This thread is about what life looks like in Georgian detention facilities.
These are the places where protesters are held on administrative charges and what happens inside is brutal.
This is the reality under Georgia’s pro-Russian, illegitimate government.
Let’s begin 🧵👇
These are the places where protesters are held on administrative charges and what happens inside is brutal.
This is the reality under Georgia’s pro-Russian, illegitimate government.
Let’s begin 🧵👇
1/16
When activists are sentenced to imprisonment, they’re taken to detention facilities.
I’ll show you the best kind of place, the one I was in
and you can imagine how much worse the rest can be.
When activists are sentenced to imprisonment, they’re taken to detention facilities.
I’ll show you the best kind of place, the one I was in
and you can imagine how much worse the rest can be.
2/16
You're placed in a tiny room with two prison bunk beds, one table and four chairs, all of them bolted to the floor, so you can't move anything.
In the best case, the toilet is separated. In others facilities everything’s just packed together in one space.
You're placed in a tiny room with two prison bunk beds, one table and four chairs, all of them bolted to the floor, so you can't move anything.
In the best case, the toilet is separated. In others facilities everything’s just packed together in one space.
3/16
You’re allowed one 10-minute shower every three days.
Not sure if you can even shave, too many things are restricted and it’s all tightly controlled.
You’re allowed one 10-minute shower every three days.
Not sure if you can even shave, too many things are restricted and it’s all tightly controlled.
4/16
You get 30 minutes of TV per day, not in your room. They move you to another space for that.
There are a few channels, so that half-hour is all the “fun” you get.
You get 30 minutes of TV per day, not in your room. They move you to another space for that.
There are a few channels, so that half-hour is all the “fun” you get.
5/16
You also get 25 minutes of “walk” outside.
But don’t let that word fool you, it’s just a walled yard with maybe a glimpse of sunlight if you're lucky.
You can try to work out, but how much can you do in 25 minutes?
And if you sweat, good luck, no shower for two more days.
You also get 25 minutes of “walk” outside.
But don’t let that word fool you, it’s just a walled yard with maybe a glimpse of sunlight if you're lucky.
You can try to work out, but how much can you do in 25 minutes?
And if you sweat, good luck, no shower for two more days.
6/16
Cells hold up to 4 people. You get 3 meals a day, but the food is everything except good.
When I was there for 2 days, they gave me none of these “privileges”, no walk, no TV, no shower.
Just food.
And they skipped the third meal and lied to me. XD
Cells hold up to 4 people. You get 3 meals a day, but the food is everything except good.
When I was there for 2 days, they gave me none of these “privileges”, no walk, no TV, no shower.
Just food.
And they skipped the third meal and lied to me. XD
7/16
My case was different, I wasn’t sentenced by a judge, just arrested by criminal police.
Only sentenced people get access to the “benefits.”
The only thing I had was a book.
My case was different, I wasn’t sentenced by a judge, just arrested by criminal police.
Only sentenced people get access to the “benefits.”
The only thing I had was a book.
8/16
But about the books:
There’s no library. Just a few old books, some in Georgian, some in Russian.
Maybe that was just my building.
The books were mostly destroyed. Some were unreadable.
I need glasses to read, but they took them, said I didn’t need them.
But about the books:
There’s no library. Just a few old books, some in Georgian, some in Russian.
Maybe that was just my building.
The books were mostly destroyed. Some were unreadable.
I need glasses to read, but they took them, said I didn’t need them.
9/16
If you’re sentenced, you can order books through friends or family, but not all kind of shape books are allowed.
Still, reading is tough. The light is terrible. Reading hurts your eyes.
And at night? You can’t turn off the lights. Even for sleep.
If you’re sentenced, you can order books through friends or family, but not all kind of shape books are allowed.
Still, reading is tough. The light is terrible. Reading hurts your eyes.
And at night? You can’t turn off the lights. Even for sleep.
10/16
There’s one tiny window with a metal grid.
I was “lucky”, mine faced the parking lot. That was my only entertainment.
There’s also a tiny window in the toilet area so guards can watch you.
Plus, two security cameras.
They’re always watching.
There’s one tiny window with a metal grid.
I was “lucky”, mine faced the parking lot. That was my only entertainment.
There’s also a tiny window in the toilet area so guards can watch you.
Plus, two security cameras.
They’re always watching.
11/16
Food can be sent by family or friends, but again, there are restrictions. Not everything is allowed.
Food can be sent by family or friends, but again, there are restrictions. Not everything is allowed.
12/16
You don’t see anyone except guards and lawyers.
So you’re either totally alone or stuck with cellmates.
Most of the time, they keep you alone, to make you suffer more.
You don’t see anyone except guards and lawyers.
So you’re either totally alone or stuck with cellmates.
Most of the time, they keep you alone, to make you suffer more.
13/16
And the worst part?
People aren’t sentenced to 2 days. Some get 12, 30, even 45 or 60 days can be carged in these conditions.
And the worst part?
People aren’t sentenced to 2 days. Some get 12, 30, even 45 or 60 days can be carged in these conditions.
14/16
Spending 22 hours a day in such a cell, even for 12 days, is torture.
You can lose your mind in there.
Now imagine someone sentenced to 30 days.
60 is a full nightmare.
Spending 22 hours a day in such a cell, even for 12 days, is torture.
You can lose your mind in there.
Now imagine someone sentenced to 30 days.
60 is a full nightmare.
15/16
This is a new wave of repression by Georgia’s pro-Russian regime.
I tried to show what life is really like in these facilities.
I got through 2 days mostly by sleeping, but I don’t think anyone can sleep through 60 days of this.
This is a new wave of repression by Georgia’s pro-Russian regime.
I tried to show what life is really like in these facilities.
I got through 2 days mostly by sleeping, but I don’t think anyone can sleep through 60 days of this.
16/16
We have dozens of prisoners, some in prisons, others in detention facilities.
Still, we’re not afraid. We will fight until victory and this isn’t just pretty words. It’s what I feel and what I truly believe.
Fire to oligarchy, freedom to all political prisoners 🇬🇪🇪🇺✊🔥
We have dozens of prisoners, some in prisons, others in detention facilities.
Still, we’re not afraid. We will fight until victory and this isn’t just pretty words. It’s what I feel and what I truly believe.
Fire to oligarchy, freedom to all political prisoners 🇬🇪🇪🇺✊🔥
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