces sanctions on two Georgian propaganda TV channels.
• September 30, 2025: Czech Republic [13], imposes sanctions on 5 Georgian officials responsible for brutal crackdowns during last year's and this year's protests.
• September 19, 2025: United Kingdom [14], announces sanctions targeting Georgia-linked supporters of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
• July 22, 2025: Lithuania [15] imposes entry bans on 10 more Georgian officials.
• July 17, 2025: Estonia [16] imposes entry bans on 19 more Georgian officials.
• July 14, 2025: Latvia [9] imposes anonymous entry bans on 55 more Georgian officials.
• April 17, 2025: Poland [10] imposes anonymous entry bans on 8 representatives of Georgian law enforcement authorities responsible for the violence against protesters.
• April 10, 2025: United Kingdom [17] imposes sanctions on 4 Georgian officials responsible for allowing serious human rights violations.
• April 2, 2025: United Kingdom [18] imposes sanctions on 2 Georgian judges engaged in corruption.
• March 24, 2025: Germany [4] imposes anonymous entry bans on 4 more Georgian officials responsible for the crackdown against protesters. 
• March 3, 2025: Estonia [19] imposed entry bans on 55 Georgian officials responsible for the prosecution of protesters by the judicial system and judiciary and law enforcement agencies.
• March 3, 2025: Latvia [8] imposes anonymous entry bans of 16 Georgian citizens.
• March 3, 2025: Lithuania [20] (Full Register [15]) imposes entry bans on 74 Georgian officials over severe human rights violations and repression.
• January 29, 2025: Czech Republic [21] imposes sanctions on 3 Georgian law enforcement officials responsible for the violent crackdown against demonstrators.
• December 31, 2024: Germany [3] imposes anonymous entry bands on 9 persons mainly responsible for the violence against protesters and opposition members.
• December 27, 2024: USA [22] imposes sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation.
• December 20, 2024: Latvia [7] imposes anonymous entry bans on 13 Georgian citizens.
• December 19, 2024: United Kingdom [23] imposes sanctions on 5 senior individuals responsible for violent attacks against journalists and peaceful protestors in Georgia.
• December 19, 2024: USA [24] imposes sanctions on 2 Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs officials for brutality against protesters, journalists, and politicians.
• December 19, 2024: USA [25] imposes visa restrictions on 12 Georgian individuals and their family members, including law enforcement and security officials who were involved in the violence against protesters, and municipal government officials who abused their power to restrict fundamental freedoms, including the right to vote without coercion or intimidation.
• December 15, 2024: Estonia [26] imposes entry bans on 14 Georgian officials for using undue force and brutal violence against the people of Georgia and for undermining democracy.
• December 15, 2024: Lithuania [27] imposes entry bans on 17 Georgian officials as a response to violence and oppression against peaceful protesters, journalists and the opposition.
• December 12, 2024: USA [28] imposes visa restrictions on 20 Georgians, including individuals serving as government ministers and in Parliament, law enforcement and security officials, and private citizens, responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Georgia.
• December 5, 2024: Ukraine [29] imposes sanctions on 19 Georgian officials for “selling out the interests of Georgia and its people”.
• December 2, 2024: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia [30] impose entry bans on 11 Georgian officials responsible for human rights abuses.
• September 16, 2024: USA [31] imposes visa restrictions on more than 60 Georgian individuals and their family members responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Georgia.  These individuals include senior government and municipal figures who abused their power to restrict the fundamental freedoms of the Georgian people, business leaders involved in corrupt practices, persons who have spread disinformation and promoted violent extremism, members of law enforcement who were involved in the beating of protesters, and members of parliament who played a critical role in advancing undemocratic legislation and restricting civil society.
• September 16, 2024: USA [32] imposes sanctions on 4 Georgians, including two high level law enforcement officials, responsible for human rights violations.
• June 6, 2024: USA [33] imposes visa restrictions on up to 30 Georgian Dream officials and their family members, including members of the Georgian Dream party, members of Parliament, representatives of the government and law enforcement bodies and private citizens, for undermining democracy in Georgia, such as undermining the freedom of peaceful assembly and association, violently attacking peaceful protesters, intimidating civil society representatives, and deliberately spreading disinformation at the direction of the Georgian government.
• September 14, 2023: USA [34] imposes sanctions on Georgia’s former Chief Prosecutor and Bidzina Ivanishvili’s key associate Otar Parstkhaladze for collaborating with a Russian FSB officer for the purpose of influencing Georgian society and politics for the benefit of Russia.
• April 5, 2023: USA [35] imposes visa restrictions on 4 Georgian judges due to their involvement in significant corruption.
• October 19, 2022: Ukraine [36] imposes sanctions on 4 relatives of Bidzina Ivanishvili for their cooperation with Russia.

European Parliament Resolution

On February 13, 2025, the European Parliament adopted another critical resolution [37], which does not recognize the self-proclaimed government of the Georgian Dream and calls on the party to halt violent repression and call for new elections. The resolution urges EU member states to freeze assets and personally sanction Bidzina Ivanishvili, his family, high-ranking officials of the Georgian Dream, the enablers in the business and state structures, and propagandists.

The European Parliament's resolution calls for the sanctioning of 31 individuals:

• Bidzina Ivanishvili – Honorary chair of the Georgian Dream party; a person responsible for the capturing of the Georgian state.
• Bidzina Ivanishvili’s family members – Wife Ekaterina Khvedelidze and children Uta, Tsotne, Bera, and Gvantsa Ivanishvili; Brother Alexandre Ivanishvili; Nephew Shmagi Kobakhidze; Cousin Ucha Mamasashvili.

• Irakli Kobakhidze, Shalva Papuashvili, Kakha Kaladze, Irakli Gharibashvili – Georgian Dream officials: Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, Mayor of Tbilisi, former Prime Minister, respectively.
• Vakhtang Gomelauri – (former) Minister of Internal Affairs.
• Grigol Liluashvili – (former) Head of the State Security Service.
• Natia Turnava – President of the National Bank.
• Ilia Tsulaia, Ivane Chkhartishvili, Sulkhan Papashvili, Giorgi Kapanadze – Prominent Georgian Dream affiliated businessmen.
• Tornike Rizhvadze – (former) Chairman of the Government of Adjara.
• Kakhi Bekauri – Chairman of the Communications Commission instrumentalizing the commission against independent and opposition aligned media.
• Lasha Natsvlishvili – Georgian Dream propagandist.
• Vasil Maglaperidze and Tinatin Berdzenishvili – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Public Broadcaster and Director General, respectively; persons having turned the Public Broadcaster into a Georgian Dream propaganda [38] channel.
• Mikheil Chinchaladze and Levan Murusidze – Leaders of a small group of influential judges in control of the Georgian judiciary in favor of the Georgian Dream.
• Irakli Rukhadze – Owner of the Georgian Dream main propaganda channel TV Imedi [39].
• Tamaz Gaishvili – Owner of Georgian Airways, a company involved in an international case of kidnapping [40] of a Bidzina Ivanishvili opponent; a direct beneficiary of the resumption of direct flights between Georgia and Russia.
• Anton Obolashvili and Gocha Enukidze – Businessmen and Georgian Dream MPs.

A European Commission List

On July 15, 2025, at the sidelines of the EU foreign ministers’ meeting, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, confirmed [41] to journalists that the EU foreign ministers had a list of 15 Georgian citizens ready for sanctions, which included two judges. However, due lack of consensus in the European Council, the decision to impose sanctions was postponed.