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EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EU)
Beginn: 09/08
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New South Ossetian crisis averted? (24.01.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The protracted standoff in Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia between Alla Dzhioyeva, the opposition candidate whose victory in a presidential runoff ballot last November was annulled by the republic's Supreme Court, and the republic's leaders may be close to an end.
New political confrontation looms in South Ossetia (18.01.2012)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The fragile political stability that followed the agreement signed in December between outgoing de facto South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity and Alla Dzhioyeva, whose victory in the runoff ballot to choose his successor was annulled by the breakaway republic's Supreme Court, is in jeopardy.
South Ossetia court annuls second round of presidential voting (29.11.2011)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
According to preliminary results of voting released on November 28, former Education Minister Alla Dzhioyeva was leading with 56.7 percent of the vote, compared to 40 percent for Emergency Situations Minister Anatoly Bibilov. Bibilov had been openly supported by Moscow.
EU blasts poll in breakaway Georgian region (14.11.2011)
(Quelle:EurActiv)
The European Union reiterated today (14 November) that it does not recognise the breakaway region of South Ossetia, largely under Russian control after a brief war with Georgia in August 2008, nor the election held there on Sunday.
Georgia-Russia: learn to live like neighbours – new ICG briefing (08.08.2011)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
On the third anniversary of their war over South Ossetia, talks between Georgia and Russia are needed to create positive momentum in a still unstable environment. “Georgia-Russia: Learn to Live like Neighbours “, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the continuing strains and recommends the two sides engage in direct dialogue and de-escalate allegations about the other’s involvement in terrorism.
Ossetians and Georgians reach across front line (02.08.2011)
(Quelle:IWPR)
Peace talks have got nowhere but some activists are trying to reforge links, saying this will eventually help resolve the conflict.
Citing excessive detention in Georgia, UN experts urge reform (24.06.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has urged Georgian authorities to tackle problems in the country’s judiciary, warning of harsh sentences, a lack of bail and what they called an excessive use of detention.
UN calls for probe into use of force against anti-Government protesters (31.05.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern about the disproportionate use of force against anti-Government protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, last week and called for a probe into the actions of the police.
Georgia: securing a stable future – new ICG briefing (13.12.2010)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
Georgia has maintained political and economic stability despite the shock of the 2008 war with Russia, but the government needs to use the two years before the next elections to create public trust in democratic institutions by engaging in meaningful dialogue with the opposition over further reforms. “Georgia: Securing a Stable Future”, the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the country as it heads toward a new electoral cycle in 2012-13.
Russian soldiers pull out of Georgian village (18.10.2010)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Russian troops on Monday pulled out of a Georgian village just outside breakaway South Ossetia, occupied despite Georgian and EU objections for more than two years since a brief war between the ex-Soviet neighbours.
Abkhaz leader says Georgian refugee return “currently impossible” (03.09.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Sergei Shamba told RFE/RL on September 2 that the key issue to be resolved to make it possible for Georgian refugees to return to Abkhazia was official recognition by Georgia of Abkhazia's independence.
Is there a foundation for peace between Russia and Georgia? (31.08.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The director of the Moscow Carnegie Center, Dmitri Trenin, recently published his proposal for a peace agreement between Russia and Georgia. … First, Georgia should recognize Abkhazia's independence in exchange for the return of the Gali district … Second, Russia should withdraw from South Ossetia in exchange for some sort of intermediate status …
EU extends Georgia cease-fire monitoring mission (27.07.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The European Union has said that its mandate to monitor the cease-fire that ended the 2008 Georgia-Russia war had been extended by a year to September 2011.
Georgia limits public information about international cases (21.07.2010)
(Quelle:Eurasianet)
A new amendment to Georgia’s freedom of information law is introducing strict limits on “third-party” access to information about cases involving the Georgian government in international courts.
No impunity for crimes committed during conflict in Georgia, ICC Prosecutor says (25.06.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) stressed today that there must be no impunity for any serious crimes committed during the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia, Georgia, after they wrapped up an official visit to the Caucasus country.
