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WATCH TRAILER: New TV series about Saakashvili regime's crimes

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Film director Goga Khaindrava. (Pirveli.)
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A scene from the trailer.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The first episode of a new TV series about the crimes of the Saakashvili regime premiered at Rustaveli Theatre in Tbilisi on Saturday (watch trailer below).

Georgian filmmaker and political activist Goga Khaindrava finished work on the documentary TV series,

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NGOs demand the creation of an independent investigative body

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government representatives Monday discussed the possibility of creating an independent body to investigative crimes committed by law enforcement.

The discussion revealed disagreement

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Lawyer group demands effective investigation of prisoner abuse

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Kakha Kojoridze from Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) demands that the government starts investigating several cases of possible mistreatment of prisoners.

According to GYLA, 17 persons have contacted the organization the last 2 months, eight of them tell about

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Complaints against Georgia at Strasbourg court drops 70%

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Nana Kakabadze (seated, right) and other members of the group Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights in January, 2013. Most complaints against Georgia have been about prisoner abuse. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of complaints against Georgia at the European Court of Human Rights has been reduced by 70 percent.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Justice published information showing that there were 375 complaints against Georgia at the Strasbourg-based

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Several prisoners hospitalized in Geguti, Georgia

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Geguti prison camp. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several prisoners at Geguti prison in Georgia have been taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries. Doctors say their health is in no danger.

For several days, about 800 prisoners have been on hunger strike at the prison, which is in the west of the country.

Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, who visited the prison camp on Monday, said 46 prisoners have self-inflicted injuries, but some of the prisoners who were taken to hospital in Kutaisi were feeling bad because of hunger.

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