Since Tuesday, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in several Georgian cities after national TV channels broadcasted video footage of prisoners being abused by guards in a Tbilisi prison. As a result, the prison minister of Georgia has resigned.
Masses of Georgians joined spontaneous rallies in Tbilisi, Batumi, Poti, Gori and other cities after Maestro TV and TV-9 showed guards in the Gldan detention facility beating and raping prisoners them with rubber truncheons. Hundreds of protesters shut down traffic in central Tbilisi as they marched to the Interior Ministry building. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has suspended the country's entire prison staff.
http://rt.com/news/georgia-torture-prison-protest-455/ (video)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19646826
http://rt.com/news/georgia-torture-prison-protest-455/ (video)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19646826
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