TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili called Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili a “zoo director” and compared persons released in an amnesty to animals.
Saakashvili said he usually gets a warm welcome in Batumi, and was surprised when there was a demonstration
TBILISI, DFWatch — Political prisoners, who were released last Sunday when the new amnesty law came into force, visited the Georgian Patriarch, who blessed them.
The prisoners came to Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi to attend the prayer for the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The political prisoners who were released on Sunday demand to impeach President Mikheil Saakashvili.
The former prisoners think a person who allowed having hundreds of political prisoners, and having a torture policy in the prison system, where many
TBILISI, DFWatch — 190 persons determined to be political prisoners were Sunday released from jail as a mass amnesty comes into force in Georgia.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari was present at Prison No 6, which is in Rustavi, a town 20 km south of the capital.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The former government in Georgia accuses the new government of having illegally granted prisoners status as political prisoners, but new the government denies the accusation.
After a parliamentary committee recognized 186 persons as political
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two human rights groups in Georgia have opted out of a working group tasked with identifying political prisoners, because they believe there is too much time pressure to handle each case in a responsible way.
The working group for political
TBILISI, DFWatch — Leaders of People’s Assembly and Democratic Movement demand the release of political prisoners and illegally arrested people as soon as possible.
Nino Burjanadze, leader of Democratic Movement, and Irakli Batiashvili from People’s Assembly today
TBILISI, DFWatch — A colonel in Georgia’s armed forces who recently chaired Georgian peace divisions in Afghanistan has been arrested. His arrest was announced 45 days after it happened, 15 days earlier than his punishment was to end.
Opposition channel TV9 reported