TBILISI, DFWatch–Breakaway authorities in Tskhinvali have released a video supposed to show that a Georgian woman is being treated well in detention. Maia Otinashvili (37) was seized by armed, masked men on September 29 in her orchard in the village Khurvaleti, right on the border to the disputed territory. Meanwhile, the Georgia’s Public Defenders states … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 17-year-old Georgian who was detained Friday by Russian soldiers patrolling the border of South Ossetia was returned on Saturday.
Joni Gogichaishvili’s return was confirmed by the European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM),
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Friday detained a 17-year-old Georgian near the border with South Ossetia.
The incident took place in the village Bershueti.
The detainee, Joni Gogichaishvili from the village Sobisi, was taken to the detention facility
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 60-year-old Georgian man was detained on Sunday near the border with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia for violating the border.
Valiko Khizanishvili, who is from the village Koshka, was detained when he was out in a field looking after cattle.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The incident took place this morning in the village Kveshi, according to Gori municipality.
Locals say 36-year-old Aleko Sheverdashvili was in his garden when armed men came and took him away. They say Sheverdashvili didn’t cross the administrative
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgians were detained on Saturday by officers of the Russian FSB’s border service patrolling the perimeter of the breakaway region South Ossetia.
Roin Zautashvili and his son Giorgi were detained for border violation in the village Bershueti
TBILISI, DFWatch–43-year-old Erosi Takadze was detained by Russian border police at South Ossetian administrative boundary line (ABL) on Saturday, 9 April.
According to Mr Takadze’s relatives in the village of Kirbali, which is located in Gori region right next
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russians are constructing a new road near the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia, at the village Jariasheni.
The State Security Service Sunday informed that the construction
TBILISI, DFWatch–The de facto government of the breakaway republic South Ossetia Tuesday evening released Lasha Glurjidze, 21, after nine days in detention.
Glurjidze was released after paying a 2,000 Ruble (USD 26) fine for ‘crossing the border’