Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2024 page, click here for the current running year. Other archived years can be found in the left sidebar. Continue reading [2024 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2023 page, click here for the current running year. Continue reading [2023 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2021 page, click here for the current running year. Continue reading [2021 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line (sometimes referred to as Administrative Boundary Line) of South Ossetia frequently experience arrest, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This page keeps track of the latest developments of such arrests. Archived years can be found in the left sidebar. While having mapped incidents since 2014, the blogged chronology is currently only available from 2017 onwards.
Continue reading Abduction, arrest and detention near occupation line South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2020 page, click here for the current running year.
Continue reading [2020 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
The de facto Abkhazian authorities frequently close the sole remaining checkpoint towards Tbilisi controlled Georgia at the Enguri Bridge near Zugdidi. The reasons vary per occasion, but in every instance it hinders freedom of movement principles. Since 2017 the Enguri Bridge is the only official crossing point for passage of locals, after other minor ones were closed.
This page logs closures (and reopening) of the Enguri Bridge to provide insight in scale and impact on humanitarian circumstances such as medical aid, education access of students and so on. Also arrests near the ABL are logged here in lack of a separate page. Most recent updates at the top.
Continue reading Checkpoint regime AbkhaziaThe de facto authorities of South Ossetia frequently close crossing points towards Tbilisi controlled territory for a variety of reasons. In every instance it directly hinders freedom of movement principles, which is precisely the aim of the closures. “Security reasons” are typically cited, but by far most of the time there is no imminent threat at play.
This page logs developments on crossing point closures (and reopening) to provide insight in scale and impact on humanitarian circumstances such as medical aid and so on. Most recent updates on top. Continue reading Checkpoint regime South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2019 page, click here for the current running year. Other archived years can be found in the left sidebar.
Continue reading [2019 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
Georgian civilians living around the occupation line, or “Administrative Boundary Line” (ABL) as it is known by international mediators, frequently experience arrests, abduction and detention by Russian or South Ossetian “border guards” for alleged violation and trespassing of the “border”.
This is the archived 2019 page, click here for the current running year. Other archived years can be found in the left sidebar.
Continue reading [2019 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia
In August 2019, a territorial claim of the separatist Republic of South Ossetia on Georgian controlled territory escalated into a security crisis. This occurred after Georgian authorities constructed a police observation post in Georgian controlled territory near the conflict line. The course of the so-called “border” in the area between South Ossetian controlled Tsnelisi and Georgian controlled Chorchana is disputed by South Ossetia.
The crisis led to a de facto South Ossetian annexation of Georgian administered territory. Incidently, the escalation occurred only two months after “Gavrilov Night”, when fierce Georgian anti-Russian protests against a provocative appearance of Russian Duma member in the Georgian parliament led to an angry Russian response and sanctions.
This page is a chronological overview of developments since August 2019 (last updates at the bottom of the page), including backgrounds on various aspects.
Continue reading Territorial dispute Chorchana-Tsnelisi over old and “fake” maps
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