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Civil Georgia
April 4, 2018
The Government of Georgia plans to launch a set of legislative initiatives for enhancing economic and people-to-people exchanges between residents of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia and the rest of Georgia, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced at the government session today.
Eurasia Review
April 4, 2018
“Specifically, that the declaration would be adopted by countries that are participant to the August 12, 2008 ceasefire agreement,” Jioev said, adding that with these changes, the U.S. “tried to separate South Ossetia and Abkhazia from [GID] participants.” “We told them that we would not even consider thisÃâà...
JAMnews (blog)
March 24, 2018
Then, the prosecutor general of the Leningor region accused Tamara Mearakishvili of having libelled against a member of the “United Ossetia” party, Spartan Dryaev, in her articles published on the website of “Ekho Kavkaza” (a project of the Radio Liberty covering events in the South Caucasus). She hadÃâà...
OC Media (blog)
March 22, 2018
Georgia's parliament has adopted a resolution calling for those committing human rights violations in Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be punished. The resolution orders the cabinet to create a list of people accused or convicted of 'murder, kidnapping, torture and inhumane treatment, and serious damage toÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 20, 2018
Authorities in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region have sent the body of a Georgian man who died while in the custody of separatist officials back to government-held territory. The body of Archil Tatunashvili was transferred to Tbilisi-controlled territory on March 20. Georgian Interior Ministry officialÃâà...
EurasiaNet
March 12, 2018
A protracted tug of war over the body of a Georgian man who died under mysterious circumstances in a breakaway, Russian-backed region of Georgia is fueling frustration in Tbilisi – as well as efforts to mend ties – with Russia. Moscow has distanced itself from the dispute between Georgia and SouthÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 12, 2018
Olesya Vartanyan, South Caucasus analyst at the International Crisis Group, told Al Jazeera on Monday the incident was another sign of the deteriorating situation in South Ossetia, especially in areas near the divide with Georgia. "Over the last three years, we have been seeing a serious decline in theÃâà...
Democracy & Freedom Watch
March 11, 2018
TBILISI, DFWatch–Separatist authorities in control of the South Ossetia region Sunday released two Georgian men who were detained about three weeks ago, but still refused to hand over the body of a third detainee who died in detention. Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili were detained on FebruaryÃâà...
JAMnews (blog)
March 7, 2018
“Tatunashvili's relatives should be given his body so that they can bury him. This incident has a negative impact on the Geneva Discussions [on settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts],” South Ossetia's RES news agency cited Toivo Klaar, Co-chair and designated EUÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 6, 2018
The United States has called on Russia and Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia to repatriate the body of a Georgian man, Archil Tatunashvili, who died while in the custody of separatist officials. Authorities in the Russia-backed South Ossetia say 35-year-old Tatunashvili died of heart failure on February 22Ãâà...
Democracy & Freedom Watch
March 5, 2018
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia has imposed strict security measures in Akhalgori, the only part of the breakaway republic inhabited predominantly by ethnic Georgians. Units of the region's riot police have been deployed to the town of Akhalgori and its surroundings. The new development was firstÃâà...
Democracy & Freedom Watch
March 4, 2018
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia's de facto authorities still refuse to hand over the body of a former Georgian soldier who died after what appears to have been physical abuse by prison guards, and has instead repeated allegations that the 2008 war was a 'genocide' against Ossetians. 35 year old ArchilÃâà...
EurasiaNet
February 27, 2018
Family members of a Georgian man who died in custody in the breakaway region of South Ossetia have blocked the main road connecting Russia and the South Caucasus, demanding the body be returned. The incident, and the opaque way it has been investigated, have provoked widespreadÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
February 26, 2018
The European Union says the death of a Georgian man in the breakaway region of South Ossetia and the detention of two others is a "source of grave concern." Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, said in a statement on February 25 that the EU is ready toÃâà...
Democracy & Freedom Watch
February 23, 2018
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian military serviceman died Friday morning in South Ossetia after what appears to have been physical abuse by prison guards. Georgia demands an immediate and impartial investigation of the incident and access to the corpse for Georgian forensic experts.
Democracy & Freedom Watch
February 22, 2018
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia's population is dwindling, and the de facto authorities will have to do something to address the problem, local media report. In 2017, there were born 513 babies in the breakaway region, which has experienced a 20% drop in its birth rate over the last five years. There hasÃâà...
OC Media (blog)
February 21, 2018
We're thinking about it, but haven't exported any yet', the director of the Baghiata mineral water bottling plant, Vadim Bestayev, tells OC Media. Founded in 1957, the state-run bottling plant brings in around ₽4 million ($7,100) to the government's coffers annually. South Ossetia's 2018 budget is ₽7.67 billionÃâà...
Radio New Zealand
February 11, 2018
An agreement has been reached between Nauru and Georgia's break-away region of South Ossetia to abolish visas for stays of up to 90 days. The Russian news agency RIA said the deal was signed during the recent visit of South Ossetia's foreign minister to Nauru which marked its 50th anniversary ofÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
December 31, 1999
TBILISI -- Georgian authorities say they are working to repatriate the body of a Georgian man who died after being detained by the de facto authorities in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said after meeting with relatives of Archil Tatunashvili on March 2 thatÃâà...
