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South Ossetian presidential election 2026

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Russian occupied separatist South Ossetia of Georgia held snap elections on 18 September 2026 for the so-called presidency, triggered by the transfer in June of incumbent president Alan Gagloyev the Kremlin to become adviser to Russian president Vladimir Putin. The chain of events started in May 2026, when Russia and South Ossetia signed a new integration treaty.

The Kremlin then sent Russian-Ossete Marat Kamborov to South Ossetia under the pretense of guiding the implementation of the treaty. But in reality he was the new man to run the proxy-republic. The subsequent developments unfolded according to a Kremlin-playbook scenario of a managed transfer of power. In this way the Kremlin ensured a smooth transfer of power. And an increased grip over the Georgian region that can be seen as sealing annexation without the de jure act for that.

For appearances sake, three other candidates ran in the snap election. According to the results the authorities released, Kambolov received 85 percent of the votes, a victory that was written in the wall. It was also the largest victory since the 2006 election. The international community, with the exception of Russia and its friends, does not recognize the election.

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Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

[2024 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia

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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 →

Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

[2023 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia

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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 →

Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

[2022 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia

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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 2022 page, click here for the current running year.  Continue reading [2022 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia →
Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

[2021 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia

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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 →

Borderization, South Ossetia

Borderization and territorial claims South Ossetia

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“Borderization refers to the construction of physical barriers to transform a territorial ceasefire line into an international border.”

While there are various ways to implement so called borderization, this page focuses on the construction by South Ossetian and Russian forces of physical barriers along the ABL of South Ossetia. Such as fences, barbed wire, border signs and other markings in the landscape outside of the crossing points.

Jump to archive pages for 2020, 2019, 2018 or 2017. Note: the Chorchana – Tsnelisi territorial conflict and borderization at that location can be found in its own page. 

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Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

Abduction, arrest and detention near occupation line South Ossetia

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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. 

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Arrests occupation line, South Ossetia

[2020 archive] Arrests near occupation line South Ossetia

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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. 

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Borderization, South Ossetia

[2020 archive] Borderization South Ossetia

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“Borderization refers to the construction of physical barriers to transform a territorial ceasefire line into an international border.”

While there are various ways to implement so called borderization, this page focuses on the construction by South Ossetian and Russian forces of physical barriers along the ABL of South Ossetia. Such as fences, barbed wire, border signs and other markings in the landscape outside of the crossing points.

This is the archived 2020 page, click here for the current running year, or jump to 2019, 2018 or 2017. Note: the Chorchana – Tsnelisi territorial conflict and borderization at that location can be found in its own page.  Continue reading [2020 archive] Borderization South Ossetia →

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Checkpoint regime South Ossetia

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The 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 →