Georgian man detained near occupation line released
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Russian Occupational forces have released a Georgian teenager, after he was taken as a hostage for allegedly crossing the so-called occupation line.
The 19-year-old Vasil Khidasheli was detained in the village Tsitelubani on December 20. Another Georgian citizen Aleksander Shiukashvili, who was also taken by Russian forces from the village Kirbali on the same day, still remained in captivity.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs released a special statement on this issue yesterday.
"On December 23 Vasil Khidasheli was released from illegal imprisonment, who was detained in Tsitelubani village, Gori district by Russian occupational forces on December 20,” the statement read.
"Ministry of Internal Affairs actively continues negotiations with regard to illegal imprisonment of Aleksandre Shiukashvili in order to release him. In connection with the mentioned fact EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia has been already informed through the "Hot Line,”” it said.
According to the official information of the so-called South Ossetia, throughout the last five months 197 facts of the so-called illegally crossing of the border were registered. In total, Georgian side paid 237,000 Rubles (8300 GEL) to the Tskhinvali side as a fine.
Two Georgian citizens have been taken hostage from Gori villages today- Vasil Khidasheli,19, from the village Tsitelubani and Aleksandre Shiukashvili,32, from the village Kirbali. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs ( MIA) international organisations have already been informed regarding the facts.
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Three Georgian women detained by Russian forces for allegedly illegally crossing the so-called border near South Ossetia have been released after paying a fine.
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The Georgian citizen who went missing in the town of Akhalgori in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) six months ago has been found dead today.
A Georgian man has been taken hostage near the so-called administrative border with Georgia's breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia).
A middle-aged resident has been snatched by Russian guards for allegedly attempting to cross the so-called border between Georgia and breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
An elderly Georgian man has been detained and taken hostage in occupied Tskhinvali territory after allegedly crossing the administrative border while watching his grazing cattle.
A Georgian man has been detained in occupied Tskhinvali territory while attending his mother-in-law’s funeral at the village cemetery located near the de facto occupation line.
Two more Georgian citizens have been detained by Russian soldiers today – the same day conflict resolution experts discussed possible ways to stop these kinds of detentions near the occupation line.
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Tbilisi is calling on the global community to "properly respond” to Russia’s "illegal actions” of creeping occupation at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia.
The global community is concerned by Russia’s creeping occupation into Georgian soil and is urging the giant nation to respect Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Yesterday Russian border guards kidnaped two individuals from Dvani village, located near the Russian controlled area.
One of the men detained was 13-year-old Tato Mamagulashvili.
Locals said the two Georgian cattle herders were detained today by armed Russian occupying forces from Tsitelubani village, which is located on Georgian-controlled territory.
The men have been named as Kakha Begheluri and Givi Kisievi.
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IDFI alleged the Russian side used maps dating back to the Soviet Union era, that showed outdated administrative boundaries when erecting new barbed wire fences and boundaries on Georgian territory.
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