Vazha Gaprindashvili

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Georgia

Trial begins of Georgian doctor in South Ossetia

by OC Media

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The trial of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili for ‘illegal border crossing’ has begun in South Ossetia, over a month after he was detained. Despite speculation in Georgia of his imminent release, Judge Fatima Parastayeva of the Leningor (Akhalgori) District Court declined to release him and the trial continues. Gaprindashvili’s lawyer, Davit Asatiani, said his client had refused to recognise the charges against him. He said the court would reconvene next week. Russian border police

Doctors Without Borders

Colleagues campaign for release of Georgian doctor jailed in South Ossetia

by OC Media

•4 min read

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