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’
border incidents near South Ossetia
Two Georgians detained by Russian forces in Bershueti
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgians were detained by Russian border guards on Monday at the delineation line around the breakaway territory South Ossetia.
Saba Sekhniashvili and Lasha Glurjidze were trying to go to the Trinity Church, which lies in the village Bershueti.
Russian border guards detain three on South Ossetia perimeter
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three people were detained by Russian soldiers on Monday in a village near the disputed border with South Ossetia.
Locals in the village Adzvi told the television channel Imedi that the three were planning to go to a church which lies near
Two Georgians detained on disputed South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Tuesday detained two Georgian citizens who were out attending cattle in Bershueti, which borders with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
The detainees are Muraz Javakhishvili (75) and Ivane Sekhniashvili (41).
One Georgian detained on South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers a few days ago detained another Georgian for violating the border with breakaway South Ossetia.
Mamuka Samkharadze (36) was out collecting firewood near the village Kirbala, which borders on the breakaway region.
Georgian man detained at South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards Saturday detained a man in a village bordering with Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia.
Davit Khuroshvili, 48, from Khurvaleti was detained for violating the border. Locals claim he was detained in his own garden.
Donald Tusk visits Georgia's disputed border zone
TBILISI, DFWatch–President of the European Council Donald Tusk on Tuesday visited an area near the disputed border with South Ossetia where Russian border guards recently installed new signs.
Tusk went to the area near Khurvaleti and Tsitelubani,
Donald Tusk visits Georgia, takes sides in border dispute
TBILISI, DFWatch–President of the European Council Donald Tusk on Monday sided with Georgia in a conflict over the installation of border signs with South Ossetia, calling the signs a provocation.
The signs are placed along the old ‘administrative border’
South Ossetia investigating border sign removal
TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia has initiated a criminal investigation of the journalists who recently pulled down a border sign demarcating the breakaway region and replaced it with a Georgian flag.
According to South Ossetia’s official news agency RES,
Locals unhappy about South Ossetia border protests
TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals gathered near the border with Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia on Friday to protest against the actions of a group of journalists who staged a protest a few days ago against Russia’s ‘creeping occupation.’
People say they have