On October 14, 2025, the Strasbourg Court announced its decision on compensation in the case of Georgia v. Russia (IV) for the so-called continued occupation, the Ministry of Justice report.
According to the agency, the court shared the complex legal position and evidence presented by the Georgian government and, as a result, imposed an obligation on the Russian Federation to pay 253,018,000 euros in favor of more than 29,000 affected citizens of Georgia.
“As is known to the public, a decision was made on this case on April 9, 2024, which held Russia fully responsible for the mass harassment, detention, attacks, murders of the Georgian population in the occupied territories and along the occupation line, which is taking place against the background of the occupation of the territories of Georgia and the so-called borderization.
Today’s decision is a logical continuation of the historical cases won against Russia. In the so-called deportation case “Georgia v. Russia (I)”, which was related to the mass expulsion of Georgians from Russia, the Strasbourg Court imposed an obligation on the Russian Federation to pay up to 10 million euros for the mass deportation of ethnic Georgians and gross violations of their human rights. The public is also aware of the decision “Georgia v. Russia (II)” in the case of the August War of 2008, the Russian Federation was ordered to pay up to 130 million euros for mass violations committed against Georgian citizens during the August War and the subsequent period.
Although the Russian Federation is no longer a member of the Council of Europe, it remains legally obligated to enforce the decisions and is subject to appropriate fines for every day that passes.
Work on the enforcement of the aforementioned decisions is underway within the framework of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe with the active involvement of Georgia.
The Ministry of Justice of Georgia expresses its gratitude to the state agencies involved in collecting evidence and congratulates all of Georgia on this historic victory,” reads the information released by the Ministry of Justice.
