Heroes / Gmirebi
Georgia · gmirebi.ge
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryGeorgia
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Categorypolitical
Statusunknown
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Georgia · context
155documented cases
7 urgent · 35 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
5
Social Media
1
Political
142
Protest
3
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Giorgi Akhobadze, a 43-year-old anesthesiologist-reanimatologist and staunch pro-European activist, was abruptly arrested on drug charges. This came as a shock to many, given his vocal participation in protests against the "Russian Law." Akhobadze had been actively providing medical advice to demonstrators and openly sharing his political views on social media. Charged under Article 260 of the Georgian Criminal Code. Documented as having been subjected to torture/ill-treatment.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01«The fight will go on until the end!»
- 02«That thing they accuse me of, I did not put it in my pocket, they put it there»
- 03«There is no evidence in nature that will prove my guilt and justify my imprisonment!»
- 04«I think and feel that this movement today is the last chance we must take»
02Charges
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 260
03Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Giorgi Akhobadze (PPW case cmpvwqx4). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvwqx4b00001vg166wcvduy. Original data from Heroes / Gmirebi (https://gmirebi.ge/en/heroes/60).
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