Miladze v. Georgia

Legal summaryAugust 2026Miladze v. Georgia - 41585/23Judgment 19.5.2026 [Section IV]Article 10Article 10-1Freedom of expressionAdministrative conviction and minimum fine imposed on applicant for posting a TikTok video containing extremely crude and sexually explicit insults directed at identifiable public officials: no violationFacts – The applicant posted a TikTok video containing extremely crude and sexually explicit insults directed at identifiable public officials in the context of a public debate on urban transport reform in Tbilisi. The video quickly went viral. The authorities instituted administrative offence proceedings against the applicant under Article 166 § 1 of the Code of Administrative Offences (disorderly conduct) and Article 173 § 1 (disobeying or insulting a law-enforcement officer) of the same Code. The first-instance court convicted him of both offences and imposed a …