TBILISI, DFWatch – Members of the ruling National Movement party who have left the party as sign of a protest against prisoner abuse revealed by the release of several videos say the government is harasses them and their family member and trying to stop them from
mistreatment of prisoners
Prison guard tried to flee, others convicted
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
Crisis continues over prisoner abuse
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
Underage prisoner sodomized by guards
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
Prisoner abuse in Georgia – Saakashvili's ticking time bomb
TBILISI, DFWatch – For the last 24 hours, the whole of Georgia has been concerned about five videos released by different sources that show physical and sexual abuse of prisoners.
People spontaneously took to the streets to show their disgust, and protests are still
Saakashvili: 'Georgia's prison reforms a complete failure'
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
Massive outcry over prisoner abuse videos
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
Georgian “Abu Ghraib” causes public outrage in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch – Four different videos showing physical and sexual abuse of prisoners in Georgian prisons has triggered a widespread public outrage and a demand for the prison minister to step down.
The videos were released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Internal
Another prisoner dies in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch – The prison ministry on Thursday reported that a prisoner has died at No 18 hospital.
According to the ministry, the prisoner was convicted on June 19, 2012, for possession and sale of drugs.
The cause of death is given as heart attack, the most
Prisoners to go on hunger strike before election
TBILISI, DFWatch – Human rights campaigners in Georgia are organizing a hungerstrike among prisoners in connection with the election for parliament.
Organizers are the groups ‘Political Prisoners against the Dictate of Five’, ‘For Protection of Human Rights’