Heroes / Gmirebi
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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryGeorgia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in Rustaveli 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
Zviad Maisashvili, a 23-year-old student, became a symbol of police brutality during pro-European demonstrations in Tbilisi. Video footage captured on November 30th shows police officers brutally beating Maisashvili. Documented as having been subjected to torture/ill-treatment.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01«Policemen were hitting me from all sides, and after that, I passed out.»
- 02«As soon as I took a few steps, a policeman came towards me and hit me, knocking me down. Within seconds, other policemen were around me and kicking me. I was shouting, 'Don't hit me,' but they kept hitting me, and I passed out. I don't remember anything else.»
- 03«This hasn't affected me negatively; I'm determined. I will recover and go back to the protests. It also helps that people are writing to me and saying that more people went to the protests because of me. This incident has given me even more motivation. »
- 04«That boy lying in the street, with long hair and a mustache, being kicked in the face by a policeman in black, that's my son. I just saw the footage. They weren't showing it to me, they were trying to protect me »
02Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 30, 2024
03Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zviad Maisashvili (PPW case cmpvwr15). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvwr156000a1vg1rkz1bgxq. Original data from Heroes / Gmirebi (https://gmirebi.ge/en/heroes/79).
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