Caucasian press review (October 19-25th)
Caucasian domestic and foreign conflicts through the eyes of local mass media
South Ossetia
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Georgian Press Review (October 16-22)
Footage of torture in order to obtain the necessary evidence has led to a series of attacks on the offices of the United National Movement in various parts of Georgia
Khidasheli denies Georgian war crimes in 2008
Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli has made a statement that the army of the republic didn’t commit war crimes during the conflict in August 2008 and fully supported the report ‘Under ...
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate situation in South Ossetia in 2008
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, requests judges for authorization to open an investigation into the situation in South Ossetia in 2008. She thinks that war crimes and crimes …
Nino Burjanadze: "We should sign a treaty on non-use of force with Abkhazia and South Ossetia"
Former Georgian Speaker on the normalization of Russian-Georgian relations
Iron Bagan international festival of Ossetian beer to take place in North Ossetia a second time
In addition to this department, the organizer of the event is the republican center of traditional culture, ethnic tourism Farn and LLC Group of Companies brewery house Bavaria. "The event is …
Caucasus press review (August 17-23)
Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press
Could Russia and the West collide in the Caucasus?
As Ukrainian conflict worsening, the confrontation between Russia and the West is also enhanced. The center of this dispute can be transferred from the Ukraine to the Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, …
Madeleine Albright becomes “Georgia’s lawyer”
The Defense Minister of Georgia, Tina Khidasheli, is persuading the US to intensify its activity in the Caucasus
Rockfall stops traffic along Transcaucasian highway
According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Emergency Measures of North Ossetia, movement along the Transcaucasian highway, which connects Russia with South Ossetia, has been stopped due ...
Georgia marks seventh anniversary of the five-day war
The majority of accusations were directed against Russia, combining with urges “to make peace with our Abkhaz and Ossetian brothers”
Events of August 2008. 7 years later
Seven years have passed after the tragic events in August 2008. Then, on the night of the 8th of August 8 in 2008, Georgia fired from multiple rocket launchers Grad on South Ossetia. Georgian troops attacked the …
North Caucasian Youth Forum 'Mashuk-2015' summarized the results
One of the brightest and most massive events in the life of the region, the North Caucasian Youth Forum 'Mashuk-2015', has come to an end. For two weeks more than 2500 activists from all regions of the North Caucasus and other …
Will Russia respond to Georgia's sanctions?
Russia may take retaliatory measures against the seven countries that have backed EU sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Except for Montenegro and Albania, as well as Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, Ukraine and …
What hides behind US activity in Baku?
Unlike its neighbors, financially more prosperous Azerbaijan has managed to preserve a bigger space for diplomatic maneuver, declaring itself a non-aligned state
Georgian-South Ossetian border creeps toward oil pipeline
Is there a real threat to the Baku-Supsa pipeline?
In Moscow Nino Burjanadze called on Georgian authorities not to be afraid of dialogue with Russia
Why is the former speaker of the Georgian parliament not able to meet with Vladimir Putin this time?
Saakashvili advised to return to his dreamlike forest
Another protest against the policy of the governor of the Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, was held in Odessa. The activists of the public movement 'Odessa for a free port!' sent a big balloon, depicting Saakashvili with a tie in his mouth, into the sky.
Berdymuhamedov’s unexpected visit to Tbilisi
Turkmenistan is examining Georgia's transit possibilities
Caucasus Press Review (June 15-21)
Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press
