South Ossetia

December 27, 2024 22:47

• South-Ossetian MIA demands to ban LGBT* propaganda

  In South Ossetia, the legislation does not provide for any punishments for LGBT* propaganda; and the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has demanded that parliament regulate the law enforcers' work.

March 12, 2023 17:41

• Kadyrov boasts of his daughter's award from president of South Ossetia

  Alan Gagloev, the president of South Ossetia, has decorated Aishat Kadyrova, the Chechen Minister of Culture, with the Order of Friendship for her great contribution to the development of the Chechen-South-Ossetian relations, Ramzan Kadyrov has boasted.

August 29, 2022 12:38

• Two years after Djabiev's death, court fails to find perpetrators

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has failed yet with the demand voiced out by the court on August 1 to eliminate violations in the case of the death of Inal Djabiev, Sergey Bitiev, the Acting Public Prosecutor of South Ossetia has informed. Those guilty of Djabiev's death remain unpunished for two years, Telegram users have pointed out.

August 25, 2022 14:19

• After border violation, US citizen expelled from South Ossetia

  South-Ossetian law enforcers have handed Frank Yanez, a US citizen, who was detained for violating the border, over to Georgia.

August 18, 2022 14:02

• Georgian citizen released in South Ossetia

  Levan Machabeli, who was detained in South Ossetia for violating the border, has been released from custody and returned to Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

August 16, 2022 15:08

• South-Ossetian MoD's staff reacts negatively to dismissal of their boss

  After the dismissal of Vladimir Pukhaev, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of South Ossetia, his several subordinates wrote resignations reports in solidarity with their boss, an MoD's source has informed.

August 13, 2022 00:02

• South-Ossetian Minister of Defence dismissed after special forces fighters beat a Tskhinvali resident

  The President of South Ossetia dismissed Vladimir Pukhaev, the country’s Minister of Defence, in connection with the beating of Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, by special forces fighters, states a decree posted on the website of the leader of the republic.

August 10, 2022 15:24

• Female picketer in Tskhinvali asks for help in returning her housing

  Alina Djioeva, a resident of Tskhinvali, who was evicted from her housing by a court ruling, has called on authorities to help her return a part of the house that her uncle had sold to another person.

August 09, 2022 23:52

• Beating of a resident of Tskhinvali by militaries reminds of Djabiev’s case

  Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, was beaten by special forces fighters. The man has not filed a complaint to the law enforcement bodies, but an investigation into his case is underway.

August 09, 2022 17:28

• Analysts assess impact of "Five-Day War" on Abkhazia

  Should Georgia had achieved its goals in South Ossetia in August 2008, Abkhazia would have been next in line, Izida Chania, a journalist, believes.

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