Tag: EUMM

Georgia brings up killing of Tamaz Ginturi at IPRM talks

June 13, 2025 by DFWatch staff

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

August 30, 2019 by DFWatch staff

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'

March 22, 2019 by DFWatch staff

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

Handover of suspected murderer topic at EU-hosted talks about Abkhazia

October 22, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia demanded the handover of a suspected murderer during a six hour meeting with breakaway authorities in Abkhazia this week.

The meeting was held in Gali, in the southern end of the region, and dealt first and foremost

EU representative's car hits and kills 15 year old in Georgia

July 28, 2015 by DFW-admin

TBILISI, DFWatch–A car belonging to the European Union Delegation to Georgia ran into a 15 year old boy on Sunday causing his death.

The accident happened 30km away from the capital Tbilisi.

An EU delegation spokesperson confirmed to DF Watch

Over two thousand Georgians have been detained on disputed borders

May 19, 2015 by DFWatch staff

razor wire border south ossetia — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–2,117 Georgians have been detained by Russian border guards accused of crossing the border with Abkhazia or South Ossetia since 2009.

The new figures were presented by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and are based on data

New EUMM head appointed

December 21, 2014 by DFWatch staff

EUMM_photo — EUMM in action. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM), which was recently prolonged for two more years, has a new head.

Kęstutis Jankauskas replaces Toivo Klaar, who was appointed in October 2013.

According to an announcement sent out by EUMM,

EU's observer mission to Georgia extended for two years

December 17, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–EU’s military observers in Georgia have had their mandate extended for another two years, until December 2016.

EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) was established shortly after the Russia-Georgia war in 2008 to support stabilization

South Ossetia accuses EU observers of bias

July 3, 2014 by DFWatch staff

IPRM_meeting_46_Crop — The EU-hosted field meetings take place in a tent on the de facto border. (From a video published by Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A spokesman for the Georgian breakaway region South Ossetia has accused the European Union’s observers of being biased following a field meeting Tuesday.

As usual, the Incident Response and Prevention Mechanism (IRPM) meeting took place

EU's observers call for release of jonjoli pickers

May 13, 2014 by DFWatch staff

jonjoli_bladderwort_Crop — Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. (Photo by Georgia’s Ministry of Environment Protection.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) calls on South Ossetia to release all Georgians detained for picking the plant jonjoli.

Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. It grows in the wild in areas adjacent