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Georgia

37Caution37 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49good confidence(7/7 dimensions)
What this score means
Extreme75 to 100
Severe and systematic. Device search, interception and detention over online activity are documented rather than theoretical. Reconsider what you carry and what you say.
High50 to 74
Substantial and consistently evidenced measures. Device inspection, monitored networks or restricted services should be expected rather than treated as unlikely.
Caution25 to 49
Some risk, and manageable with precautions. Measures are evidenced but are narrow, inconsistently applied, or the picture is mixed.
Low0 to 24
Ordinary precautions. No systematic device search, network restriction or prosecution of visitors for online speech is evidenced.

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Dimensions

Each dimension is scored independently, because the traveller who cares about legal exposure for what they have posted is often not the one carrying client data. Higher means more risk.

Speech and legal exposure

What legal risk attaches to what I have said online, or say while I am there?

77Extreme77 of 100, Extreme band, 75 to 100

good confidence9 independent sourcesEvidence is ageing: contributing sources are weighted at 64% of full strength.

Why this score (16 sources)

  • Freedom House 2026 scored GEO 2 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • Freedom House 2026 scored GEO 2 of 4 on free and independent media.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored GEO 2.83 of 4 on how routinely the government censors political content on social media, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored GEO 1.43 of 4 on how often people are arrested for political content they posted online, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • Georgia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

    US Department of State, Travel Advisories · observed 2025-03-13 · written for USA nationals

  • FCDO advice for Georgia: avoid_all_travel_to_parts.

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice · observed 2026-09-15 · written for GBR nationals

  • Georgia: Take normal security precautions

    Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories · observed 2026-09-24 · written for CAN nationals

  • Georgia (Georgien): No travel warning in force

    Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · observed 2026-02-20 · written for DEU nationals

  • At least 16 foreign journalists have been denied entry since 2022.

    Committee to Protect Journalists, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-07-31 · extracted by language model

  • These practices, the report says, include systemic torture, abuse of legislative power, and politically motivated prosecutions.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-04-10 · extracted by language model

  • During the first months of the protests, the GD government changed the concrete legal norm in the Administrative Code of Georgia by increasing the fine for blocking the road tenfold from GEL 500 to GEL 5,000 (approximately USD 1900).

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-03-19 · extracted by language model

  • The U.S State Department highly critical report also underlines “the arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including violence and threats of violence against journalists;” as well as “substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association” and “crimes involving violence or threats of violence targeting LGBTQ+ community.”

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2024-04-23 · extracted by language model

  • In 2025, the authorities also passed another “foreign agent” law, modelled on the US Foreign Agents Registration Act, extending registration requirements to individuals and introducing criminal liability, including imprisonment, for non-compliance.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-04 · extracted by language model

  • Three days later, Georgian authorities arrested Sadigov at his home after midnight for allegedly insulting a police officer on social media.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-04 · extracted by language model

  • On 25th July, Tbilisi City Court sentenced doctor and anti-government activist Giorgi Akhobadze to 25 days’ administrative detention over social media posts allegedly insulting Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Dream MP Levan Makhashvili and a police investigator.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-04 · extracted by language model

  • On April 5, 2026, Georgia deported journalist Afgan Sadygov to Azerbaijan after arresting him and finding him guilty of “insulting” a police officer on social media.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2026-04-20 · extracted by language model

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1 excluded source
  • Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search, observed 2023-07-01: aged out after 3 years.

Surveillance and interception

How comprehensively are communications intercepted, retained, and monitored, and is commercial spyware in use?

62High62 of 100, High band, 50 to 74

good confidence4 independent sourcesEvidence is ageing: contributing sources are weighted at 49% of full strength.

Why this score (12 sources)

  • Freedom House 2026 scored GEO 2 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored GEO 1.44 of 4 on how comprehensively the government monitors social media and private online communication, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored GEO 3.51 of 4 on how far privacy protection law shields communications from government access, where higher is freer. This measures what privacy law permits rather than what monitoring is practised, so it is read here as a constraint on interception rather than a measurement of it.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025 scored GEO 0.36 of 1 on whether freedom from arbitrary interference with privacy is effectively guaranteed, a measure built from expert assessments of warrantless interception of communications.

