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Breakaway Georgian region South Ossetia votes for new president
14/11/2011 - SOUTH OSSETIA

Breakaway Georgian region South Ossetia votes for new president

South Ossetia, the breakaway Georgian region, voted Sunday in its first presidential election since Russia recognised its independence following a war with Georgia in 2008.
Greece's urban exodus
10/10/2011 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Greece's urban exodus

First, Greeks are leaving big city unemployment behind, but with what consequences? Next, Poles go to the polls and make Donald Tusk the first Prime Minister to win a second term since the end of Communism. Finally, we find out why one Italian priest in Naples now has to have his own bodyguard.
Clinton slams Russian 'occupation' of disputed enclaves on Georgia visit
05/07/2010 - GEORGIA

Clinton slams Russian 'occupation' of disputed enclaves on Georgia visit

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) called on Russia to end its "occupation" of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili (left) during a visit to Tbilisi.
CAUCASUS
Chavez recognises Georgian breakaway regions
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has officially recognised the Georgian breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent, during a visit to Russia. Georgia has dismissed the declaration as irrelevant.
GEORGIA

In Gori, the war is over but not the fear

One year after Georgia and Russia went to war over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, the wounds of the conflict are still wide open in the Georgian city of Gori – and the fear of a new outbreak of violence is palpable.
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RUSSIA
Medvedev warns Georgia's leaders of 'retribution' over war
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Georgia's leaders would face "retribution" for the war in South Ossetia and condemned US backing of the state. The remarks came as South Ossetia marked the one-year anniversary of the conflict.
GEORGIA
South Ossetia marks anniversary of Russia-Georgia conflict
South Ossetia commemorated the Russia-Georgia war with a candle-light vigil on empty artillery shells in Tskhinvali. The rebel province also opened a war museum on Saturday to mark the conflict's first anniversary.
GEORGIA - RUSSIA
‘People do not feel safe’
Amnesty International published a report on the situation in Georgia one year on after the devastating conflict. Natalia Nozadze, South Caucasus researcher for the organisation, says 30,000 Georgians are still displaced due to the war.
GEORGIA - RUSSIA

Precarious peace on first anniversary of war

On August 7 2008, Georgia and Russia went to war over the small breakaway province of South Ossetia. One year on, tensions on the ground remain high, to the point that there are even fears in some quarters of another war.
GEORGIA
Georgia's conflict with Russia, from 1989 to 2009
Disputes between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia's status go back 20 years to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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