Georgia Deploys Police to Prisons Over Video

Georgia’s President deployed police to the country’s prisons after videos showing purported beatings and rapes of convicts surfaced, triggering a wave of protests.
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Georgia Deploys Police to Prisons Over Video
People shout on Sept. 19, 2012 during a protest against torture in prisons, blocking one of the main streets in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Vano Shlamov/AFP/GettyImages)
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People shout on Sept. 19, 2012 during a protest against torture in prisons, blocking one of the main streets in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Vano Shlamov/AFP/GettyImages)