South Ossetia prison abuse

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Anatoly Bibilov

Crisis deepens in South Ossetia as MPs threaten to shut down parliament

by OC Media

•5 min read

The political crisis in South Ossetia sparked by the death in custody of a local man has deepened, with MPs threatening to paralyse parliament. On Tuesday, 17 out of 34 MPs said they would ‘prevent parliament from operating’ unless President Anatoly Bibilov fires South Ossetia’s Chief Prosecutor and launch an investigation into him and the recently dismissed Interior Minister. On Saturday, 25 MPs appealed to Bibilov to sack Chief Prosecutor Uruzmag Dzhagaiyev over the death in police custody

A screenshot of the footage leaked online last October.

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Footage of alleged prison abuse in South Ossetia leaked online

by OC Media

•3 min read

Footage allegedly filmed in a South Ossetian detention centre showing prisoners being beaten by security forces has been leaked online, leading to calls for the resignation of the interior and justice ministers. The videos were posted on Facebook on 22 October by a user under the name Soslan Bibiloa. The videos came three weeks after reports that prisoners in South Ossetia who were on hunger strike were physically abused by officials. RFE/RL’s Ekho Kavkaza, reported that the strike t