* 24 years of persecution by the Georgian authorities
* 4 arrests: October 14, 1995;
November 16, 2005; November 24, 2007;
September 10, 2016.
* 7 legal suits against Georgian authorities:
in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2008
* 14 years in the wanted list —
since December 9, 2005
* 3 months in custody (in absentia) —
sentence from December 9, 2005
* Political asylum. Refugee status in Russian Federation — February 26, 2008
* 9 years in custody (in absentia) —
sentence from September 24, 2008
