South Ossetia

July 13, 2026 02:01

• A ban on the movement of any transport on the Transcaucasus has been introduced.

  Due to heavy rains and landslides, the movement of any kind of transport is prohibited on the Transcaucasian highway in both directions.

July 12, 2026 03:00

• A serviceman from South Ossetia was killed in the area of the special military operation.

  In Tskhinval, Barsag Kochiev, who was killed in the area of the special operation in Ukraine, was buried. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have officially recognized at least 99 servicemen from South Ossetia as killed there.

July 07, 2026 03:09

• Mearakishvili spoke about her life in Georgia

  Tamara Mearakishvili, who asked Marat Kambolov to return to Lenigore, lives in Tbilisi, and her acquaintances collected money for her rented apartment. The activist sells second-hand clothing. The court did not accept the cassation appeal against the decision to expel her from South Ossetia.

July 06, 2026 20:39

• Alina Djikaeva complained about pressure in the pre-trial detention center.

  The editor-in-chief of the publication "Sapa", Alina Djikaeva, arrested in a case regarding the purchase of information from police officers, reported extortion and pressure from security forces.

July 06, 2026 14:56

• The head of the Customs Committee of South Ossetia has been arrested in a bribery case.

  According to the investigation, the official transferred 10 million rubles to the employees of the regional FSB for halting the inspection of the commercial organization of which he is the owner.

July 02, 2026 19:32

• Mearakishvili asked Kambolov to allow her to return to South Ossetia

  Tamara Mearakishvili published an open appeal to the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, in which she asked to ensure her safe return to Leningor and to return her documents. The activist also demanded an internal investigation regarding the actions of the police officers in Leningor for their inaction.

July 01, 2026 12:25

• The authorities of South Ossetia announced the date of the presidential elections.

  Early presidential elections in South Ossetia are scheduled for September 18.

June 30, 2026 00:55

• Analysts assessed the results of Gagloev's presidency.

  During Alan Gagloev's presidency in South Ossetia, the degradation of political and social institutions continued, and the outflow of the population from the republic reached such proportions that a new presidential candidate was sent from outside, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" stated.

June 26, 2026 14:40

• Social media users considered the ECHR's decision on the death of Georgian prisoners to be belated.

  Eighteen years have passed since the Five-Day War, and when the ECHR ruled that Russia was responsible for the deaths and torture of Georgian prisoners, Moscow had already refused to recognize and enforce the court's decisions, social media users pointed out.

June 23, 2026 23:19

• The ECHR found Russia responsible for the torture and death of Georgian prisoners of war.

  The European Court of Human Rights unanimously found Russia responsible for the murder of three and the torture of eight Georgian prisoners of war captured during the August 2008 war. The court ordered Moscow to pay compensation to the surviving soldiers and the families of the deceased.

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