Friday, December 5, 2025

Unconfirmed reports about prison raid in Tbilisi

Questioning the ombudsman. Human rights activist Nana Kakabadze suspects that the ombudsman's people lied about carrying out an inspection of Gldani prison late Friday night. No-one saw them entering or leaving, she says. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Friday evening there was a rush of postings on Facebook and Internet forums saying that a special unit had raided the prison in Gldani, in northern Tbilisi, beaten the prisoners, resulting on two deaths.

It started Friday evening when two Facebook

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Torture still a problem in Georgia's prisons

Several organizations demonstrated in Tbilisi against torture in the prisons. (TV9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Several groups in Georgia Tuesday demonstrated against ongoing torture in the country’s prisons.

140 prisoners died in prison during 2011 year, 40 percent of them had injuries on their body.

The number of suspected cases of mistreatment gets longer

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Kalmakhelidze orders more crowded prisons in Georgia

Prison minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze orders Georgia's prisons to raise the limit on number of inmates, despite a warning from the country's ombudsman that overcrowding is causing serious problems.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Prisons in Georgia are to become more crowded, as the maximum limit on number of inmates is raised, and two prisons are closed down.

It’s the controversial Minister for Corrections and Legal Assistance, Khatuna Kalmakhelidze, who has ordered the

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Georgia's prison minister lied to get rid of protesters

Prison Minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze displayed her deep hostility towards free media Friday.

TBILISI, DFWatch – A spokesperson for the prison minister in Georgia Friday lied about her whereabouts to divert a crowd of protesters who were angry over a dead prisoner.

A spokeswoman for prison minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze, claimed that she was not in Tbilisi,

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