(RFE/RL)
June 29, 2007 -- Separatists say a resident of the administrative capital, Tskhinvali, of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia was seriously injured and a home destroyed late on June 28 in a grenade attack that they blame on Georgian forces.
They say a separate attack targeted a nearby village.
Colonel Mamuka Kurashvili, the commander of Georgian peacekeepers in the area, denied any responsibility.
The incident is the biggest flare-up in months in the area, which is a source of tension between Georgia's central government and Moscow.
(Interfax, Reuters, AP)
Colonel Mamuka Kurashvili, the commander of Georgian peacekeepers in the area, denied any responsibility.
The incident is the biggest flare-up in months in the area, which is a source of tension between Georgia's central government and Moscow.
(Interfax, Reuters, AP)
Human Rights In Georgia
Human Rights In Georgia
NOT A ROSY PICTURE: Ana Dolidze, former president of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association and a visiting scholar at Columbia University, told an RFE/RL briefing that many obstacles remain before Georgia's courts and law enforcement organs will be able to ensure human rights.
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