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  • Security is tightened in Madrid ahead of protest

    Security is tightened in Madrid ahead of protest

    Madrid is gearing up for further protests against what is seen by some as an attack on democracy. Security is tight; an estimated 1,300 police officers will be on the streets. Struggling through a recession, many voters feel their country is now unjustly in hock to Brussels. They plan to...

    25 September 2012, 10:40
  • Dates with prisoners continue

    Dates with prisoners continue

    The dates with prisoners in Gldani #8 Prison continue. Family members of the inmates are waiting for meetings with their relatives. The duration of each of the date is 15 minutes. The prisoners are allowed to connect their family members via telephone as well. According the last data about...

    24 September 2012, 18:42
  • NGOs released statement

    NGOs released statement

    Representatives of Human Rights defender non-governmental organizations demanded impartial investigation of the torture and mistreatment facts in prisons. Young Lawyers' Association, Transparency International and other non-governmental organizations released a special statement. They demanded...

    24 September 2012, 18:41
  • MIA released video footage depicting the fact of bribery

    MIA released video footage depicting the fact of bribery

    The Ministry of Interior Affairs has released the video footage revealing the fact of bribery. Special statement and the video footage depicting the fact of bribery were released by the ministry today. Reportedly, Ministry of Interior Affairs has revealed facts of bribery or attempt of bribery...

    24 September 2012, 17:42
  • Zurab Kharatishvili met with the representatives of NGOs and Media

    Zurab Kharatishvili met with the representatives of NGOs and Media

    The chairman of the Georgian Central Election Commission Zurab Kharatishvili met with the representatives of Non governmental Organizations and Media. The main issue discussed at the meeting was regulation of decree on photo-video shooting during the election process. After the meeting the session...

    24 September 2012, 16:30
  • MIA confirms the fact of detention of Kakha Zhorzholiani

    MIA confirms the fact of detention of Kakha Zhorzholiani

    Georgia's Ministry of Interior Affairs officially confirms the fact of detention of Kakha Zhorzholiani. The statement was published on the web page of the Ministry. "Mestia police officers detained Kapiton (Kakha) Zhorzholiani. He is accused under the article 166 of the Administrative Violations...

    24 September 2012, 15:40
  • Patrol police will leave the penitentiary system today

    Patrol police will leave the penitentiary system today

    The patrol police will leave the penitentiary system today. Giorgi Tughushi, Georgia's Minister of Penitentiary, Corrections and Legal Assistance made a statement in this regard. He said the system is under the full control and the units of the Interior Ministry are no longer a need for prisons. Minister...

    24 September 2012, 12:24
  • Trial of Georgians suspected of Robbery of Century will resume

    Trial of Georgians suspected of Robbery of Century will resume

    The court trial of three Georgians suspected of Robbery of Century theft in Ordu town of Turkey will be resumed today. Six persons are charged in the case, out of which three of them are still wanted by police. The robbery took place in March, 2012. Cigarette butts left in the 8-meter-long underground...

    24 September 2012, 12:23
  • Dates with prisoners continue

    Dates with prisoners continue

    The dates with prisoners in Gldani #8 Prison continue. Family members of the inmates are waiting for meetings with their relatives. The duration of each of the date is 15 minutes. The prisoners are allowed to connect their family members via telephone as well. According the last data...

    24 September 2012, 11:41
  • Ahmedinejad gears up for last UN address

    Ahmedinejad gears up for last UN address

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the President of Iran to New York for the 67th annual session of the General Assembly. The occasion has ended in controversy in the past, with Mahmoud Ahmedinejad criticised for his comments on the Holocaust and the September the 11th attacks. Gifts and...

    24 September 2012, 11:05
  • Libyan anti-militia drive continues

    Libyan anti-militia drive continues

    Libyan Army soldiers have flushed out a group of militia fighters holed up in a military complex near Tripoli International Airport. Armed groups that have not been integrated into state institutions have been ordered to disband and abandon their bases as part of an official crackdown. People...

    24 September 2012, 11:03
  • vOpposition calls for “peaceful overthrow” of Assad

    vOpposition calls for “peaceful overthrow” of Assad

    Syria's official news agency says one person was killed when a bomb exploded on a footbridge in central Damascus. The blast happened less than a kilometre from a hotel where anti-government groups had gathered for a rare meeting. Foreign diplomats were present to hear strongly-voiced calls...

    24 September 2012, 11:02
  • Statement by Prosecutor`s Office of Georgia

    Statement by Prosecutor`s Office of Georgia

    Prosecutor`s Office of Georgia calling on everybody to hand over any video or audio footage proving the torture or inhuman attitude to the prisoners to law enforcers for investigation. Prosecutor Shota Tkeshelashvili made the regarding statement today. Prosecutor`s Office also defines that not...

    21 September 2012, 18:14
  • Giorgi Tughushi visited Gldani # 8 Prison

    Giorgi Tughushi visited Gldani # 8 Prison

    Giorgi Tughushi, the new minister of Penitentiary, Probation and Legal Assistance has arrived at the Gldani # 8 Prison today. He inspected the situation at the site. Family members and relatives of the inmates assembled near the Gldani # 8 Prison. They are standing during several hours in queue to...

    21 September 2012, 14:00
  • First assessments on the resignation of Interior Minister

    First assessments on the resignation of Interior Minister

    The politicians have made the first assessments over the resignation of Interior Minister. Irakli Alasania, Majoritarian MP Candidate running in Zugdidi town of Samegrelo region says that the resignation is not enough, and all high officials involved in the torture of prisoners must be severely punished. The...

    21 September 2012, 13:51