The Georgian Penitentiary Service rejected Zinovkina's claims regarding the conditions of detention and medical care.

Convicted Russian citizen Anastasia Zinovkina has received medical care in prison and does not require inpatient treatment, the Georgian Penitentiary Service stated in response to activists' demands.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," activists in Tbilisi gathered today outside the office of Public Defender Levan Ioseliani demanding assistance for convicted Anastasia Zinovkina, who suffers from spinal problems and requires treatment. Activists previously reported that Zinovkina had been transferred to a cell with video surveillance, but had not received medical care.

The Georgian Penitentiary Service today released a statement regarding the conditions of detention and medical care of Anastasia Zinovkina. The agency claims that Zinovkina consulted with a neurologist on October 29th, although the inmate herself stated that she lay in her cell all day without assistance and could not even walk to the restroom on her own.

According to the agency's statement, the living conditions in Zinovkina's cell "fully comply with legal requirements," and the prisoner receives "adequate medical care" consistent with her state of health.

"While serving her sentence, she received consultations with various medical specialists and was recommended laboratory and instrumental tests, including high-tech ones, both at the facility and at a civilian hospital. At the same time, the convicted Anastasia Zinovkina was consulted by a rehabilitation specialist and underwent therapeutic and rehabilitation exercises (...) As a result of the neurologist's consultation conducted on October 29, 2025, no acute neurological symptoms were detected," Publika quotes the agency's statement.

Officials added that "the convicted woman's health is satisfactory and does not require inpatient observation," which activists had demanded for Zinovkina.

“In a telephone conversation regarding October 29, Zinovkina gave a completely different version of the events of that day than the Special Penitentiary Service reports,” notes the Tbilisi_life Telegram channel.

Russian citizens Artem Gribul and Anastasia Zinovkina, who participated in protests in Tbilisi, were arrested in December 2024 on drug trafficking charges. They claim that evidence was planted against them and that security forces resorted to threats. On September 12, a Tbilisi court sentenced both to 8.5 years in prison. The "Caucasian Knot" published a report titled "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".