South Ossetia

July 12, 2020 11:24

• Resident of Georgia injured in shootout with South-Ossetian border guards

  Zaza Kakheladze, a Georgian citizen, opened fire at detention; this is the first such incident in 12 years, the KGB (Committee of State Security) of South Ossetia has stated. The Georgian party has condemned the actions of South-Ossetian law enforcers.

June 12, 2020 13:39

• MPs voice their version of conflict in South-Ossetian Parliament

  At their session, MPs have demanded to sort out the situation with the incident in the Tskhinvali colony, since this is the second emergency there within ten months; instead they used physical force and insults, MPs have stated.

June 10, 2020 08:05

• Inmates' protests result in dismissal of Tskhinvali colony boss

  Otar Margiev has been fired from the post of the head of the administration for the execution of sentences. The dismissal occurred amid inquiry into the incident in the Tskhinvali colony and the conflict in parliament.

June 08, 2020 11:26

• Incident in Tskhinvali colony provokes conflict in parliament

  During an extraordinary session of the parliament of South Ossetia, at which the incident in the Tskhinvali colony was discussed, physical force was used against some MPs, the parliamentarians wrote in a Telegram channel.

June 06, 2020 11:15

• Inmates of in Tskhinvali injure themselves in protest

  At least 6 inmates of the Tskhinvali colony were taken to hospital with wounds after a conflict with the administration. Their relatives assert that inmates were beaten up. The authorities of South Ossetia insist that the incident was caused by regime violations by the inmates.

May 27, 2020 19:33

• Russia does not let US fly over South Ossetia and Abkhazia

  Today, the South-Ossetian Minister of Foreign Affairs has announced that requests from the USA to allow monitoring flights near the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are unfounded. The Minister of South Ossetia agreed with the refusal of the Russian side.

May 23, 2020 11:38

• Count of coronavirus victims in Southern Caucasus grows due to Armenia and Azerbaijan

  The count of coronavirus infection cases in Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, reached 10,598. The number of COVID-19 deaths in the region has increased to 133 due to recent four deaths in Armenia and two in Azerbaijan.

May 08, 2020 11:38

• Journalists treat renaming of Tskhinvali into Stalinir as populism

  Residents of South Ossetia are not using the name "Stalinir" to denote Tskhinvali; and the decree on the temporary renaming of the city is populist and designed for Stalin's supporters, journalists and a political analyst assert.

May 05, 2020 11:29

• COVID-19 death toll in Southern Caucasus increased due to Armenia and Azerbaijan

  The number of coronavirus deaths in Southern Caucasus, including the unrecognized republics, has reached 75. Over the past 24 hours, five people have died in Azerbaijan and Armenia.

May 03, 2020 11:24

• Because of nostalgia for the past, Tskhinvali residents approve the name "Stalinir"

  Elderly residents of Tskhinvali said that the word "Stalinir" is associated with their own youth.

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