Friday, December 5, 2025

EUMM

Ergneti talks highlight divide along Georgia’s conflict line

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TBILISI, November 18 – Representatives from Tbilisi, the Russian-backed authorities in Tskhinvali, and international observers met in the village of Ergneti on Tuesday for a scheduled meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM). The Georgian State Security Service said the meeting reviewed all major incidents recorded since the previous meeting, including the killing … Read more

Western dignitaries coming to the rescue

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They come to Tbilisi, are taken on a tour, and “taken for a ride” by a conspicuous crowd of people who happen to be out of government at the moment. The latest was Finland’s Elena Valtonen, who did the rounds: dropped by the opposition demonstrators at parliament to show support, met with the usual NGO … Read more

Georgia brings up killing of Tamaz Ginturi at IPRM talks

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) met again on June 11 in Ergneti to discuss issues along the administrative border line. Participants reviewed recent incidents, including restrictions on movement, illegal detentions, and so-called “borderization” by Russian-backed forces. Georgia’s state security demanded accountability for the killing of Georgian citizen Tamaz Ginturi and pressed for … Read more

South Ossetia issues ultimatum to Georgia to remove checkpoint

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The situation along the de facto border of South Ossetia further worsened on Thursday after representative of breakaway authorities put forward an ultimatum to Georgia to dismantle a checkpoint at the village Chorchana, in Khashuri municipality. If Georgia doesn’t dismantle the checkpoint by 6 am Friday morning, Tskhinvali authorities will “resort to all lawful … Read more

South Ossetia claims drones 'violated' its 'airspace'

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) violated ‘South Ossetian airspace’ simultaneously, entering from Georgia proper, breakaway South Ossetia claims. “One of them hovered over the town of Kvaisa for 20 minutes and then flew towards Georgia,” Egor Kochiev, the head of South Ossetian delegation, said on Friday after a meeting of the Incident Prevention and … Read more