Georgian rebel region pulls out of security talks (23.06.2010)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region said on Wednesday it had withdrawn temporarily from security talks with Tbilisi, saying the negotiations were not producing results and that Western mediators were prejudiced.
Ethnic Georgians alarmed at new passport (11.06.2010)
(Quelle:IWPR)
Ethnic Georgians from the Akhalgori district, taken over by South Ossetia in the 2008 conflict, fear new rules obliging them to accept local passports will make it harder to cross into Georgia.
Russia, Georgia hold tense Caucasus talks (08.06.2010)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Russia and Georgia held tense talks on Tuesday on security and humanitarian issues unresolved since their 2008 war, differing over whether a new agreement is needed on the non-use of force.
South Ossetia: the burden of recognition – new ICG report (07.06.2010)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
South Ossetia is no closer to genuine independence now than in August 2008, when Russia went to war with Georgia and extended recognition. The small, rural territory lacks even true political, economic or military autonomy. Moscow staffs over half the government, donates 99 per cent of the budget and provides security.
Abkhaz leader will not allow international observers in region (30.04.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh has said he will not allow international observers to enter the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports. Bagapsh told journalists on April 29 that instead of being in Sukhumi, the Abkhaz capital, United Nations and European Union observer missions should go to Georgia proper because it "is a source of international conflict."
Georgia's rebel Abkhazia to allow Russian base (16.02.2010)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region said on Tuesday it would allow sponsor Russia to build a military base on its soil for land troops, strengthening the region's dependence on Moscow and provoking ire from Tbilisi.
Georgian president flouts election law (12.01.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Mikheil Saakashvili told NGO representatives in Batumi on January 11 that in the interest of holding free and fair elections in future, he sees no problem in ignoring the legal deadline by which elections should be held for the new Central Election Commission (TsSK) chairman.
EU monitors enter for the first time Tshkinvali (01.01.2010)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia has entered Tshkinvali for the first time to discuss the detention of a South Ossetian man by Georgian police, RFE/RL's Georgian and Russian Services report.
Russia, Georgia agree to reopen border (24.12.2009)
(Quelle:RFE/RL)
Georgia has said it agreed to open a mountain pass on the border with Russia, in a first sign of a possible thaw in relations between the two ex-Soviet nations since their August 2008 war.
EU satellite centre to monitor Georgia rebel zones: official (16.11.2009)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
The European Union plans to use satellites to monitor military activity in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgian regions that broke away with Russian backing, the head of an EU observer mission said Friday. The decision to use satellite imagery was made after Russia and the rebel regions refused to grant EU monitors access to their territory, said Hansjorg Haber, the head of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia.
Georgia 'started unjustified war' (30.09.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
The war in Georgia last year was started by a Georgian attack that was not justified by international law, an EU-sponsored report has concluded. However, the attack followed months of provocation, and both sides violated international law, the report said.
European patrols brace for rise in tension over report on 2008 war in Georgia (23.09.2009)
(Quelle:New York Times / USA)
European Union monitors are stepping up their patrols in Georgia ahead of the release of a much anticipated report on the origins of last year’s war in South Ossetia, in case the report’s conclusions reignite tensions around the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
EUMM Head speaks on situation on the ground (22.09.2009)
(Quelle:Reliefweb / International)
Situation on the ground in Georgia’s conflict areas “is quite calm”, although “occasional night shootings” are taking place, Hansjörg Haber, head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), said.
Russia deploys coast guard to rebel Georgian region (21.09.2009)
(Quelle:RFE, RL / International)
Russia's coast-guard authority said on September 21 it had begun patrolling waters off Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, where tensions are running high over a Georgian blockade of the rebel-run territory.
Russia raises the heat (16.09.2009)
(Quelle:ISN Security Watch / Switzerland)
Russia has signed defense agreements with Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, allowing Moscow to maintain military bases in the rebel regions for the next half-century. In a separate move also likely to ratchet up tensions in the Black Sea region, Russia announced that it would seize any Georgian ship it finds off Abkhazia's coast.