Prison torture scandal rocks Georgia

EurActiv and other news sources reported that angry protestors marched in the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi in September 2012 after TV showed footage of inmates being tortured and sexually assaulted in the country’s prisons. Tensions were felt as far as Brussels where anti- and pro-government lobbying soared ahead of the bitterly contested parliamentary election scheduled for 1 October 2012.

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BBC News, 23.9.12: Georgia prison abuse: Hunger strike by opposition party http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19690262

BBC News, 20.9.12: Georgia prison abuse: Interior minister Akhalaia quits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19670452

Website: Georgia Prison Watch http://georgiaprisonwatch.blogspot.com/

CNN, 22.9.12: Former Georgia prison guard: I witnessed abuse for years http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/21/world/europe/georgia-prison/index.html

France24, 19.9.12: Protests erupt in Georgia over prison abuse videos http://www.france24.com/en/20120919-protests-erupt-georgia-over-prison-abuse-videos-saakashvili-rape-torture

EurActiv, 20.9.12: Georgian prison abuse shockwave felt in Brussels http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/jail-abuse-scandal-puts-heat-ahe-news-514918

BBC News, 13.01.13: Georgia parliament approves prisoner amnesty http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21002185

Deutsche Welle, 13.01.13: Georgia begins freeing political prisoners under amnesty http://www.dw.de/georgia-begins-freeing-political-prisoners-under-amnesty/a-16518706

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