Political Prisoners of Georgia
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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryGeorgia
Age / Sex22
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held atTbilisi, Gldani 7th M/D, N8 Institution
Categorypolitical
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Georgia · context
164documented cases
12 urgent · 35 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
7
Social Media
1
Political
146
Protest
4
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Mate Devidze, a 20-year-old man, (now 21) Georgian citizen and musician, was detained on November 19th during a protest demanding new elections on Melikishvili Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia. He was accused of assaulting three police officers, Giorgi Estatiashvili, Bidzina Zhamerashvili, and Levan Korelashvili, with a stick-like object. Charged under Article 353 of the Georgian Criminal Code. Documented as having been subjected to torture/ill-treatment.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01«If anyone thinks their contribution doesn't matter, let them realize that everything has value because we exist, because we are here for a reason.»
- 02«Each of us, each point, is different and equally important for freedom, for a European future, for life, which is the only correct form of existence.»
- 03«We all know that we are on the right path, a difficult but right path.»
02Charges
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 353
03Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 19, 2024
04Related
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Mate Devidze (TD case cmpvwqj9, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmpvwqj9h00061vfvyjgval32. Original data from Political Prisoners of Georgia (https://politpatimrebi.ge/index.php?id=13).
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