18.07.2008 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

"a-6219 (ACC-GEO-6219)"

Ossetian minority [ID 104894]

26.08.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Russia recognises Georgia regions, Bush condemns" , Author: Reuters Foundation

Russia recognises South Ossetia, Abkhazia as independent; USA,  NATO and EU also condemn Moscow's move [ID 104804]

26.08.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Russia recognizes independence of Georgia's rebel regions" , Author: Deutsche Presse Agentur

Medvedev signed decree recognising the independence of Georgia's rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia [ID 104801]

26.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Russia Formally Recognizes Abkhazia, S.Ossetia"

President Medvedev signs decree recognising independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia [ID 104705]

24.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"One Dies in Gori Blast"

Gori: One woman killed when land mine exploded [ID 104704]

23.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Georgia Extends Martial Law"

Martial law, initially imposed on August 9 for 2 weeks, extended till September 8 [ID 104702]

22.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Russia to Keep Over 2,000-Strong Unit in Abkhazia"

Abkhazia: Russia keeps 2,142 soldiers in region as part of its peacekeeping forces [ID 104701]

22.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Russia Troops Reinforce ‘Buffer Zones’"

Russian troops will remain in buffer zones in South Ossetia and Abkhazia [ID 104699]

22.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Ten Georgian Servicemen Released"

10 Georgian soldiers detained by Russian forces released; 12 others still held by Russian troops [ID 104695]

25.08.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Tense Standoff Under Way In Disputed Georgia Village"

Georgian and South Ossetian forces were in a tense standoff over control of village of Mosabruni on the edge of the breakaway region, according to Georgian and separatist officials [ID 104672]

22.08.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Russian troops begin withdrawal from Georgian city of Gori"

Gori: Georgia says that Russian troops have started withdrawing from the city [ID 104603]

24.08.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"One killed in Georgia landmine explosion" , Author: Deutsche Presse Agentur

Gori: A 35-year-old woman was killed and a man was seriously injured when 2 landmines exploded near city, media reports say [ID 104559]

19.08.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further Information on Urgent Action 220/08 (EUR 56/005/2008, 11 August 2008) [EUR 56/008/2008]"

South Ossetia: Humanitarian organisations report that they are still prevented from delivering aid, leading to fears that civilians in the region are at risk of illness and starvation [ID 104522]

22.08.2008 - Source:Institute for War and Peace Reporting 

"How the Georgian War Began"

Article on the events that have led to the outbreak of the war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 [ID 104498]

22.08.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Russia to keep posts in Georgia"

Russia says it intends to maintain a presence in Georgia, as a withdrawal of combat troops appears to enter its final phase [ID 104479]

21.08.2008 - Source:Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (formerly Global IDP Project) 

"At least 128,000 people internally displaced by renewed conflict; A profile of the internal displacement situation"

Report on internal displacement as a result of renewed conflict over South Ossetia (latest political developments, IDP estimates, humanitarian situation, government and international response) [ID 104433]

21.08.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Civilians Killed by Russian Cluster Bomb 'Duds'"

District Gori: According to HRW, Georgian civilian population in villages threatened by unexploded ordnance left by Russian cluster munition attacks [ID 104423]

20.08.2008 - Source:Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

"Krieg im Kaukasus"

Brief report on the background and perspectives of the war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 [ID 104393]

21.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"HRW Warns of Unexploded Russian Cluster Bomb Ordnances"

South Ossetia: Unexploded ordnances of cluster bombs, left by Russian attacks, pose risk to life of civilian population, Human Rights Watch says [ID 104391]

20.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"133 S.Ossetian Civilians Died in Conflict – Russian Official"

South Ossetia: Due to Russian sources, 133 South Ossetian civilians were killed in recent conflict [ID 104390]

19.08.2008 - Source:Civil Georgia 

"Senior MP: 215 Killed in Conflict"

South Ossetia: Due to Georgian sources, 215 Georgians have been killed in recent conflict [ID 104389]

21.08.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Russia Pulls Back Some Forces, But Stills Holds Key Points"

Russia started to pull back some forces from inside Georgia, but continues to occupy strategic positions around the country [ID 104365]

21.08.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"15,000 refugees return to South Ossetia - Russian ministry" , Author: Agence France-Presse

South Ossetia: According to Russia, out of 37,355 people who left the region during the fighting, 15,000 returned to the disputed Georgian region [ID 104329]

20.08.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Security situation in Georgia improving, EU says" , Author: Deutsche Presse Agentur

According to European Union officials, the security situation in Georgia is improving by the day, but international aid workers still have no access to the breakaway province of South Ossetia [ID 104327]

19.08.2008 - Source:Institute for War and Peace Reporting 

"Georgian Port Again Attacked"

Russian troops again entered port; they detained 20 Georgian soldiers who had been entrusted to oversee the arrival of United States’ humanitarian cargoes in the port [ID 104258]