Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict

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Abkhazia

Georgia’s medical programme for Abkhazians and South Ossetians may be at risk

by Dato Parulava

•10 min read

Every year, hundreds of patients travel from Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Tbilisi to take advantage of free medical treatment provided by the Georgian government. However, a cut to coverage of diagnostics, a lack of clear information, and opposition from Tskhinvali are putting the success of the programme at risk. ‘When I first arrived, I didn’t know what to expect from Georgians,’ says Gunda (not her real name). ‘I thought people would be aggressive towards us, but I was amazed to find out i

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Official picture.

Georgia

Lavrov accuses South Ossetia of overreacting to Tsnelisi crisis

by OC Media

•4 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused South Ossetia of overreacting to the erection of a new Georgian police checkpoint near the village of Tsnelisi (Uista) in South Ossetia. In a press conference on Friday, Lavrov blamed the crisis on the Georgian authorities but added that South Ossetia’s response was ‘excessive as well’. He called for ‘both sides to show restraint’. South Ossetian authorities responded to the crisis in late August by restricting all movement with Georgia-c

European Union Monitoring Mission

South Ossetian security forces detain EUMM monitors

by OC Media

•2 min read

A group of unarmed civilian monitors from the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) was briefly detained by armed South Ossetian Security forces, the organisation reported on Thursday. According to the EUMM, the monitors were detained while conducting a patrol in Georgian-controlled territory near the villages of Chorchana and Tsnelisi (Uista). Following the incident, the organisation expressed ‘deep concerns’ that armed security actors prevent their monitors from conducting their dail

Georgia

South Ossetia orders tit-for-tat checkpoint construction in latest border escalation

by OC Media

•5 min read

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov has announced the construction of a checkpoint in the village of Tsnelisi (Uista) after unsuccessful negotiations with the Georgian government to remove their own checkpoint in the area. Georgian, Russian, and South Ossetian officials held a ‘technical meeting’ in the village of Chorchana on Friday after Georgian officials refused to comply with South Ossetian demands to demolish a new police checkpoint near the disputed border. Georgia set up the

Borderisation

South Ossetia tensions rise as Georgia sets up new police checkpoint

by OC Media

•4 min read

A heated meeting between Georgian and South Ossetian officials has ended without results after Georgian police set up a new police checkpoint near the border. The meeting came at a time of increased tension following the erection by Russian troops of new fences along the disputed South Ossetian border. On 27 August, South Ossetia’s State Security Committee (KGB) accused Georgian police of erecting a new police checkpoint near the village of Tsnelisi (Uista). Tsnelisi is almost entirely

2008 August War

[Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict] ‘As long as we have Putin…’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•8 min read

E J, 62, the village of Dzau, teacher. ‘I was born and raised in Java [Dzau]; my father is a local man. During the Soviet Union he was the head of the police of the May First district in Tbilisi — the city’s largest district. He lived among Georgians and we would often host his friends, elderly people, and I could never imagine that something could happen between us — that they would never come to visit us or could betray or deceive us.’ [Read in Georgian — სტატია ქართულ ენაზე] Cost

2008 August War

[Voice from the Georgian–South Ossetian conflict] ‘Everybody stole’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•8 min read

A A, 80, the village of Chvrinisi, Kareli Municipality. ‘I was working in Znauri [a village west of Tskhinvali] when the unrest began; I didn’t like that mess. Georgians and Ossetians were muttering among themselves. I couldn’t do anything, my words were not considered significant, but sometimes I told them to stop or everything would end badly for both sides.’ Cost of Conflict: Untold Stories — Georgian–Ossetian Conflict in Peoples’ Lives is a series of personal recollections from pe