South Ossetia
Georgia to abolish South Ossetia government in exile
The administration was a failed attempt at creating an autonomous South Ossetia under Georgian control.
2008 August War
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Review | The Literature Express — misogyny dressed up as literary satire
Lasha Bugadze’s 2009 novel critiquing the art of literature, particularly the ‘Georgian author’, falls flat in its obsession with sex and sexism.
Georgia–Russia Relations
ECHR orders Russia to pay €253 million to Georgia over post-2008 borderisation
Russia had previously been found responsible for the damages in an April 2024 judgement by the ECHR.
Georgia
Tbilisi police detain at least 16 at protest over controversial parliamentary commission
Activists said the number of detainees could exceed 20.
2008 August War
US sits out joint UN Security Council statement condemning Russia over 2008 August War
This was reportedly the first time the US has not joined similar statements.
Georgia
Georgian official ‘thanks God’ for Russian troops during 2008 war in NYT interview
Davit Razmadze is the chair of the city council in Gori, which was bombed by Russia in 2008.
Georgia
Kobakhidze accuses Saakashvili and ‘deep state’ of provoking August 2008 War
On the 17th anniversary of the August 2008 War, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze again claimed that the war was provoked by then-President Mikheil Saakashvili — this time saying the ‘deep state’ had ordered him to do so. Kobakhidze has refused to clarify who or what the ‘deep state’ is, having been using the term regularly to refer to shadowy forces allegedly trying to destabilise Georgia. ‘Ask Trump who the deep state is’, he told journalists while smirking on Thursday, referring to
