DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch – Student groups gathered outside of Gldani prison Friday, in a more scaled down protest against prisoner abuse than earlier in the week.
Organizers decided not to hold a mass rally on Friday to avoid provocation. They
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s new prison minister today visited Gldani prison accompanied by journalists. He said prisoners told him that the situation has changed to the positive the last two days.
Nino Zuriashvili, investigative journalist, said they observed
TBILISI, DFWatch – The sixth video clip showing prisoner abuse was aired Thursday by TV9.
It seems to shows mentally ill persons who are inmates in Gldani prison and are being humiliated and forced to dance and sing.
Gldani prison is where the majority of torture
The European Union Wednesday issued a statement regarding the ongoing scandal surrounding prisoner abuse in Georgia:
“The EU Delegation is shocked by the appalling footage of abuses committed against inmates in Gldani prison. It is of vital importance that these
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili Thursday appointed the public defender as prison minister.
Former prison minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze resigned yesterday amidst a scandal spurred by the release of five videos showing prisoners being beaten
TBILISI, DFWatch – Davit Akobia, former employee at Gldani prison — also known as Prison No 8 — was this morning arrested on the border with Armenia. He has been mentioned as one of the persons behind video footage showing torture of prisoner.
The Prosecutor’s Office
TBILISI, DFWatch – Wednesday morning Georgia’s prison minister resigned after scandalous footage of prisoners torture was published in the media and through the internet.
Tens and hundreds of thousand have protested all over Georgia, demanding the resignation of the
TBILISI, DFWatch – In a new video clip of prisoner torture in Georgia, an underage prisoner is shown being sodomized by prison guards.
The clip was aired today on the opposition channel TV9. It shows an underage prisoner (meaning under 18 years) being physically and
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian president admits that Georgia’s prison system is a complete failure and needs to be repaired.
Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday instructed his prime minister to take responsibility for reforming the system and ensure the safety of
TBILISI, DFWatch – A series of protest rallies have erupted throughout the capital and large cities in Georgia, after shocking videos of prisoner abuse released by the interior ministry and aired on two opposition TV channels last night.
Some of the footage appeared