TBILISI, October 7 – Jailed opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili says prisoners at Rustavi Prison staged a vigorous protest over the treatment of inmate Giorgi Davitadze, with windows smashed and several prisoners injuring themselves. Elisashvili, who is himself in prison, said Wednesday that unrest inside the facility lasted for several hours and was triggered by anger … Read more
TBILISI, October 6 – A prisoner of Rustavi prison No. 6 who claims he was physically abused has begun a hunger strike as a sign of protest. Giorgi Davitadze, who claims he was sexually abused in December 2025, swallowed three metal objects last weekend, and refuses medical treatment. His mother, Irma Davitadze, said Monday that … Read more
TBILISI, October 5 – Georgian prisoner Giorgi Davitadze swallowed several unidentified small objects on Sunday and is refusing transfer to a clinic. The incident occurred as part of a protest against the treatment of fellow inmates who supported him, the Public Defender’s Office said in a statement on Monday. Representatives of the Public Defender visited … Read more
TBILISI, October 4 – A prisoner abuse case from last year has resurfaced in Georgia after prisoner Giorgi Davitadze raised the case in court, prompting a debate about what happened inside Rustavi Prison No. 6. The prisoner’s lawyer contacted Georgia’s Public Defender on December 26, 2025, reporting that the prisoner had been subjected to ill-treatment. … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six former guards at the notorious Penitentiary No 8 in Tbilisi have been detained for alleged torture of prisoners during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili.
Legal proceedings have been launched against former Head of Legal Regimen of the same facility,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained a former deputy prosecutor and charged him with participating in filming videos of staged torture at a prison in Tbilisi.
The Prosecutor’s Office charges Davit Chkhatarashvili, the former first deputy of ex-Chief
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia has sentenced a former government minister to three years and nine months in jail for his role in a prison riot in 2006.
Bacho Akhalaia, former Prison, Defense and Interior Minister, was charged together with Davit Chakua, Revaz
TBILISI, DFWatch–Local and international human rights organizations are to examine the footage of prisoner abuse, one year after it created a firestorm of criticism in Georgia.
A handful of videos were leaked to the media by a former prison guard less than two weeks
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia Friday summoned the former prison and defense ministers to question them about the torture in the prisons during the Saakashvili regime.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, it has found, after a number
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three people were Tuesday detained at a rally outside Tbilisi City Court where the case against ex-minister Bacho Akhalaia went on.
In a few days, the court will announce its verdict in the final case against Akhalaia which deals with torture