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US Congress warns Georgia about ‘democratic backsliding’

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US Congress warns Georgia about ‘democratic backsliding’

By DFWatch staff| 2013-06-17T02:02:22+04:00 June 16th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: criticism of cases against former Saakashvili officials|

President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. (Official photo.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A statement by the U.S Congress about defense cooperation with Georgia caused debate in the country on Saturday. Government officials claim the congress was misled by a lack of, or incorrect, information about current events, while their opponents claim […]

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Sixteen convicted of prisoner torture in Georgia

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Sixteen convicted of prisoner torture in Georgia

By Rusiko Machaidze| 2013-06-16T03:11:01+04:00 June 16th, 2013|Categories: News, Prisoner abuse|Tags: prisoner abuse scandal|

TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi determined sixteen persons as guilty of torture of prisoners, humiliation and mistreatment, but recognized Vladmier Bedukadze, the person who released the video footage documenting it, as innocent. He was freed from criminal […]