Alan Tskhurbayev
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Locals say officials were not ready for independence and may not even want it.
South Ossetian leader must improve living conditions for locals in wake of election or risk support switching to opposition, warn analysts.
IWPR-trained reporters investigate the tragic sequence of events that triggered a war in South Ossetia.
A journey through South Ossetia to Gori reveals widespread destruction in both Ossetian and Georgian areas.
Local parliament calls on Moscow to formally recognise independence of its southern kin.
Fear and confusion among South Ossetians as they are courted by new pro-Georgian leader.
Several high-profile murders are seen as having political motives.
Ossetian refugees who fled their homes a decade and a half ago have not even heard of a Georgian law that could give them compensation
Authorities break up politically embarrassing border demo.
People prefer to go to Russia or Georgia for treatment than rely on their capital’s crumbling medical centre.