Mearakishvili complained about the possibility of being left without housing in Georgia.
Tamara Mearakishvili, expelled from South Ossetia on charges of espionage, complained that she might end up without housing in Georgia.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in mid-August, Tamara Mearakishvili urged the acting head of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, to address the situation regarding her expulsion and allow her to return from Georgia to her homeland. She reminded that it is the president's duty, for whom Kambolov ran, to protect the constitutional rights of the residents.
On December 22, 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office of South Ossetia reported that a criminal case had been initiated against a citizen of Georgia for espionage. According to the security forces, Tamara Mearakishvili, while in South Ossetia, collected and transmitted information about strategically important facilities. On December 31, by court decision, Mearakishvili was expelled from South Ossetia and delivered to Georgia. The lawyer reported that he was not notified about the expulsion of his client. On January 3, Mearakishvili stated that she had not yet decided whether to appeal the court's decision but wanted to return to her homeland. In mid-January, the activist filed a cassation appeal against the decision of the Tskhinvali City Court. On January 26, she reported pressure on her parents. On July 2, Tamara Mearakishvili published an open appeal to the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, in which she asked for safe return to Leningor and to return her documents. The activist also demanded an internal investigation regarding the police officers of Leningor for inaction. The appeals went unanswered.
After her expulsion, Tamara Mearakishvili, accused of espionage, ended up in a hospital in Gori, where she was taken by Georgian authorities. Money for renting an apartment in Tbilisi was raised by concerned people, but the rent is only paid until October. After the 11th, Tamara must vacate the housing, reports "Sapa Tskhinval".
"The Georgian authorities only make routine statements... In November, I don't know how to pay. I started a small business, but daily work and constant stress have brought me to a critical physical state. After my story was seen by the whole world, the Georgian authorities say that I lack the criteria to be settled even in a shelter for drug addicts and alcoholics. For this, I must be expelled for at least two years. And what should I do today? Live on the street for two years?" Mearakishvili complained.
According to her, she plans to hold a protest in the village of Ergneti when a meeting is taking place as part of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), and go with a poster: "Arrest me, prison is at least free".
Mearakishvili stated that she intends to do this to document that she remains homeless on the street. "So that international organizations, journalists, and representatives of other countries can resolve my issue," she said.
It should be noted that on September 30, Marat Kambolov, who won the early elections for the head of South Ossetia on September 18, took office as president. In this regard, the government resigned.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", after a meeting with Vladimir Putin on June 22, Alan Gagloev was appointed his advisor and announced his resignation as president of South Ossetia. The head of the republic's government, Marat Kambolov, was appointed as the acting president of South Ossetia. During Alan Gagloev's presidency, the degradation of political and social institutions continued in South Ossetia, and the outflow of the population from the republic reached such scales that a new presidential candidate was sent from outside, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" stated.