Heroes / Gmirebi
Georgia · gmirebi.ge
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryGeorgia
Age / Sex—
OccupationStudent
Arrested inRustaveli Avenue
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusReleased
Sentence—
Georgia · context
154documented 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
Lazare Maglakelidze, a bachelor's degree student at Sapienza University in Applied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, faced an unfortunate and brutal experience in Tbilisi on December 2, 2024. He was arrested on Rustaveli Avenue during a protest against the government's anti-Western statements and unlawful detentions. The charges against him included petty hooliganism, disobedience to a lawful police order, and insulting a police officer. Documented as having been subjected to torture/ill-treatment.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01«When I was arrested, I lay down and covered my head. I was kicked multiple times, and they took everything from my pockets »
02Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Lazare Maghlakelidze (PPW case cmpvwr12). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvwr12a00091vg1z537lv0x. Original data from Heroes / Gmirebi (https://gmirebi.ge/en/heroes/25).
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