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South Ossetia sends extra forces to demarcation line as Georgia builds new checkpoint

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The situation along the de facto border of South Ossetia remains tense as Tskhinvali sent armed forces to prevent the construction of a police checkpoint by the Georgian side. The checkpoint is being built in the vicinity of Georgian village Chorchana. “In connection with the provocative attempts of the Georgian security forces to illegally … Read more

Several families in Georgia forced to leave their homes by Russian solders to make way for South Ossetia "border" fence

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TBILISI, DFWatch–At least two families in Georgia were forced to leave their homes in a village near the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict line on Thursday. The families left after Russian troops approached them and asked them to vacate their homes within 72 hours. The village of Gugutiantkari belongs to Gori Municipality and is located 32 km … Read more

Russian soldiers observed installing barbed wire in Dzukaantkari, 24km east of Atotsi

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border forces have begun installing reinforced barbed wire fence through the village Dzukaantkari (Dzukata) near Gori, as part of a gradual demarcation around the breakaway region South Ossetia. The new and ‘more solid’ type of fences are replacing the old fences that were installed in 2009 and run right through the center of … Read more

South Ossetia resumes installation of barbed wire along de facto border

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Tskhinvali has resumed installation of barbed wire fence along the administrative borderline between Georgia proper and the breakaway republic of South Ossetia. The de facto security committee plans to install one km long fence in the vicinity of the villages of Balta and Atotsi in the Kareli district. The reason for the resumption of … Read more

Georgia's frozen conflict hampers Easter celebration in border villages

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According to the report, arbitrary detentions by Russian and de facto [South Ossetian] authorities of Georgian citizens along the administrative boundary line remain one of Georgia’s significant human rights challenges.
Khurvaleti, one of the villages where the cemetery is on the other side of the fence. (DF Watch.)
TBILISI, DFWatch–The frozen conflict over South Ossetia will prevent many people in the border areas from visiting their family graves this Easter.

As the observance of Orthodox Easter starts today with Palm Sunday, many will be unable to go to cemeteries

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Report from the villages on South Ossetia boundary line

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Davit Vanishvili. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Things did not change for the better when Davit Vanishvili’s house ended up on the other side of the border with Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia several years ago.

DFWatch recently visited some of the villages on the administrative boundary

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SO field meeting highlights border problems and helicopter overflight

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Problems created by new border fences was brought up again at the regular field meeting between the parties in the 2008 war. (EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The parties in the 2008 war met again on Friday for a field meeting in a tent in Ergneti, a village on the border with South Ossetia.

These field meetings are formally called Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and hosted by the EU’s

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Georgian president meets locals near contested border

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, Wednesday met people who live close to the de facto border near the town Kareli. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili says he hopes that the barbed wire which Russian soldiers are installing at the so-called border with two breakaway territories will eventually be sent away peacefully as scrap metal.

Margvelashvili

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Russia resumes building of South Ossetia border fences

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Razor wire is one of the measures Russian border guards are using to enforce the de facto border. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers have resumed the installation of warning signs and barbed wire at villages near the border with the breakaway region South Ossetia.

A sign warning about the de facto border was installed in the village Ghogheti near Kareli on Tuesday.

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