RFE/RL Caucasus Report
21.09.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
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UNHCR Decries Georgia Jail Scenes
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the torture and ill treatment of inmates at a prison and juvenile detention facility in Georgia. More 
Georgian Minister Quits Over Jail Video
Georgia's interior minister has resigned amid a scandal over a video purportedly showing inmates being abused by prison guards. More 
Interview: Georgia Prison Abuse Whistle-Blower Vladimer Bedukadze
Vladimer Bedukadze, a former prison guard in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, was vaulted from obscurity and into the spotlight this week after videos he leaked apparently showing the abuse of inmates were broadcast on opposition-linked television. In this exclusive interview from Brussels, Bedukadze spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Rikard Jozwiak. More 
Georgia Prison Abuse Whistle-Blower Was 'Waiting For This Moment'
Graphic videos apparently showing the abuse of prison inmates have sent shock waves across Georgia. In an exclusive interview, the former prison guard who leaked the videos tells RFE/RL that he was "waiting for this moment" to lift the government's "mask of criminal actions" and denies allegations that he was paid by the opposition. More 
Scandal Highlights Poor Conditions Inside Georgia's Prisons
Some 2,000 people staged spontaneous protests in Tbilisi late on September 18 after two independent TV channels aired footage showing prison guards beating and sodomizing with a broom handle a prisoner at Tbilisi’s Prison No. 8. More 
That's One Misstep For A Man...
Looks like Charles Duke can walk on the moon, but he can't set foot in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry announced that the U.S. astronaut -- a member of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972 -- has been barred from entering Azerbaijan. More 
Georgian Minister Resigns Amid Torture Claims
Georgian Minister of Corrections, Probation, and Legal Assistance Khatuna Kalmakhelidze has resigned, one day after television channels controlled by political interests opposed to President Mikheil Saakashvili aired videos purportedly showing the abuse of prisoners at a jail in Tbilisi. More 
Georgian Actress 'Shattered' Over Role In Anti-Islamic Film Frenzy
Aspiring actress Anna Giorgobiani had finally made the giant leap to Hollywood from her native Tbilisi. Now, a few years later, the young Georgian finds herself at the center of fundamentalist Muslim outrage that has sparked protests around the world and left more than a dozen people dead. More |
