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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.
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.
GEORGIA
War of words marks anniversary of conflict with Russia
Exactly a year after a devastating conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, tensions have flared between the two neighbours, with each accusing the other of warmongering.
GEORGIA
Tensions running high on the eve of war anniversary
Georgia has dismissed Russian claims that it is rearming, a year after its offensive in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. But tensions along the border with the separatist enclave remain high on the eve of the anniversary of the August 2008 war.
GEORGIA
Border with Ossetia on high alert ahead of war's first anniversary
Georgia has dismissed Russian claims that it is rearming, a year after its assault on the breakaway territory of South Ossetia. But tensions along its border with South Ossetia remain high, reported FRANCE 24's correspondent in Georgia on Thursday.
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