The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has called on the European Union to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for repression and the systematic undermining of democracy and fundamental freedoms in Georgia.
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Convicted inmate Giorgi Davitadze told the Tbilisi Court of Appeals that prison guards sexually assaulted him in a de-escalation cell and that he later attempted suicide. Georgia's Special Penitentiary Service has "categorically" denied the allegation, while Public Defender Levan Ioseliani said his office found no evidence of physical violence or ill-treatment in the available video footage.
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"Georgian Dream Wins All Four Municipal Council By-Election Races"
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"U.S. Dispatches More Troops to Middle East"
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