Doctors Without Borders
Colleagues campaign for release of Georgian doctor jailed in South Ossetia
Medical professionals across Georgia have held a five-minute silence in protest over the detention in South Ossetia of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili. Gaprindashvili was detained on 9 November. The authorities in South Ossetia have accused him of ‘illegal border crossing’, ‘provocative’ activities, and of participating in the 2008 August War. On Monday, medics in several Georgian cities held ‘white coats’ rallies in solidarity with Gaprindashvili, an orthopaedic surgeon and Presi
