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Friday, September 21, 2012, #182 (2698)

Tugushi becomes new Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance

Former Public Defender Giorgi Tugushi has become the new Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance. (more)

Protests Against Gldani Prison Scandal Continue

With the slogans “Do Not Torture” and “No to Violence” protest rallies continue in Georgia’s major cities including the capital Tbilisi. (more)

The U.S. Congress has called upon the Russian Federation to withdraw Russian troops from Georgia's occupied territories

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Government plans large-scaled provocations- opposition and NGOs claim

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Irma Inashvili reveals the story of obtaining scandalous video material

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The News in Brief

"Lasha Zhvania talks about attempts of pressure on patriarch by government" (more)

Opinion

Government tries to calm down the public

On September 18th TV stations Channel 9, Maestro and Kavkasia showed video footage of guards beating up and torturing inmates at Gldani Prison in Tbilisi. (more)

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"How should the authorities react after the Gldani prison scandal?" (more)
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