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Abkhazia denounces Georgia peace initiative, US and EU offer support

5 April 2018 by OC Media

Daur Kove, Abkhazia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (/Apsnypress)

Abkhazia has denounced Georgia’s recent ‘peace ini­tia­tive’ to simplify trade and movement of people for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while the US, EU, and a number of other countries welcomed the ini­tia­tive.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, conflict, european union, georgia, peace, peace initiative, south ossetia, united states

Georgia unveils ‘unprecedented’ peace initiative for Abkhazia, South Ossetia

4 April 2018 by OC Media

Sukhumi (Dominik K. Cagara/OC Media)

Georgian author­i­ties have unveiled a wide ranging plan ‘to encourage contacts, movement, and relations’ with people in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The plan includes efforts to simplify trade, including from Abkhazia and  South Ossetia to the EU, and encourage students from Abkhazia and South Ossetia to study in Georgian insti­tu­tions and abroad. The ini­tia­tive will also include changes to Georgia’s Law on Occupied Ter­ri­to­ries.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, georgia, giorgi kvirikashvili, ketevan tsikhelashvili, peace, reconciliation, south ossetia

Georgia slams Russia for ‘being unconstructive’ at Geneva Talks

29 March 2018 by OC Media

Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzer­land (www.mycityhighlight.com)

The latest round of the Geneva dis­cus­sions have ended with mutual accu­sa­tions. Despite hopes from Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Russia, the parties failed to agree on a  joint oral statement on the non-use of force.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, geneva discussions, geneva talks, georgia, non-use of force, russia, south ossetia

Georgia to ‘sanction rights violators’ in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

22 March 2018 by OC Media

Georgian Par­lia­ment (wikimedia.org)

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 to the health of Georgian citizens on the occupied ter­ri­to­ries’. It also calls for sanctions against those covering up such crimes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, georgia, kidnapping, murder, otkhozoria, parliament, south ossetia, tatunashvili, torture

New charges brought against journalist in South Ossetia

21 March 2018 by OC Media

Tamara Mear­ak­ishvili (Facebook)

A jour­nal­ist and activist in South Ossetia, Tamara Mear­ak­ishvili, has been accused by the author­i­ties there of forgery. Mear­ak­ishvili says she has been under ‘unof­fi­cial house arrest’ since August.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: akhalgori, freedom of media, freedom of speech, house arrest, journalist, leningor, south ossetia, tamara mearakishvili

South Ossetia hands over body of Georgian citizen 26 days after his death in custody

21 March 2018 by OC Media

The Inter­na­tion­al Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) trans­ferred the remains of Archil Tatu­nashvili. Ergneti, 20.03.2018 (Radio Tavi­su­ple­ba)

South Ossetia has handed over the body of Archil Tatu­nashvili, a former Georgian soldier who died in prison in South Ossetia ‘in unclear cir­cum­stances’, to the Georgian author­i­ties, 26 days after his death. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: akhalgori, archil tatunashvili, bomb, custody, death, detention, georgia, leningor, south ossetia, tskhinval, tskhinvali

US Ambassador: ‘Georgia needs to have contacts with Abkhazia’

16 March 2018 by OC Media

Ian Kelly (US Embassy/Facebook)

The US Ambas­sador to Georgia, Ian Kelly, has suggested Georgia should ‘of course […] have contacts with civil author­i­ties’ in Abkhazia, and possibly in South Ossetia. He supported Georgian PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s appeal to Russia to improve relations and calling for ‘direct dialogue with the Abk­hazians and the Ossetians’. Kvirikashvili has come under intense criticism from the oppo­si­tion since making the appeal last week.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, european georgia, georgia, giorgi kvirikashvili, ian kelly, republicans, russia, south ossetia, United National Movement, united states, unm, US

Georgian PM under fire after call for ‘direct dialogue with Abkhazians and Ossetians’

13 March 2018 by OC Media

The Enguri (Ingur) Bridge, which leads to the Abkhazian border crossing (Nino Gogua/ OC Media)

The Georgian PM’s statement last Friday calling for ‘direct dialogue with the Abk­hazians and the Ossetians’ and improving relations with Russia has come under fire from oppo­si­tion parties. The EU’s Ambas­sador to Georgia said PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s statement ‘argues for sensible steps’ while Russia said it was ‘satisfied’ with the statement. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: abkhazia, geneva talks, georgia, kvirikashvili, south ossetia, sukhumi, tatunashvili, tskhinval, tskhinvali

Two detained in South Ossetia allowed to return to Tbilisi-controlled territory

12 March 2018 by OC Media

The pair talk with Georgian officials after being allowed to leave South Ossetia (Georgia’s State Ministry of Rec­on­cil­i­a­tion)

Two Georgian citizens being held in South Ossetia have been allowed to return to Tbilisi-con­trolled territory. Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili were detained along with former Georgian soldier Archil Tatu­nashvili, who died in custody in Tskhin­vali (Tskhinval) ‘in unclear cir­cum­stances’. South Ossetian author­i­ties have refused to release Tatunashvili’s body. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: akhalgori, georgia, south ossetia, tatunashvili, tskhinval, tskhinvali

South Ossetia links dead Georgian citizen to ‘home-made bomb’

2 March 2018 by OC Media

Akhalgori (Leningor)

Author­i­ties in South Ossetia have linked Archil Tatu­nashvili, a Georgian citizen who died in custody in Tskhin­vali (Tskhinval) last week, to a homemade bomb they say they found in Akhalgori (Leningor). A State of emergency has been declared in Akhalgori, and riot police deployed to the district.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: akhalgori, archil tatunashvili, bomb, custody, death, georgia, leningor, south ossetia

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