    World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index, sub-factor 4.6 · observed 2025-01-01

  • The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) plans to spend GEL 6,800,000 (about USD 2,500,000) to buy specialized forensic tools and licenses from Israeli Cellbrite to access and process data from mobile phones and laptops.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-02-27 · extracted by language model

  • Georgia has been using Polyface, a facial recognition system developed by the Moscow-based company Papillion AO, which is under Western sanctions, to identify protesters during pro-European demonstrations, according to a report by AlgorithmWatch, a non-governmental organization based in Berlin and Zurich.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2026-06-29 · extracted by language model

  • The use of biometric surveillance tools against protesters, in ways allegedly incompatible with ECtHR standards, along with continued arbitrary detentions and administrative fines, are highlighted as further abuses.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-04-10 · extracted by language model

  • The GYLA notes that the authorities rely on footage from the facial recognition cameras widely installed recently in Tbilisi and use them as primary “evidence” to fine protesters.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-03-19 · extracted by language model

  • The Innovations and Reforms Center estimates that there are at least 4,318 “smart cameras” installed across Georgia.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2025-02-07 · extracted by language model

  • The U.S State Department highly critical report also underlines “the arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including violence and threats of violence against journalists;” as well as “substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association” and “crimes involving violence or threats of violence targeting LGBTQ+ community.”

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2024-04-23 · extracted by language model

  • According to the GYLA statement, the practice of surveillance and data collection by state institutions has intensified in recent years and the state’s powers regarding wiretapping and surveillance have been further expanded.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2023-12-12 · extracted by language model

  • Early in 2022 “the country operationalized its Advanced Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record systems in close cooperation with airlines, international partners, and relevant government agencies”.

    Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search · observed 2023-12-04 · extracted by language model

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2 excluded sources
  • Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search, observed 2021-07-01: aged out after 5 years.
  • Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search, observed 2023-08-14: aged out after 3 years.

Network threat

How hostile is the network environment to a foreign visitor, from state actors and criminals alike?

32Caution32 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence3 independent sources

No reports were found of attacks, interception or fraud aimed at visitors using networks here. The score below is drawn from general indicators for this country rather than from anything observed about this risk, so it describes an absence of reports rather than evidence that the risk is absent.

What the score rests on (3 indirect sources)

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1 excluded source
  • Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search, observed 2024-01-27: aged out after 3 years.

Border device risk

How likely is my device to be searched, imaged, or seized at the border, and can I be compelled to unlock it?

28Caution28 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence6 independent sources

Why this score (6 sources)

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Encryption and VPN legality

Are VPNs and strong encryption lawful, and can I be required to install an application or hand over keys?

26Caution26 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence2 independent sources

Why this score (2 sources)

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored GEO 2.75 of 4 on whether the government regulates the internet in a way consistent with international human rights standards, where higher is freer. This does not establish whether encryption or VPN use is lawful. It measures internet regulation in general, and is used as indirect evidence because the only survey that reads encryption law directly was published in 2019.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • OONI confirmed blocking on 7 of 44,468 measurements of anonymity and censorship circumvention tools in GEO over the 90 days to 2026-10-16, a confirmed blocking rate of 0.02 percent, with 595 further results inconclusive.

    Open Observatory of Network Interference, OONI measurement data · observed 2026-10-16

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Connectivity continuity

How likely am I to lose access to the internet, or to the specific tools I depend on?

20Low20 of 100, Low band, 0 to 24

good confidence8 independent sources

Why this score (24 sources)

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Data jurisdiction

What happens to corporate or client data I carry into the jurisdiction?

18Low18 of 100, Low band, 0 to 24

moderate confidence1 independent source

Why this score (1 source)

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1 excluded source
  • Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search, observed 2024-09-24: aged out after 2 years.

Trend

02550751002026-08-162026-10-16

The overall score is up 1.7 points over 61 days, from 35.7 to 37.4. Most movement is the event overlay decaying rather than anything happening: a news signal loses half its weight every three weeks, so a score drifts back toward its structural baseline on its own. A step that holds is the one worth reading.

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Sources

This assessment draws on 14 sources: Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise; CIVICUS Monitor country updates; Civil Georgia, via a site scoped search; Committee to Protect Journalists, via a site scoped search; Freedom House, Freedom in the World; Freedom House, Freedom on the Net, obstacles to access; Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis; Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories; International Telecommunication Union, Global Cybersecurity Index; Open Observatory of Network Interference, OONI measurement data; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice; US Department of State, Travel Advisories; V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project; World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index, sub-factor 4.6. Every contributing claim is quoted with its origin and date above. Model version 0.12.0, computed 2026-10-16.

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