South Ossetia

Outrage at Fake Circassian Anniversary

Events of hundreds of years ago become a live political issue as Moscow-sponsored festivities are dismissed as an attempt to rewite history.

5 Oct 07

Police swoop following former minister Irakli Okruashvili’s lurid allegations about the Georgian president.

2 Oct 07

Murders, shoot-outs in the streets and “mop-up operations” shatter island of stability.

28 Sep 07

Official mistrust hampers Georgian and Abkhaz parents in their search for the remains of their missing sons.

20 Sep 07

Officials want to refute Baku’s claims that Muslim monuments are being systematically destroyed.

20 Sep 07

Government won’t fund restoration of Azerbaijani cemeteries, saying they do not have any intrinsic cultural value.

20 Sep 07

A series of confrontations between Georgian locals and Russian peacekeepers raises the temperature near ceasefire line.

13 Sep 07

Locals say city administration is not protecting UNESCO heritage site.

13 Sep 07

Old friendships maintained across the Karabakh conflict divide.

6 Sep 07

Nagorny Karabakh NGOs say IWPR reporting helps them understand conflicts in other parts of the region.

6 Sep 07

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