South Ossetia

March 24, 2020

Coronavirus in South Ossetia: no reported cases, no tests, one lab, one resuscitation table

February 24, 2020

Lynx pounces on trainer during circus act in South Ossetia

Huge outrage on social media was caused by the fact the audience was very close to the arena and completely unprotected from the attack.

February 20, 2020

Trial in South Ossetia: Minister of Justice v. journalist

Journalist Irina Keleshaeva is accused of libeling the authorities. It’s not the first time she’s under the gun

February 18, 2020

South Ossetia opposition unites around new leader, former KGB officer

The presidential election will take place in two years, but preparations have already begun

February 18, 2020

Medications with Georgian labels withdrawn from sale in South Ossetia

Locals in the are say there are no drugs in local hospitals

February 10, 2020

10 years behind barbed wire — stories and photos from the Georgian–Ossetian conflict zone

How has ‘borderization’ changed the lives of families living in the Georgian villages of the conflict zone? Amnesty International researchers looked for answers to this question

February 08, 2020

South Ossetia closes crossing point again

The Tskhinvali authorities say they will not open the crossing point until Tbilisi has removed the police checkpoint in Chorchana

January 25, 2020

S. Ossetian authorities open crossing points with Georgia for pensioners, seriously ill

The crossing points were closed 142 days and will be closed again soon

January 21, 2020

Russian soldiers resume construction of barriers in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone

Tbilisi has declared the act a ‘provocation’, while the Russian military says it is ‘building the border of South Ossetia.’

January 20, 2020

Russia is using South Ossetia to finance self-proclaimed republics in Eastern Ukraine

The scheme uncovered by the Security Service of Ukraine allows Russian banks and enterprises to circumvent international sanctions

January 03, 2020

People in streets sing New Year songs on JAMnews camera

Our journalists went on a filming spree in six Caucasus cities

December 29, 2019

Op-ed: “Georgians have chance to rethink past, rebuild relations with Ossetians”

Political analyst Tornike Sharashenidze on the arrest and release of Georgian doctor Gaprindashvili in South Ossetia and the need to learn to admit to mistakes

December 28, 2019

Georgian doctor imprisoned in South Ossetia for “trespassing state border” released

Vazha Gaprindashvili has been pardoned by de-facto president of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov

December 12, 2019

The Ossetian financier turned mountain fisherman

Leonid Gagiev, a financier turned fisherman, runs his own fish farm deep in the mountains of South Ossetia. He has solid plans for his farm’s expansion, but he needs investments to get his idea off the ground

November 21, 2019

Criminal case may be launched against doctor arrested in South Ossetia – JAMnews source

The affair surrounding the Georgian doctor is becoming increasingly twisted

November 21, 2019

South Ossetian KGB alleges detained Tbilisi doctor connected to Georgian special services

These conclusions are based on the published transcript of telephone conversations of Vazha Gaprindashvili

November 16, 2019

Georgian doctor sentenced to two months detention in South Ossetia

Vazha Gaprindashvili lives and works in Tbilisi. Presumably, he entered the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone to help a patient

November 02, 2019

Surge of domestic violence cases sparks gender debate in North Ossetia

After several murders in North Ossetia, women confront the issue of tradition and domestic violence

October 26, 2019

Beaten prisoners, a terrorist, opposition, feminists demand freedom - “Week in the Caucasus from JAMnews”

The week of 14-19 October 2019 in just 90 seconds

October 24, 2019

South Ossetia’s prisoner hunger strike debacle – who, what, why

A group of MPs is trying to punish the South Ossetian Ministers of Justice and the Interior for brutally beating prisoners. The president is on the side of the ministers. All the details below