South Ossetia

December 23, 2025 17:07

• Mearakishvili refused to eat in police custody

  Activist Tamara Mearakishvili was found in a Ministry of Internal Affairs detention center after disappearing from her apartment in Tskhinvali, where she refused to eat. She is suspected of espionage, and her detention has attracted the attention of Tbilisi.

December 23, 2025 16:01

• The mitigation of the sentence in the case of Dzhabiev's death shocked the victims.

  The Supreme Court of South Ossetia has reduced the sentences of the police officers convicted in the torture and death of Inal Dzhabiev, and released one of them. The court's decision came as a surprise to Dzhabiev's widow and her lawyer, who had demanded a harsher sentence.

December 23, 2025 04:14

• A Georgian citizen has been detained in South Ossetia on charges of espionage.

  Law enforcement officials in South Ossetia have detained a Georgian citizen accused of collecting and transmitting information about strategically important facilities.

December 22, 2025 23:16

• Friends have lost contact with activist Tamara Mearakishvili.

  Civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili told friends by phone that unknown individuals had broken into her apartment in Tskhinvali through the balcony. After this, contact with her was lost, reports a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

December 22, 2025 21:15

• Security forces visited Tamara Mearakishvili's home after she announced her hunger strike.

  Five security officers are stationed outside the apartment in Tskhinvali where civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili lives. Mearakishvili herself told a Caucasian Knot correspondent by telephone.

December 18, 2025 11:31

• The Georgian parliament abolished the South Ossetian administration in exile

  Parliament approved a decision to abolish the administration of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region effective January 1, 2026.

December 17, 2025 13:53

• Alan Gatsoev received housing and work in South Ossetia

  Ethnic Ossetian Alan Gatsoev, who spent several months in the no-man's land between Georgia and Russia, received permission to enter South Ossetia. There, authorities provided him with housing and found him a job.

December 17, 2025 05:57

• Parties to the Dzhabiev murder case insist that their complaints be upheld

  The Supreme Court of South Ossetia has reviewed the cassation appeals filed by the parties in the Inal Dzhabiev murder case. The decision will be announced on December 22. The parties insist that their appeals be upheld.

December 14, 2025 19:22

• The Dzhabiev case has affected the response to security forces violence in South Ossetia

  The security officials involved in the beating of two young men in Tskhinvali in October have been dismissed; the boys' parents are not seeking a different punishment. The authorities' decision to dismiss those involved in the incident demonstrates a shift in attitudes toward violence in South Ossetia following the death of Inal Dzhabiev.

December 11, 2025 18:16

• Gravel mining in Liakhva threatens South Ossetia's ecosystem

  The Liakhva is the only major river in South Ossetia, and economic activity there threatens not only its wildlife but can also lead to shallowing. Meanwhile, local residents have shown little interest in keeping the river clean, even though water samples have only met safety standards at its source.

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